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Jail for Chinese ‘Ivory Queen’. Her network killed ‘thousands of elephants’
Yang Fenglan was vice-president of the China-Africa Business Council when she was arrested. Conservation activists say her conviction is one of the most important cases in years.
Uyghur refugee tells of death and fear inside China's Xinjiang camps | CNN
The children's eyes light up when their mother pulls out a photo of her triplets taken shortly after their birth in 2015.
China's Rival to GPS Technology Is Looking to Go Global
China’s alternative to the American-owned GPS extended its coverage beyond the Asia-Pacific region with a goal of becoming a dominating technology in the future, spurring gains in shares of related companies.
America's Moment of Truth in Africa - It's Losing Out to China
When a press release announced that President Donald Trump’s National Security Adviser John Bolton would unveil a new American strategy for Africa, it raised the question: What was the old one?
U.S. to counter China, Russia influence in Africa: Bolton
The United States plans to counter the rapidly expanding Chinese and Russian economic and political influence in Africa, U.S. national security adviser John Bolton said on Thursday, calling business practices of the two nations "corrupt" and "predatory."
Environmentalists in Ghana dig in against China-backed bauxite mining plans
Environmental activists want Ghana's President Nana Akufo-Addo to abandon plans with China to mine bauxite in the Atewa Range Forest Reserve, a habitat of rare plants and animals
Mauritius, the Singapore of Africa, owes much to Chinese community
In Mauritius, the Chinese community only makes up about 3 per cent of the island’s 1.2 million population – but their influence is large.
One African Nation Put the Brakes on Chinese Debt. But Not for Long. (Published 2018)
Sierra Leone canceled a $300 million airport loan. Then its president changed his tone. Across the continent, Beijing’s money often proves irresistible.
China: No developing country will fall into debt trap by cooperating with China
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the comment in an online statement responding to remarks made by US Vice President Mike Pence.
China postpones lifting of ban on trade of tiger and rhino parts
China has postponed the lifting of a ban on the trade of rhino horn and tiger parts for medicine and other uses, the government said on Monday, after a storm of protest from conservation groups over a plan to water down the decades-old prohibition.
China is exporting its digital surveillance methods to African governments
Beijing has trained African officials on its sprawling system of censorship and surveillance.
Ivory Coast’s ‘devil’s milk’ at centre of US-China trade war
Africa’s largest exporter of rubber rocked after Trump’s tariffs on China, the largest manufacturer of rubber goods.
China finds African swine fever in country's south, fuelling supply worries
China's three-month old outbreak of African swine fever has spread for the first time to the country's south, its major pork-consuming region, signaling how deeply the deadly disease has permeated the country's pig herd, the world's largest.
African swine fever hits China farm with 20,000 pigs as risks rise
China reported a new African swine fever case on a farm with nearly 20,000 pigs on Monday, the largest farm yet to report the highly contagious disease in the world's top pork producer.
Kenya's $800 million flower market is seeing a boost, thanks to China | CNN
Kenya is the fourth largest exporter of cut flowers in the world. In fact, Kenya's floriculture industry earned more than $800 million in 2017 and is seeing an increasing demand from China.
Africa aid should factor debt sustainability, Japan says
Foreign Minister Kono stresses transparency in swipe at Beijing
Twice as many African presidents made it to China's Africa summit than to the UN general assembly
A Quartz analysis shows at least 24 African states sent lower-ranking officials to the UN general assembly than they did to Beijing.
Hank Paulson Says China Trade War Risks Long-Term U.S. Pain
A trade war with China carries “dangerous” long-term risks because companies and nations may pull back from doing business with the U.S., former Treasury Secretary Henry “Hank” Paulson said.
‘We are the drivers of the world’: educators in Uganda learn Chinese
College run by Ugandan-Chinese couple is training students and educators to speak Chinese, so that they might spread the word about China in Africa.
Africa Economy: West Should Try to Match Chinese Investment
Fast population growth offers some great investment opportunities, but the West is missing out.