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Open Questions series

Open Questions | Jeffrey Sachs on dictatorial Trump, his gift to China, trade

Economist says US has ceded leadership on global development to China, and explains why Beijing shouldn’t expect return to normal on trade.

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Technology

Opinion | How the Global South can defend against Trump’s AI offensive

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China trade

China supply-chain focus shifts to ‘least-developed countries’ for expo

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Africa

Video | What to expect at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation

What to expect at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
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Africa

Uganda anti-corruption protests are ‘playing with fire,’ warns President Museveni

Security forces arrested dozens who tried to demonstrate against high-level corruption in protests that authorities said were illegal.

United States

Letters | From US elections to nursery interviews, is the gift of gab overrated?

Readers discuss the value attached to presentation and charisma, why election debates signify little, and the art of global expansion.

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G7

Explainer | What’s on the agenda at the 2024 G7 summit in Italy?

Italy hosts the annual summit of leaders from the Group of Seven major democracies on June 13-15. Here are key details about the event.

The G7 comprises the United States, Japan, Canada, Germany, France, Italy and Britain. File photo: AFP
South Korea

Seoul, Africa agree to ‘set an example’ on supply chains, mineral ties

South Korea said it would increase development aid for Africa to US$10 billion over the next six years as it looks to tap the continent’s rich mineral resources and potential as a vast export market.

Africa

DR Congo thwarts ‘coup attempt’ involving several foreigners

Coup bid in Kinshasa was led by self-exiled politician Christian Malanga, who was killed by security forces, a military spokesman said.

China-Africa relations

Africa eyes more Chinese development finance as FOCAC agenda is negotiated

Ahead of the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, diplomats have begun discussing what to put on the agenda.

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African diplomats are keen for more concessional lending from China for infrastructure projects, but with China’s economy still struggling, it is uncertain if the finance will return to pre-pandemic levels. Photo: AFP
Technology

The View | South-south cooperation can ensure better digital future for millions

Cooperation among the Global South has enabled developing economies to help each other through knowledge and technology transfers. Using this approach to address the digital infrastructure gap and build a highly skilled workforce can keep emerging countries from falling further behind.

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A Thai technician sets up robots designed for healthcare and service businesses at CT Asia Robotics in Bangkok on July 24, 2023. Across Asia, demand for digital infrastructure will only intensify in sectors ranging from generative AI to e-healthcare. But soft infrastructure gaps will also need to be addressed to help workers thrive in a digitised economy. Photo: EPA-EFE
Japan

With eye on China, Japan launches whistle-stop diplomatic tour of Global South

Madagascar, Ivory Coast and Nigeria were first on the itinerary for Tokyo’s top diplomat this week, as she also sought to push Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy in Sri Lanka and Nepal.

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Africa

Military helicopter crash kills Kenya’s defence chief

Kenya’s defence chief and nine other top brass died on Thursday in a military helicopter crash in a remote area of the country, President William Ruto said.

Africa

Rwanda commemorates 30 years since genocide

A week of national mourning has begun as the nation remembers the victims shot, beaten or hacked to death by Hutu extremists, fuelled by anti-Tutsi propaganda broadcasts.

Eric Igiraneza reacts during an interview about his experiences of his mother rejecting him after he was born because she was raped during the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Photo: Reuters
China-Africa relations

Kenya becomes latest country to consider curbs on TikTok over data security fears

The government is concerned about how the platform owned by Chinese firm ByteDance is complying with Kenya’s data protection and privacy laws and may ban public officials from using it.

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The Kenyan government is the latest to express concern about the popular social media platform. Photo: Dreamstime/TNS
Africa

Senegal anti-establishment candidate Bassirou Diomaye Faye wins presidency

Faye’s main opponent from the governing coalition, Amadou Ba, conceded the race and called Faye to offer his congratulations. Official results are expected before the end of the week.

China-Africa relations

China is ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Africa, supports its development path: Wang

Models imposed from outside have brought neither ‘stability nor prosperity’ to African countries, foreign minister tells ‘two sessions’ press conference.

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Israel-Gaza war

Explainer | Israel-Gaza war: what we know about aid convoy deaths

‘We have seen people with gunshot wounds. We have seen amputees, and we have seen children as young as 12 that were injured,’ said a UN spokesman, amid competing claims over how dozens of hungry people died.

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People mourn after dozens died while trying to get food at an aid distribution point in Gaza City on Thursday. Photo: AFP
China-Africa relations

Sierra Leone leader’s visit to China shines light on Xi’s challenge to West

As the Chinese leader met President Bio in Beijing, the pair pledged to ‘safeguard’ African interests on the global stage.

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Diplomacy

Opinion | Africa has banned the donkey skin trade, now China must do its part

The trade in donkey skins has decimated the animal’s population, adversely affecting poor African families and thus harming China’s reputation. Beijing can support the African Union’s ban on the trade by cracking down on products that use donkey skin and looking into manufacturers’ scientific and cultural claims.

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G20

Brazil calls for reform of UN as it starts its G20 presidency

Brazil’s foreign minister called for reforms of the United Nations and other multilateral institutions while criticising their inability to prevent global conflicts.

G20 foreign ministers meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Wednesday. Photo: Bloomberg
China-Africa relations

African donkey trade ban to slash China’s supply of traditional medicine ejiao

Chinese demand for the hides accounts for the slaughter of more than 5 million animals each year, many from Africa.

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Gelatin extracted from the hides of slaughtered donkeys is used as an anti-ageing treatment in China. Photo: AFP
Israel-Gaza war

Brazil-Israel row escalates after Lula’s Holocaust remarks

Brazil recalls its ambassador and Israel declares President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva ‘persona non grata’ for his comparison of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza to the Holocaust.

Russia

Alexei Navalny’s widow to meet EU ministers as Russia jails mourners

Alexei Navalny’s unexpected death at the age of 47 at an Arctic penal colony has generated international outrage.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel incensed after Brazil’s Lula likens Gaza war to Holocaust

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Brazilian president’s comments trivialised the Holocaust and ‘crossed a red line’.

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Palestinians line up for food in Rafah, Gaza Strip. Photo: AP
Israel

UN court to start hearing on Israeli occupation of lands claimed by Palestinians

The International Court of Justice will focus on Israel’s open-ended occupation of the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem

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Israeli security forces remove Palestinian Muslim worshippers sitting on the grounds of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem on April 5, 2023 during Islam’s holy month of Ramadan. Photo: AFP
China trade

China investors eye Africa’s Mauritius as it goes green, tries to sweeten deals

Located near Madagascar, Mauritius could capitalise on its position as a gateway for China to enter the African market, and the tiny island hopes Chinese take an interest in its sugar-based rum.

Belt and Road Initiative

The View | As China’s economy slows, Africa stands at a critical juncture

With Chinese lending to Africa shrinking, the continent must find ways to support its own development. It could do so by increasing internal trade, diversifying tradeable goods away from commodities and developing its relationship with the US.

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