Africa: China non-committal on return date

An August 18 high-level ministerial meeting convened by the Chinese government as part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has failed to deliver a date for return to China of thousands of African students who were studying in the country, prior to the Covid-19 outbreak 2020. During the ministerial virtual conference hosted by the Chinese ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Africa: China non-committal on return date

An August 18 high-level ministerial meeting convened by the Chinese government as part of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation has failed to deliver a date for return to China of thousands of African students who were studying in the country, prior to the Covid-19 outbreak 2020. During the ministerial virtual conference hosted by the Chinese ministry of Foreign Affairs…

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Japan to Pledge Around $30 Billion in African Aid at Conference – Sankei

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is set to promise some $30 billion in aid for African development at a conference to be held in Tunisia this weekend, the Sankei Shimbun daily reported on Friday. The aid, which will centre around developing human resources in order to promote economic growth, will be announced at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development…

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Japan to Pledge Around $30 Billion in African Aid at Conference – Sankei

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is set to promise some $30 billion in aid for African development at a conference to be held in Tunisia this weekend, the Sankei Shimbun daily reported on Friday. The aid, which will centre around developing human resources in order to promote economic growth, will be announced at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development…

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Durban floods: South Africa floods kill more than 300

The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. A state of disaster has been declared in the area, after some areas saw months worth of rain fall in one day. Officials have called it “one of the worst weather storms in the history of…

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Durban floods: South Africa floods kill more than 300

The death toll in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal has reached more than 300, after devastating floods wreaked havoc in the area. A state of disaster has been declared in the area, after some areas saw months worth of rain fall in one day. Officials have called it “one of the worst weather storms in the history of…

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United Kingdom to cut import taxes on products from Africa

Besides pursuing concrete investment projects and running joint business with local partners, the United Kingdom now plans to considerably cut taxes from around 99% of goods imported from Africa. At least after its historic UK-Africa Investment Summit held in January 2020, UK has increased its support for business on the continent – a step that aims at strengthening aspects…

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United Kingdom to cut import taxes on products from Africa

Besides pursuing concrete investment projects and running joint business with local partners, the United Kingdom now plans to considerably cut taxes from around 99% of goods imported from Africa. At least after its historic UK-Africa Investment Summit held in January 2020, UK has increased its support for business on the continent – a step that aims at strengthening aspects…

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For clean energy, financial growth, Africa looks to UN talks

Access to more and cleaner energy while continuing to grow economically will be a top priority for African nations in the upcoming United Nations climate conference in November, top officials and climate experts on the continent said. In Kenya’s semi-arid Makueni County, 50-year-old Purity Kinyili used to spend most of her time traveling for water and firewood to sustain…

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