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Residents sit on a Mozambique military truck transporting them across floodwater that blocked a road in the Boane district on Friday. Photo: AFP
Natural disasters

Over 100 dead in torrential rains and floods across southern Africa

Thousands have been forced to evacuate in Mozambique, South Africa and Zimbabwe, with helicopters plucking people to safety.

China-Africa relations

‘Concrete symbols’: China-built Ecowas HQ latest infrastructure gift to Africa

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My Life

T-shirts, TV fame and now a village art takeover: Dominic Johnson-Hill’s wild ride

Norway

Venezuela closes embassy in Norway after Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela says embassy closure was part of a restructuring of its foreign service - a move Norway called ‘regrettable’.

The Venezuelan embassy in Oslo, Norway on Monday. Photo: EPA
Africa

42 dead in South Africa bus crash on notorious highway

The crash is the second mass-casualty incident in Limpopo this year. Last year, 45 people were killed on the same dangerous highway.

China-Africa relations

China and Zimbabwe: from liberation struggle to ‘ironclad’ friendship

Emmerson Mnangagwa was one of only two African leaders at China’s military parade this month, highlighting close ties between the nations.

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SCO

Xi’s diplomatic blitz casts new light on China’s foreign policy

Chinese president’s meetings this week with several key leaders highlight Beijing’s shifting overseas priorities.

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin this week. Erdogan was one of several leaders Xi met during bilateral talks over the week. Photo: Handout/Turkish Presidential Service/ AFP
Middle East

Qatar joins Gulf neighbours in African funding game with US$103 billion pledge

Al-Mansour Holdings is looking to tap into six resource-rich sub-Saharan countries for minerals, oil and gas.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong’s annual Food Expo, co-events to attract 50 extra vendors this year

Trade Development Council, events’ organiser, says about 1,890 exhibitors to join five fairs, including more than 700 for Food Expo.

Africa

Trophy hunter kills collared lion in Zimbabwe, sparking outrage

Research lion Blondie was killed after it was lured out of a protected area - but a Zimbabwe official called it legal.

Cecil the lion’s killing in 2015 unleashed furious anger against Walter Palmer, a Minnesota dentist and trophy hunter. File photo: TNS
Pakistan

48 Chinese among 149 arrested in Pakistan scam centre raid

Citizens from the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Myanmar were also arrested for allegedly running Ponzi schemes and collecting money illegally from the public.

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A Pakistani police raid uncovered a scam call centre in Faisalabad, arresting 149, including 71 foreigners. Photo: Shutterstock
Animals

Zimbabwe to cull elephants and distribute meat to people

The move seeks to ease the ballooning population of the animals – the African nation has the second most elephants in the world.

China-Africa relations

China hosts delegation of 100 African military officers to strengthen ties

Young and mid-career African officers from 40 countries will be trained in PLA basics, China’s military system and technology models.

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IOC

Kirsty Coventry elected IOC president: first woman, African to land role

Coventry, the Zimbabwean sports minister, is a close ally of German Thomas Bach, who steps down as IOC chief after 12 years.

Kirsty Coventry reacts after being elected the next president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), in Costa Navarino, Greece on Thursday. Photo: AFP
China-Africa relations

China still leads the pack in Africa’s critical minerals race as US falls behind

Beijing has spent years – and billions – investing in Africa’s mining sector, and it is now paying off, experts say.

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China has spent billions investing in African critical minerals, such as this copper and cobalt mine in the DRC, leaving the US in its dust in the global rare earths race. Photo: AFP
Obituaries

Sam Nujoma, Namibia’s fiery freedom fighter and first president, dies at 95

Nujoma built ties with China, North Korea, Cuba, Russia - some of which had supported his liberation movement by providing arms and training.

Africa

Trump claims South Africa ‘treating certain classes of people’ badly, cuts funds

The US president has surrounded himself with powerful Silicon Valley figures who came of age in apartheid-era southern Africa.

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Tourism

The thrill of tracking rhinos in Zimbabwe’s oldest national park

Travellers to Matobo National Park in southern Africa can get close to rhinos and enjoy beautiful views from a Unesco World Heritage site.

Two southern white rhinoceros graze in Matobo National Park, in Zimbabwe. The population of these rhinos has stabilised in Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, eSwatini, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Photo: Shutterstock
Africa

‘Miracle’ Zimbabwe boy, 7, wanders for 5 days through animal-filled park

Tinashe Farawo roamed through Matusadona Park where wild animals – including lions, elephants and rhinos – live.

Africa

Zimbabwe abolishes death penalty almost 20 years after its last hanging

New law will commute to jail time the sentences of about 60 prisoners on death row.

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China-Africa relations

Do the Communist Party’s ties in Africa pay economic dividends for China?

China’s Communist Party maintains relations with more than 100 political parties across the continent.

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A recent trip to Kenya and South Africa by Li Xi, a member of China’s Standing Committee of the Politburo, underscores the Communist Party’s efforts in party-to-party ties in Africa. Photo: Xinhua
China-Africa relations

How China is sharing its development and governance experience with Africa

The world’s second largest economy is bringing its insights to the continent as part of a joint pursuit of modernisation.

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Chinese dancers welcome Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing. Photo: EPA
China-Africa relations

Video | China offers Africa US$51 billion in fresh funding

China-Africa relations

China to open markets to African countries, Xi says – FOCAC as it happened

Leaders of more than 50 African countries gather in Beijing, with climate, infrastructure, security and debt on the agenda.

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China-Africa relations

China agrees to major Africa funding deals as Beijing hosts continent’s leaders

Agreements on infrastructure, railways, energy and minerals top forum’s first day as Xi urges African support for China at UN, G20, Brics.

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This year’s FOCAC summit in Beijing is the largest African leaders’ gathering in the Chinese capital in years. Photo: Xinhua
China-Africa relations

Avocados and honey imports a sign of China-Africa agricultural engagement

Agricultural cooperation expected to be high on the agenda when Beijing hosts the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit next week.

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The list of China’s food imports from Africa now includes avocados, soybeans, pineapples, chillies, cashew nuts, sesame seeds and spices. Photo: Xinhua
China-Africa relations

Africa’s trade deficit shrinks as exports to China surge – but it may not last

Resource-rich African countries have enjoyed an increase in exports to China this year, while imports from China fell.

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Africa

Zimbabwe launches hearings over Mugabe-era massacre

President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Sunday launched a long-awaited process of reconciliation over 1980s massacres by government troops.

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