President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa said: “These are acts of criminality. When we were involved in our struggle we said the South Africa that we are fighting for is the South Africa which will regard everyone who lives in South Africa on the basis of equality, respect for human rights. “They can never be targeted on intentional basis as people who must either be attacked or killed.”Read More →
When defence officials from China and the African nations on Tuesday wrap up a high-level security forum, both sides are expected to vow to enhance defence relations, boosting a bond between the two parties that already includes surging Chinese arms sales to Africa.Read More →
Chinese government sees special significance in a Beijing summit with African leaders set for September alongside the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation. If China can bring the last holdout, Swaziland — recently renamed eSwatini — into its corner, it will go into the meeting having diplomatically conquered the continent, so to speak.Read More →
While Abiy Ahmed’s rise to power has led to a dramatic decrease in protests, critics say what he has done so far is simply “putting out fires.” Abiy Ahmed has been called “Prime Minister Bolt” for the sprinter-like pace of reforms Some Ethiopians say it’s hardly possible to comprehend a single day’s events.Read More →
Taiwan says it has received assurances from Swaziland that ties are secure and that it expected Swaziland’s King Mswati III, who is Africa’s last absolute monarch, to visit soon.Read More →
The migrants are often returning from places like Algeria and Libya, where many get stuck en route to Europe, as well as from Europe itself. Efforts have accelerated over the past six months following revelations of migrant slave markets in Libya.Read More →
“Now Africa has only one country with which we have not yet established” diplomatic relations, Wang said. “We hope this country can join the big China-Africa family of friendship as soon as possible.”Read More →
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to continue his war against corruption as part of his 2019 re-election campaignRead More →
“The hour, the day, and the moment could have arrived for Africa to have its own currency so that we get out of our heads this colonial mentality of relying on other people’s currency. We can match that currency with others,” Cyril Ramaphosa told African leaders.Read More →
African countries still open to cooperation on China-funded projects, ambassador says. No one ‘distancing themselves’ from investment opportunities, Zhou Yuxiao, Beijing’s ambassador to Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, says.Read More →