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A mine worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo holds up a lump of cobalt. China has invested heavily to set up cobalt and copper mines in the country. Photo: AFP

Belt and Road Initiative

Why China is worried about its growing reliance on Africa’s resources

China has heavily invested to secure raw materials from African nations, but US accusations over those deals pose new risks.

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Ghana bans foreigners from local gold trading in major overhaul

15 Apr 2025 - 9:47AM

Gabon junta chief Oligui Nguema wins presidential election

14 Apr 2025 - 8:39AM

Sudan paramilitaries kill 56 in 48 hours in retaken town, say activists

The conflict has seen tens of thousands die, uprooted over 12 million and created what has been called ‘the biggest humanitarian crisis recorded’.

13 Apr 2025 - 11:30PM

Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers work near bodies recovered from a well in the state of Khartoum, Sudan, in March. Photo: Reuters

African conservationists aim to change mindsets about unpopular vultures

Vultures are nature’s ‘best sanitation services’, and are estimated to worth US$1.8 billion a year to certain ecosystems in southern Africa.

12 Apr 2025 - 2:40PM

‘War weapon’: thousands of Congo children raped, assaulted in just 2 months

Toddlers were among the victims, Unicef said, with rape and other forms of sexual violence taking place once every 30 minutes on average.

12 Apr 2025 - 12:25AM

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Tariffs impact on developing nations may be worse than foreign aid cuts: UN

Tariffs on imports to the US mean developing economies risk sliding back on gains made in recent years, says the United Nations’ trade agency.

11 Apr 2025 - 6:26PMvideocam

Workers sew in a garment factory on the outskirts of Dhaka in Bangladesh on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

US ends some USAID contracts providing life-saving aid across Middle East

The projects were being cancelled ‘for the convenience of the US government’, according to letters sent to USAID partners.

8 Apr 2025 - 9:04AMvideocam

Martial art you’ve probably never heard of, Moraingy seeks recognition

In Moraingy, combat sport with a 400-year history in Madagascar, Africa, there are no rules. A fan of the martial art hopes to change that.

7 Apr 2025 - 3:17PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

French President Macron meets Egyptian leader Sisi in Cairo for Gaza talks

On Monday, Macron, Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II will hold a summit as Israel renews its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.

7 Apr 2025 - 9:08AMvideocam

French President Emmanuel Macron (centre left) and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, centre, greet people at the Khan al-Khalili market area in Cairo on Sunday. Photo: AFP

China-Africa relations

Video | China-Africa economic ties: A new chapter

China maintains its lead as Africa’s top trading partner, but economic headwinds have forced a shift in Beijing’s approach.

6 Apr 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

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US revokes all South Sudan visas after it refuses to take back its citizens

The African nation is on the brink of return to civil war after its First Vice-President Riek Machar was placed under house arrest last week.

6 Apr 2025 - 7:34AM

Libya masks migrant crisis with crackdown on humanitarian groups

War-torn Libya is a key departure point on Africa’s Mediterranean coast for migrants risking sea voyages in the hope of reaching Europe.

5 Apr 2025 - 8:21PM

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Prince Harry blasts ‘blatant lies’ as UK watchdog launches charity investigation

Watchdog to probe charity co-founded by Prince Harry after chairwoman accused him of bullying.

4 Apr 2025 - 1:14PM

Prince Harry helps local schoolchildren plant trees in Botswana in 2019. File photo: TNS

US negotiating minerals deal with conflict-hit DR Congo, Trump official says

DR Congo’s enormous mineral reserves are critical for global supplies to power electric vehicles and smartphones.

4 Apr 2025 - 11:23AM

DR Congo is the world’s largest producer of cobalt, a mineral used to make lithium-ion batteries. File photo: AFP

US-China relations

Zambia withdraws US-based footballers from China tournament over travel limits

The players will not be able to compete at a women’s tournament in Yongchuan owing to US travel measures, Zambia Football Association said.

4 Apr 2025 - 10:06AM

Algeria shoots down drone near border with Mali as tensions simmer

Algeria and Mali give differing accounts of an unmanned aircraft that went down in their desert border region.

2 Apr 2025 - 1:29PM

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12 dead in Nigeria clashes between military and Shiite protesters

Amnesty International said soldiers fired live rounds at protesters as a form of crowd control – events the military disputed.

30 Mar 2025 - 6:19PM

Nigerian soldiers during a patrol at the Banki IDP camp in Borno, Nigeria, April 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters

AIKEYME in action: India counters China with African naval outreach

India’s naval diplomacy focuses on building trust and offering a ‘non-coercive’ alternative to China’s investments, analysts say.

30 Mar 2025 - 5:00PM

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Prince Harry accused of bullying, harassment by head of charity he set up

The UK royal has quit Sentebale, which he co-founded in honour of Princess Diana, over a dispute with chairwoman Sophie Chandauka.

30 Mar 2025 - 8:01AM

6 Russians die as Egyptian tourist submarine sinks

Egypt’s Hurghada is popular with tourists from Russia.

27 Mar 2025 - 11:58PM

An Egyptian police vehicle in front of the hospital where the bodies of foreigners who were killed when a tourist submarine sank off Egypt’s Red Sea resort city of Hurghada, and whose whose nationalities are still unknown, are kept in Hurghada, Egypt. Photo: Reuters

Sudan army chief declares capital ‘free’ from inside presidential palace

Sudan’s de facto leader says capital has been retaken, signalling a pivotal moment in the conflict.

27 Mar 2025 - 2:01PM

Sudan army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan gestures to soldiers inside the presidential palace on Wednesday. Photo: Sudan Transitional Sovereignty Council via Reuters

South Sudan teetering on edge of another civil war, UN official warns

Rivalry between president and long-time rival, the vice-president, is a major obstacle to peace in South Sudan.

25 Mar 2025 - 2:44PM

Man on trial in France for burning wife to death

Mounir Boutaa allegedly attacked Chahinez Daoud following their separation, shot her in both legs, poured petrol on her and set her on fire.

25 Mar 2025 - 12:41PM

South Africa’s expelled US ambassador returns home with ‘no regrets’

Ebrahim Rasool was expelled after he described Trump’s Maga movement as a supremacist reaction to diversity in the US.

24 Mar 2025 - 10:47AM

Ebrahim Rasool being greeted upon his arrival at Cape Town International Airport. Photo: Reuters

Open Questions series

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

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US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

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China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

Scholar Jing Qian on right-sizing China’s economy in the age of Trump

10 Feb 2025 - 12:57PMvideocam

Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

10 Feb 2025 - 6:49AMvideocam

Illustration: Victor Sanjinez

China’s rise, potential recession, no WWIII yet: 11 key interviews from 2024

23 Dec 2024 - 2:30PM

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Why eco-warrior Ma Jun sees hope for China’s role in Cop29 amid US uncertainty

22 Nov 2024 - 12:38PMvideocam

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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

8 Nov 2024 - 12:01AMvideocam

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