Dissipating obsession with beggar-thy-neighbour mentality: Why China is Africa’s most willing, trusted partner

Dissipating obsession with beggar-thy-neighbour mentality: Why China is Africa’s most willing, trusted partner

What’s unfolding here is a win-win story, as the policy creates conditions for expanding African exports to China, while at the same time enriching the supply in the Chinese market and offering consumers more diverse choices.

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UAE exit from OPEC signals desire for autonomy in an increasingly volatile oil industry

UAE exit from OPEC signals desire for autonomy in an increasingly volatile oil industry

On a larger scale, Jumaa Mohammed, a politics professor at Iraq’s Tikrit University, argues that the OPEC has increasingly struggled to balance the differing production strategies of its members.

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Rwanda drafts law to ban children below 16 years from accessing social media content

Rwanda drafts law to ban children below 16 years from accessing social media content

Ms Ingabire said a recent study found that 30-35 per cent of pupils experience anxiety linked to digital distractions on social media platforms.

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How Trump’s and Republican America is consistently churning out violent fascistic ideology of far-right

How Trump’s and Republican America is consistently churning out violent fascistic ideology of far-right

Donald Trump’s regime can give rise to a normie suspected assassin because the brutality and violence it has so wholly normalised and the impunity it has revelled in, is deranging.

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Bitter, spicy, sour and sweet: How Africa’s flavours are conquering receptive Chinese markets

Bitter, spicy, sour and sweet: How Africa’s flavours are conquering receptive Chinese markets

Today, Ethiopia churns out 600,000 tonnes of coffee a year. For some 25 million people – roughly a fifth of the population – it is the bedrock of their livelihood and the country’s premier export.

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Kenya launches secure ID card facility to serve East African Community bloc and wider region

Kenya launches secure ID card facility to serve East African Community bloc and wider region

SecureID Group Founder and Executive Vice Chair Kofo Akinkugbe reflected on SecureID’s two-decade journey built on the conviction that Africa can build, secure and own its identity and payment infrastructure.

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MCA: Political class and state are to blame for the crime wave that is ravaging Kisumu

MCA: Political class and state are to blame for the crime wave that is ravaging Kisumu

In a rare admission, Okech acknowledged the role of leaders in perpetuating the vice and appealed to young people to resist inducements.

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Will Israel’s new ‘Together’ opposition alliance break PM Netanyahu’s hold on Israeli politics?

Will Israel’s new ‘Together’ opposition alliance break PM Netanyahu’s hold on Israeli politics?

Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, on Sunday announced a joint political list named “Together” to challenge Netanyahu’s bloc in the parliamentary elections in October.

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Australian study reveals how scientists developing technology that uses sunlight to convert plastic waste into clean fuels

Australian study reveals how scientists developing technology that uses sunlight to convert plastic waste into clean fuels

Global plastic production exceeds 460 million tonnes annually, with large volumes leaking into the environment, according to the research, which highlights how plastics, rich in carbon and hydrogen, can be repurposed as an untapped resource rather than waste.

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Cargo vessel with 55,000 tonnes of coal hijacked off Somalia as piracy threat rises

Cargo vessel with 55,000 tonnes of coal hijacked off Somalia as piracy threat rises

There has been a resurgence of attacks by opportunistic pirates in recent months.
They compound a security crisis in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, where Houthi rebels have launched attacks on vessels, prompting retaliatory measures from the US and UK.

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