South Africa returns ancestral remains to Namibia for colonial redress, healing
South Africa on Wednesday returned ancestral remains and the mortal remains of two Namibian political prisoners during a solemn repatriation ceremony in Cape Town,... Read more.
ICC calls US sanctions on its president, senior lawyer a ‘flagrant attack’
The Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two senior officials of the International Criminal Court (ICC), including its president, as Washington stepped... Read more.
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema wins re-election
Incumbent President Hakainde Hichilema has won re-election in Zambia’s presidential poll, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) announced early Tuesday.... Read more.
Trump wants to declare Strait of Hormuz US territory – is it possible?
US President Donald Trump said recently that after the United States finished “defeating Iran,” he would “pretty soon” declare the Strait... Read more.
Push to turn trade into jobs by boosting industrialisation in Southern African countries
Southern African countries need to accelerate industrialisation, expand regional value chains and boost intra-regional trade to create jobs and improve livelihoods,... Read more.
Xiplomacy: From promise to progress
On a crisp autumn day in Beijing, a clear blue sky stretched above the Chinese capital as world leaders gathered for the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec)... Read more.
Xiplomacy: A journey of dialogue among civilisations
At Mexico’s ancient Maya archaeological site of Chichen Itza, the stone pyramids and temples still tell stories of a remarkable civilisation that flourished... Read more.
Scrolls, stages and pixels: Chinese performing arts embrace the small screen
The applause may still echo inside auditoriums, but China’s performing arts companies are increasingly finding new audiences far beyond theatre walls. Across... Read more.
DRC Ebola outbreak second-largest on record, ‘moving faster than any previous outbreak’
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has become the second-largest on record, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Wednesday, as... Read more.
African exporters reap early benefits of China’s zero-tariff treatment
The steady hum of automated production lines echoes through a Chinese-invested avocado oil processing plant in Kenya’s Athi River Export Processing Zone, where... Read more.
