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Tag: china
China refocuses on food and agriculture in its relations with Africa
China is importing more food products such as avocados, cashews, sesame seeds and chili peppers from Africa, after President Xi Jinping promised to increase non-resource ... Read More
Africa’s palm oil sector to see prices falling in 2023 as output rises
Although palm oil production has been linked to environmental damage and human rights abuses, it remains an important industry providing jobs and contributing to economic ... Read More
CAR: Nine Chinese nationals killed by armed men, China issues a travel warning
Unidentified armed men killed Sunday nine Chinese and wounded two others in the mining town of Bambari, in civil-war hit Central African Republic (CAR). Abel ... Read More
UN Security Council extends UN mission in South Sudan for one additional year
The UN Security Council has renewed for one year the UN mission in South Sudan where close to 20,000 forces have been stationed. Thirteen out ... Read More
Egypt inks deals with international consortiums to establish, manage, operate Sokhna & Dekheila ports
Egypt signed two agreements worth $1.6 billion with international consortiums on the establishment of the superstructure, management, operation, exploitation, maintenance, and handing over of the ... Read More
DRC sentences three Chinese to death for murder
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, has sentenced three Chinese to death for the murder of another Chinese businessman residing in ... Read More
EU, France pledge €50m investment in DRC’s infrastructure, mining sector
The European Union has launched an initial mobilization of €50m in Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) critical minerals sector and infrastructure projects on the sidelines ... Read More
East Africa promotes regional, China tourism to reduce over-reliance on US, Europe
In their post-Covid recovery plans, East African countries are promoting niche products, such as cruise, adventure, culture and sports tourism, in emerging tourist markets such ... Read More
Zimbabwe: China’s CNR acquires Williams Minerals lithium mine amid rising demand
China Natural Resources (CNR) has acquired Zimbabwe's Williams Minerals lithium mine from Feishang Group and Top Pacific for $1.75 billion, the aim being to strengthen ... Read More
South Africa still holds “neutral” stance on Ukraine war — minister
The meeting of financial chiefs of the Group of 20 (G20) leading economies held in Bengaluru, India, on 24-25 February 2023 failed to issue a ... Read More