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War crimes court to rule on S. Africa's failure to arrest Sudan's Bashir

JudgesattheInternationalCriminalCourt(ICC)willruleonThursdayonwhetherSouthAfricaviolatedICCrulesbyfailingtoarrestSudan'spresidentduringa2015visittoJohannesburg,

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When Africa Meets Chanel: A film to bridge two cultures

IntheZimbabweancapitalHarare,aChineseproductioncompanyhasbegunshootingafilmcalled"WhenAfricaMeetsChanel."ThiswillbethefirstChinesefilmthat'sfullyshotinthisbeaut

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Africa hopeful to achieve quick growth like East Asia: economist

AfricaishopefultoachievequickdevelopmentlikeEastAsiadidaftertheWorldWarII,saidJustinLin,professoratPekingUniversityinChinaonThursday."Sinceindependencearound196

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50 million Africans to be jobless by 2040, report says

Parts of Africa risk facing a massive unemployment crisis by 2040, a new research has found.

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50 million Africans to be jobless by 2040, report says

PartsofAfricariskfacingamassiveunemploymentcrisisby2040,anewresearchhasfound.Thereportpredicts"catastrophic"consequencesfortheglobaleconomy,forecastingashortfal

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South Africa bans live hen sales to contain H5N8 outbreak

South Africa has banned the sale of live hens throughout the country in a bid to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious H5N8 bird flu. According to Reuters, the government confirmed on Monday that no humans have been infected.

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Can Chinese investment lower poverty in Africa?

Overthepast30years,worldwidepovertyhasfallensharplyfromabout40percenttobelow20percent,thoughthisdeclinehasbarelybeenfeltinAfrica.Africancountrieshavenothadasubs

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Alibaba's Jack Ma scheduled to share entrepreneurial skills with youth

JackMa,China'se-commercegiant,founderandexecutivechairmanofAlibabaGroup,isscheduledtoattendtheinauguralofYouthConnektAfricaSummitinKigali,thecapitalofRwanda,nex

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AfDB president highly appreciates China's role in developing Africa

China is an important and a great partner in developing Africa, the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in Berlin on Monday.

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South Africa launches first privately owned Nano satellite

Known as nSight1, it is orbiting Earth and capturing images with a remote sensing camera, the first time ever a private company in Africa has invested in building and launching a satellite.

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South Africa launches first privately owned Nano satellite

KnownasnSight1,itisorbitingEarthandcapturingimageswitharemotesensingcamera,thefirsttimeeveraprivatecompanyinAfricahasinvestedinbuildingandlaunchingasatellite.Sc

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Moody's downgrades S. Africa one notch, above junk status

CreditratingsagencyMoody'sonFridaysaidithaddowngradedSouthAfricaanotchovergloomygrowthprospectsandthepoliticalinstabilityunleashedbycorruptionscandalsengulfingP

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Sri Lanka skipper doubtful for Champions Trophy opener

SriLankancricketcaptainAngeloMathewshadcomplainedofstiffnessandpainSriLankaskipperAngeloMathewshassufferedacalfinjuryandmaynotplayintheirfirstChampionsTrophygro

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China, a true and capable friend behind Africa's ambitions

Inproudcheers,Kenyanswitnessedthebirthofamillenniumrailwayprojectthatwilltransformtheirlives.Andonceagain,ChinahasproveditselfatrueandcapablefriendbehindAfrica'

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B&R Initiative helps expand global cooperation: Ethiopian scholar

TheBeltandRoadInitiativeproposedbyChinaishighlyhelpfulinexpandingglobalcooperationanddevelopment,ascholaratanEthiopianthink-tanktoldXinhuainarecentinterview.The

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Affordable Chinese handsets popular in mobile phone-hungry Africa

MobilephonesalesandmarketentryhaveseenimpressivegrowthinAfricainrecenttimes.WhilemanyAfricanshadbeenpricedoutofthemarket,severalcompaniesarenowproducingmuchmore

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China-Africa trade enjoys 16.8 percent boost in Q1

China-Africa trade surged 16.8 percent year-on-year to $38.8 billion in the first quarter of the year, thanks to their deepening cooperation, said a spokesman for the Ministry of Commerce.