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widening trade gap to record $102 billion, Chinese goods flood Africa
China significantly expanded its exports to Africa last year, widening its trade surplus with the continent by 64.5 percent to…
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South Africa’s Kruger park suffers ‘devastating’ damage from floods
South Africa’s iconic Kruger National Park suffered major damage to critical infrastructure in recent flooding, with the cost of repairs…
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Davos onlookers notice Trump’s ‘board of peace’ logo resembles UN emblem
The US president unveiled the board with a gold logo whose resemblance to the UN emblem sparked European criticism ..…
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Mali’s president strengthens grip on gold, converting Barrick feud into strategic control
One of Africa’s largest gold producers, Mali, has tightened supervision within the country’s mining sector with a new appointment..af,…
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Burkina faso, Mali, Niger turn to Russia to build the Sahel’s first shared telecom satellite
Officials from Russia and Burkina Faso have discussed cooperation on launching a Russian telecommunications satellite to benefit the Alliance of…
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French navy intercepts suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in Mediterranean
French president Emmanuel Macron says the oil tanker was boarded and searched ‘subject to international sanctions .. The French navy…
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Ghana set to begin construction of nation’s tallest bridge with Japanese-backed technology
Ghana is set to break ground on the Volivo Bridge, a major infrastructure project that will become the country’s tallest…
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high water stress threatens Half world’s 100 largest cities are in areas
Half the world’s 100 largest cities are experiencing high levels of water stress, with 39 of these sitting in regions…
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Amid tariff relief , Trump declaration of Greenland framework deal met with scepticism
Nato chief Mark Rutte says there is ‘a lot of work to be done’, as some Danish MPs voice concern…
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after police raid on his home, Ugandan opposition leader in hiding
Ugandan opposition leader Bobi Wine is on the run after police raided his home .. Wine, whose real name is…
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