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Chinese AI models including DeepSeek, Alibaba’s Qwen and Moonshot AI’s Kimi are gaining ground with African businesses. Photo: Shutterstock
China-Africa relations

African businesses keep options open as Chinese AI gains ground

Lower costs, downloadable models and greater language flexibility are helping Chinese AI models gain ground across the continent.

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China technology

Opinion | Asia is reaching for the open road that Chinese AI offers

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War and conflict

20 sailors kidnapped by Somali pirates near Yemen on US-sanctioned ship

China’s military drills

Chinese J-16 fighters arrive in Egypt for Eagles of Civilisation joint drill

Multi-role PLA fighters travel 6,000km to take part in their first African deployment, refuelling in mid-air along the way.

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The fighters refuelled en route to Egypt. Photo: CCTV
China-Africa relations

Why China’s EV boom is seen as an ‘unparalleled opportunity’ in Africa

African companies should take advantage of the situation to reduce costs and gain access to proven technology, according to experts.

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United States

US court strikes down Trump visa ban affecting South Asian nations

Federal judge calls 75-country suspension ‘patently unlawful’, ruling officials cannot block visas based on nationality.

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Vietnam

Wax-sealed secrets: Vietnamese gangs keep ivory trade alive after China’s ban

A 1.2-tonne seizure reveals how transnational syndicates bypass bans to move poached tusks from Africa to Asia.

Policemen inspect a log that was used to conceal 1.2 tonnes of trafficked ivory at Quy Nhon port in Vietnam on August 12. Photo: VNA via AP
Science

International students account for most HIV cases detected at Wuhan port: study

Inbound students made up over half of the 46 HIV cases found among nearly 40,000 tests, researchers say.

Cameroon

Paul Biya, Cameroon’s undefeated ruler for 44 years, returns after long absence

The world’s oldest serving head of state was on a ‘private stay’ in Europe for over 70 days, raising questions about his ability to govern.

China-Africa relations

Chinese green tea is bringing people together in West Africa, 3 cups at a time

From government offices to roadside stalls, tea from China is at the heart of a slow ritual that provides time to talk and socialise.

Strong, sweet green tea is served in three rounds during the ataya ritual. Photo: Shutterstock
Aviation accidents

Ecuador intel chief and 5 Americans killed in Kenya tourist helicopter crash

None of the seven people on board the aircraft survived, and the cause of the incident is still under investigation.

Rescue officials work at the site of a tourist helicopter crash that caused multiple casualties, according to police, in Samburu County, Kenya, on Wednesday. Photo: Kenya Red Cross/Handout via Reuters
Hong Kong transport

Mable Chan uses Qatar Airways office opening to drop Central Asia route reveal

SCMP has learned that Cathay Pacific Airways is the airline behind plans to launch direct route to Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Indonesia

Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of liquid meth in record drug bust

This is the second raid involving a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in two weeks. Almost all the crew are from Myanmar.

Ukraine war

‘Not our war’: African families’ anguish as sons trapped in Ukraine conflict

‘We are left in the lurch, without any money, any means of support, just only the scars from the war,’ a South African fighter says.

A Ukrainian serviceman takes part in a training to earn a beret in an undisclosed location on Friday. Photo: AFP
Cambodia

Declining aid threatens landmine clearing efforts in Southeast Asia

Aid cuts and shifting geopolitical priorities leave Cambodian and regional demining groups struggling to remove deadly wartime relics.

A deminer uses a metal detector to clear a landmine field in Siem Reap, Cambodia, in July. Photo: AP
DR Congo

WHO chief warns DR Congo Ebola outbreak ‘far from being under control’

The DR Congo says the outbreak has killed more than 2,300 people out of nearly 5,000 cases so far, making it the deadliest in the country’s history.

Crime in Hong Kong

Customs arrests 10 over HK$56 million cannabis haul bound for Europe, Africa

About 240kg of suspected cannabis buds seized in month-long operation targeting a syndicate that used the city as a transit hub.

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China-Africa relations

Why the Chinese yuan could soon be Africa’s most important currency

The continent’s banks are signing up for China’s Swift alternative, smoothing transactions and potentially avoiding sanctions.

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China is Africa’s largest trading partner and the primary financier of the continent’s megaprojects. Photo: Felix Wong
Spain

Video | Rare solar eclipse wows millions across Europe

The eclipse travelled through parts of Greenland and Iceland, before arcing across the Atlantic Ocean towards northern Spain.

China-Africa relations

US-China rivalry takes flight over scramble for Ethiopian airport contracts

State-owned Chinese companies are leading the way in the bidding war, but Washington is pushing the claims of firms such as Boeing and GE.

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China-Africa relations

How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion

Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains.

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Large piles of bauxite ore, which is refined into aluminum, sit at a treatment area storage in Guinea. Photo: Shutterstock
US-China trade war

US faults China over vague overseas lending, warns of emerging-market debt risks

US State Department introduces tougher disclosure requirement covering sovereign loans, liabilities and collateral.

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The US State Department said in its 2026 Fiscal Transparency Report on Tuesday that China had failed to meet its minimum transparency requirements. Photo: Reuters
Hong Kong courts

Hong Kong’s IOMed ‘ready to tackle state disputes, serve as Asian legal hub’

IOMed head Teresa Cheng says six countries have nominated 26 mediators to handle such disputes, as Hong Kong seeks Asia legal capital role.

DR Congo

Congo’s Ebola outbreak started months before it was declared, says WHO

Some cases early on were wrongly attributed to malaria and typhoid ‘so we are chasing the virus, it is ahead of us’.

China-Africa relations

How China’s ‘magic’ rice seeds are transforming the fortunes of Nigerian farmers

Beijing’s hands-off approach challenges traditional Western aid models, prompting Washington to counter with agribusiness interventions.

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Green Agriculture West Africa Limited's R1 rice variety has proved popular for its resistance to disease and ability to grow on diverse terrain. Photo: Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria
Nigeria

1,500 couples tie the knot at mass wedding in Nigeria

The two-day ceremony in Kano State was aimed at people who, for financial reasons, would otherwise struggle to afford a wedding.

Nigerian brides and grooms attend a mass wedding ceremony in Kano, Nigeria, on Saturday. Photo: AP
Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong commerce chief to lead joint local and mainland delegation to Malaysia

Algernon Yau says about 200 mainland enterprises have already set up offices in the city since last year to expand globally.

China-Africa relations

China’s Africa loan pivot turns it into a debt collector

China’s retreat from big loans has made Africa a net repayer, as Beijing turns its focus to smaller, more selective projects.

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