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Africa News, Nigeria: Gunmen Seize Chinese Nationals
Gunmen in Nigeria’s southeastern Cross River state seized four Chinese nationals working in a construction company and killed their guard, police said.
Ethiopian Airlines cargo plane catches fire at Shanghai airport, no casualties
An Ethiopian Airlines' Boeing 777 cargo plane caught fire while loading cargo at Shanghai Pudong International Airport on Wednesday, the airline said, adding that fire has been contained and none of the crew or ground staff were harmed.
Chinese Credit Fuels Debt Crisis in Africa
After years of borrowing on easy terms, many countries in the region are saddled with debt they can’t repay.
Vodacom partners with China's Alipay to create 'super app' in South Africa
Vodacom Group plans to create a 'super app' in partnership with digital payment provider Alipay, part of China's Alibaba group , to allow consumers in South Africa to shop online, pay bills and send money to family from next year.
WHO doesn't see bubonic plague in China as high risk: spokeswoman
An apparent outbreak of bubonic plague in China is being "well managed" and is not considered to represent a high risk, a World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
Outflanked by China in Africa, Taiwan eyes unrecognised Somaliland
Taiwan and Somalia's breakaway region of Somaliland will establish representative offices in each other's capitals, Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Wednesday, a step guaranteed to anger Beijing.
Africa Will Be the Next Debt Explosion After Coronavirus
Loan payments were manageable—barely—when growth was strong, but fallout from the outbreak threatens to unravel years of progress.
Kenya Authority Recommends Chinese Company Stops Running Railway
Kenya’s State Law Office wants the government to stop Chinese company Africa Star Railway Operation Co. from running lines, partly because revenue has been below target, the Sunday Standard newspaper said.
South Africa to Probe Giraffe, Meerkat, Rhino Shipments to China
Barbara Creecy, South Africa’s environment minister, said she is planning an investigation after animal rights organizations alleged that wildlife ranging from giraffes and meerkats to rhinos are being illegally sold and shipped to Chinese zoos.
U.S. overtakes China as most attractive country for renewables investment: research
The United States has overtaken China as the most attractive country in the world for renewables investment and the global clean energy sector is expected to bounce back quickly despite the coronavirus pandemic, research showed on Tuesday.
China May Agree to Delay, Not Forgive, $150 Billion Africa Debt
China, Africa’s largest bilateral creditor, is likely to agree to delay but not forgive its $152 billion of loans, an approach at odds with prior forbearance plans from groups including the Paris Club, according to a top Johns Hopkins University researcher.
WHO says has 'no mandate' to invite Taiwan to assembly meeting
The World Health Organization's director general has "no mandate" to invite Taiwan to take part in its assembly next week, the body's lawyer said on Monday, adding member states had "divergent views" on the self-ruled island's participation.
Europe Envoys Defend Decision to Let China Media Censor Column
European Union ambassadors defended their decision to let Chinese state media remove a virus reference from an opinion piece, in the latest diplomatic dust-up over the pandemic’s origins.
China's expensive bet on Africa has failed
Coronavirus crash in commodity prices has wasted $200 billion in investment and loans
China calls for ‘ceasefire’ in coronavirus blame game at BRICS meeting
Wang Yi, China’s foreign minister, defends World Health Organisation and calls for countries to work together.
The coronavirus crisis has exposed China's long history of racism | Hsiao-Hung Pai
Today Africans in Guangzhou are demonised – but the roots of this prejudice go back centuries, says the journalist and author Hsiao-Hung Pai
Chinese envoy to France defends country’s ‘goodwill’ amid coronavirus diplomatic row
Lu Shaye was summoned by the French foreign affairs minister earlier this week.
Coronavirus delays Nigeria’s US$1.5 billion Chinese-built rail project
Workers who went home for Lunar New Year holiday have not returned, transport minister Rotimi Amaechi says
Battered by coronavirus and swine fever, is China ready for locusts?
Beijing puts out alert on threat from most voracious of insects.
Oil Trader Collapse Raises Alarm Over China’s Private Refiners
The collapse of an oil trader linked to one of China’s independent refiners is ratcheting up concern over the financial stability of a sector that accounts for about a quarter of the nation’s crude processing capacity.
