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27 August, 2024
Members of the Mozambique military patrol the streets of Maputo in November. Photo: Reuters
Mozambique

1,500 prisoners escape in Mozambique amid post-election unrest

Groups of protesters approached the penitentiary, triggering unrest inside and prompting inmates to knock down a wall and flee.

War and conflict

Pope urges ‘all people of all nations’ to silence arms in Christmas address

History

Brazil-Angola cruise along slave trade route to shed light on dark past

China-Africa relations

‘Genuinely popular’: how Africa’s positive opinion of China goes beyond the elite

Public views of China in sub-Saharan countries are overwhelmingly positive, Asia Society survey shows.

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A gardener at work under a Belt and Road Forum installation in Beijing in late 2023. Years of funding and building megaprojects under its multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative has also seen China build a positive view of itself among the African people. Photo: AP
Wellness

Hong Kong girl, 13, launches mentorship programme for girls in Africa

Climbing Africa’s highest peak inspired Emma Demopoulos, 13, to help Tanzania. She’s recruited international mentors for schoolgirls there.

Macau

Editorial | Xi tells Macau it shares national development responsibility with HK

Stability and prosperity stressed as former Portuguese city marks 25th anniversary of return to China and inaugurates new leader.

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DR Congo

17 Chinese nationals accused of running illegal gold mine in Congo

The men were arrested after failing to provide documents to officials during an unannounced government visit to the site.

Gold miners are seen at work in Kamituga in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province in September. Photo: AP
Hong Kong politics

Xi’s speech tasks Macau and Hong Kong with ‘one country, two systems’ mission

Both cities should take greater advantage of governing principle and convince world of its global appeal, president says at leader’s inauguration.

Climate change

40 million in West and Central Africa struggling to feed themselves: UN

Severe climate shocks, conflict, displacement and economic instability are driving food insecurity, with emergency levels of hunger soaring.

France

France’s Macron extends visit to cyclone-hit Mayotte after locals vent anger

Mayotte residents demand more help from the French president after deadly Cyclone Chido left a trail of destruction.

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron embraces a woman during his visit to Mayotte following the cyclone. Photo: AFP
Disease

New Congo death suggests mystery outbreak could be more than just malaria

The patient had haemorrhagic fever symptoms, leading health officials to suspect that a still-unidentified virus may be involved.

Hospital Panzi is seen in southwestern Congo in November. Photo: AP
France

France’s Macron visits ‘demolished’ Mayotte as residents seek aid

At least 31 people have died and more than 1,500 people were injured, more than 200 critically.

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China-Africa relations

China stands behind Somalia amid US push for Somaliland recognition

With US Republicans backing recognition of Somaliland, a top Chinese diplomat has visited Mogadishu to offer Beijing’s support.

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Extreme weather

Hundreds feared dead as cyclone hits Indian Ocean French island of Mayotte

Hundreds, maybe thousands, may have died, says local official after the worst storm in a century.

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The aftermath of Cyclone Chido in Mayotte. Photo: AFP
Celebrity children

Meet DJ Cuppy, the multitalented daughter of a Nigerian billionaire

Femi Otedola’s daughter is a rising music star, but she’s also made history as the first British Nigerian to host an opening session at the UN, and hopes to be Nigeria’s first female president.

Florence Ifeoluwa Otedola, aka Cuppy, is more than just a DJ. Photos: @cuppymusic/Instagram
Ghana

Ghana will not quit IMF deal but wants changes, says president-elect

Ghana’s president-elect wants to review the $3 billion rescue package to tackle wasteful spending and upgrade the energy sector.

War and conflict

‘Horrendous massacre’: over 100 killed in Sudanese air strike on Darfur market

The attack is the latest in a series of escalating violence in Sudan’s 20-month war, with both sides accused of targeting civilians.

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Ghana

Ghana’s ex-leader Mahama declared presidential election winner

Previously president between 2012 and 2017, John Dramani Mahama has promised to ‘reset’ Ghana, usher in economic revival.

Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama waves to his supporters. Photo: Reuters
Disease

Mystery ‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as WHO sends team to DR Congo

Dozens of people have died in southwest Congo after contracting a mysterious illness, dubbed Disease X.

China-Africa relations

Why alarm bells are ringing for China-based ‘smartphone king of Africa’

Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings is struggling to hold its own at the retail level as costs rise and supply chains are disrupted.

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Ghana counts ballots after tight presidential race

Ghana’s economic woes dominated the campaign, but voters are hopeful a new leader can bring stability.

Officials from Electoral Commission Ghana count ballot papers at a polling station in Accra. Photo: AFP
Somalia

Somali pirates ransom Chinese vessel, after first being paid to protect it

The 18 crew were taken hostage by the same men who were contracted to provide the ship with protection, with other pirates as reinforcement.

An armed pirate is seen along the coastline in northeastern Somalia in January 2010. The incident with the Chinese vessel is the latest episode in a surge of Somali pirate activity after years of lull. Photo: AFP
China-Africa relations

African banks set up shop in China as Beijing pushes for yuan-based trade

African banks are positioning themselves to take full economic advantage as Beijing seeks to de-dollarise its trade.

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Islamic militancy

Burkina Faso junta sacks prime minister and dissolves government

Military leader Ibrahim Traore said officials in the dissolved government will continue to perform their duties until a new one is formed.

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Disease

What is mystery ‘Disease X’ and why have dozens died in DR Congo?

Congo government says it’s on ‘maximum alert’ as patient specimens are being analysed.

A hospital in the Panzi health zone in southwestern Congo. Photo: AP
Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Hong Kong tightens airport health checks amid Congo mystery disease outbreak

The unknown disease has left 79 dead and more than 300 infected in the Democratic Republic of the Congo since late October.

The Democratic Republic of Congo on a map. Photo: Shutterstock

Namibia elects its first woman president: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah

Her victory extends the ruling SWAPO party’s 34 years in power since it led the country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990.

Joe Biden

Biden arrives in Angola for his long-awaited sub-Saharan Africa visit

US president will use the three-day trip to counter China’s influence by highlighting an ambitious US-backed railway project.

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