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Leaders hail 20 years of Chinese, S. African relations

PresidentXiJinpingexchangedcongratulatorymessageswithhisSouthAfricancounterpartJacobZumaonthe20thanniversaryoftheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelationsbetweenthetwo

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Liberian elections: Test of African democracy?

DemocracyisacultureAfricaisfindingseeminglyimpossibletoadopt.ItremainsaperfectlyflawedcopycatofsupposedidealsfromtheWest.Atitsbest,Africahasintroducedtheworldto

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Who will succeed Zuma in South Africa leadership fight?

SouthAfrica’srulingANCpartywillelectanewhead–whowilllikelyreplaceJacobZumaasthecountry’spresidentin2019–atitsnationalconferencestartingonSaturday.Aftertwotermsa

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Opinion: I boycotted Apartheid, should I boycott South African mines?

TheApartheidMuseuminSouthAfricaisaveritablewindowonhowApartheidwasborn.Here,thereisastrikingrelationshipbetweenSouthAfrica’sminingindustryandthefoundationsofApa

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China's B&R initiative to spur green, resilient growth in Africa: expert

Africancountriescouldreaphugeeconomic,socialandecologicalbenefitsfromenhancedcooperationwithChinaundertheBeltandRoad(BR)initiative,aseniorenvironmentalexperthas

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Opinion: What the EU can learn from China about Africa

ThefifthAfricanUnion-EuropeanUnion(AU-EU)summitthathasjustendedinAbidjan,Coted'Ivoireprovidedakeymomentandopportunitytostrengthenpoliticalandeconomictiesbetween

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Experts say China's foreign policy provides opportunities for Africa

AsChinapursuesinitsforeignpolicythenotionof"buildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,"analystssaidthisprovidesacatalystforAfricandevelopment."Itisnotamonop

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China’s B&R Initiative brings new impetus to agricultural cooperation

ChineseandAfricancooperationintheagriculturesectorhasincreasedsignificantlyoverthepastdecade.WhathavebeenthebiggestachievementsandwhatnewimpetuscouldChina’sBelt

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China’s B&Road Initiative brings new impetus to agricultural cooperation

ChineseandAfricancooperationintheagriculturesectorhasincreasedsignificantlyoverthepastdecade.WhathavebeenthebiggestachievementsandwhatnewimpetuscouldChina’sBelt

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South Africa accept Rugby World Cup 2023 vote outcome

SouthAfricaacceptedtheoutcomeofasecretvotetoallowFrancetohosttheprestigiousRugbyWorldCup2023,SARugbysaidonWednesday.Although"bitterlydisappointed"atthedecisionb

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France to host 2023 Rugby World Cup

Francewillhostthe2023RugbyWorldCupafterbeatingrivalbidsfromSouthAfricaandIreland.SouthAfricahadbeenexpectedtowinthevoteafteranindependentreviewrecommendedtheyst

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IS shifts to Africa, no major change on horizon for US anti-terror poliy

TerrorgroupsareshiftingtheirfocusfromtheMiddleEasttoAfrica,butWashingtonislikelytocontinuetoemploythesamebroadanti-terrorstrategygoingforward,althoughtheremaybe

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AU, China's ZTE launch smart health system project

TheAfricanUnion(AU)andZTE,oneofChineseleadingglobaltelecomcompanies,onThursdaylaunchedasmarthealthsystemprojectattheAUheadquartersinEthiopia'scapitalAddisAbaba.

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Elephant poaching in Africa falls but ivory seizures up: study

ElephantpoachinginAfricadeclinedforafifthstraightyearin2016butseizuresofillegalivoryhitrecordshighs,theCITESmonitorsaidTuesday,callingita"conflictingphenomena".

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Africa can enjoy leapfrog development

CanAfricaleapfrogitswayintothefuture?ThereisnodoubtthattechnologyandinnovationaretransformingAfrica.AcrossSub-SaharanAfrica,phonesnowactasbanksformillionsofAfri

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What can the world learn from rising Asian powers?

EventhoughChinahascontributedimmenselytoAfrica’sdevelopment,itshouldbemindfulandsensitivetothecontinent’spoliticalpulse,notedSingaporeanacademicandformerdiploma

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'Super malaria' is a major threat to Southeast Asia

Anew"supermalaria"isspreadinginSoutheastAsiaatanalarmingspeed,andmayultimatelyposeaglobalthreat,scientistsrecentlywarned.AccordingtotheMahidoOxfordTropicalMedic