WHO experts to arrive in Wuhan for delayed virus probe
A team of experts from the World Health Organisation (WHO) will land directly in Wuhan…
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Editorial: 2021 — No choice but be strong
Compliments of the season. Happy New Year. These greetings ring hollow to most of us…
NYSE scraps plan to delist China telecom firms
The New York Stock Exchange abandoned plans to delist three state-owned Chinese telecom companies on…
Debt forgiveness will top the African agenda in 2021
COMMENT The year 2020 will, of course, be remembered for the Covid-19 pandemic. Many African…
Racism endures, especially in Covid times
Racism is one of the biggest problems we have in this world, and the fact…
Covid-19 stems ‘white’ gold rush
Live abalone exporters have a short window to get this “white gold” to their overseas…
China’s resource-for-infrastructure deals
COMMENT Through the use of resource-financed-infrastructure (RFI) agreements, China is playing an ever-greater role in…
China blamed for Zambia’s debt, but the West’s banks and agencies enabled it
On 13 November, Zambia became the first African nation in the Covid era to default…
Ramaphosa to participate in 12th BRICS Summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa will participate in the online 12th BRICS Summit on Tuesday under the…
How US foreign policy under Donald Trump has affected Africa
Trade relations between the United States and Africa have declined significantly in the last few…
We should not ignore Guinea’s constitutional coup
COMMENT As Africa watchers focus their attention on the military coup in Mali and a…
Australian journalists flee China fearing arrest
Two Australian journalists fled China Tuesday under diplomatic protection, fearing arrest as political pawns in the…