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Opinion: Giant Africa free trade deal needs more concrete implementation

ThelargestfreetradeagreementsincethecreationoftheWorldTradeOrganizationistakingshapeontheAfricancontinentwheremanydevelopingandunderdevelopedcountriesareconcent

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Large crack in Kenya evidence of continent splitting in two

AlargecrackstretchingseveralmilesappearedinsouthwesternKenyarecently,causingpartoftheNairobi-Narokhighwaytocollapseamidseismicactivityinthearea,localmediareport

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APD Review:China’s ban on ivory reflects ugly faces of western countries

ByAPDWriterWangBaocaiThirty-TwoAfricancountriesonFridaycalledontheEuropeanUniontostopitsivorytradeataconferenceinBotswanaaimedatsavingAfricanelephants.President

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44 African nations sign pact establishing free trade area: AU

Forty-fourAfricancountrieshavesignedanagreementestablishingafreetradeareaseenasvitaltothecontinent'seconomicdevelopment,theheadoftheAfricanUnionsaidWednesday."T

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US Secretary of State Tillerson visits Africa for the first time ever

USSecretaryofStateRexTillersonflewtoEthiopiaonWednesday,kickingoffhisfirsteverdiplomaticvisittoAfrica.Theeight-dayvisitcomesabouttwomonthsafterthecountry'sPresi

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African audiences celebrate 'Black Panther' release

ThereleasethisweekofMarvelStudios'latestsuperheroouting,"BlackPanther",hastriggeredtheenthusiasmofAfricanmoviefansandasenseofpridethatHollywoodhasfinallyplugged

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China reaffirms support to African Union

ChineseForeignMinisterWangYihasmetwiththeChairmanoftheAfricanUnionCommission,MoussaFakiMahamat,whoisonanofficialthree-dayvisittothecountry.ItistheAUCommissionch

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China, African leaders slam Le Monde's AU headquarters hacking claims

China,AfricanUnionandotherAfricanleadershavedismissedaFrenchmediareportthataccusedBeijingofbuggingandhackingintotheAUheadquartersinEthiopiancapitalAddisAbabaand

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AU heads of state summit opens with focus on anti-corruption

The30thheadsofstateandgovernmentsummitoftheAfricanUnion(AU)openedSundayinEthiopia'scapitalAddisAbaba,underthethemeofanti-corruption.The30thOrdinarySessionoftheA

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Chinese FM rejects claim China's financing adds Africa's debt burden

‍ChineseForeignMinisterWangYirebukedafalseclaimthatChina'sfinancinghasincreasedthedebtburdenofAfricancountries.Wang,onavisittoAngola,madethecommentwhileholdinga

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Liberian elections: Test of African democracy?

DemocracyisacultureAfricaisfindingseeminglyimpossibletoadopt.ItremainsaperfectlyflawedcopycatofsupposedidealsfromtheWest.Atitsbest,Africahasintroducedtheworldto

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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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U.S airstrike kills IS terrorist in Somalia

AU.S.airstrikekilledoneterroristinnortheasternSomaliaonMonday,militaryofficialssaid.TheU.S.AfricaCommand(AFRICOM)saidinastatementtheU.S.forcesconductedtheairstr

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

ChineseandAfricancooperationintheagriculturesectorhasincreasedsignificantlyoverthepastdecade.WhathavebeenthebiggestachievementsandwhatnewimpetuscouldChina’sBelt

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

ChineseandAfricancooperationintheagriculturesectorhasincreasedsignificantlyoverthepastdecade.WhathavebeenthebiggestachievementsandwhatnewimpetuscouldChina’sBelt

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Zimbabwe crisis: What's next for country at a crossroads?

AdayafterZimbabwe’smilitarytookcontrolofkeyassetsinthecapitalHarareanddetainedPresidentRobertMugabe,itremainsunclearhowthedustwillsettle.Discussionsareunderstoo