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US-China tensions: How Africa can avoid being caught in a new Cold War

John J Stremlau, Monday 20 Mar 2023 China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled US Hegemony and its Perils on 20 February. It’s an indictment of alleged US foreign interference, intimidation and interventions that began 200 years ago. This was followed by President Xi Jinping’s accusation at the Communist Party National Congress in March that the…

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Côte d’Ivoire’s fashion week showcases 30 African designers

By Rédaction Africanews It was all glitz and glamour at the 16th annual Afrik Fashion Week which took place this week in Côte d’Ivoire’s commercial capital, Abidjan. The major fashion event brought together 30 designers and 60 models from several African countries, around the theme “Youth, Fashion and Cultural Diversity”. “We think that Africa and…

Economy

Transforming African Economies through Pan-Africanization

By Rédaction Africanews and Ruth Lago How to strengthen intra-African trade, which only accounts for 17% of trade on the continent? The AU advocates a pan-Africanization of the economic system. The 5th UN Conference on Least Developed Countries in Doha, Qatar, emphasized the key role of financing for SMEs. In sub-Saharan Africa, women produce up…

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Angolan president holds security talks with his DRC counterpart

By Rédaction Africanews with AFP Angolan President Joao Lourenco held a three-hour private meeting in Luanda on Saturday with his Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi. The talks came a day after the Angolan parliament approved a year-long deployment of up to 500 soldiers to the troubled eastern DRC. But Luanda said the…

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Burna Boy to perform at UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul

By Kwabena Adu Gyamfi GRAMMY Award-winning and multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter, and producer, Burna Boy, will co-headline the highly anticipated 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick-Off Show in Istanbul, Turkey. The global chart-topping ‘Last Last’ and ‘It’s Plenty’ megastar will bring his signature soulful vibes of afrobeat’s to Istanbul’s Atatürk Olympic Stadium on June 10. Fans…

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Infantino re-elected FIFA president until 2027

By Afolake Oyinloye and Agencies FIFA president Gianni Infantino was re-elected to lead a richer-than-ever soccer body with an ambition to add new and bigger competitions despite growing wariness of him in Europe. FIFA’s wealth after the World Cup in Qatar – $4 billion in reserves to be shared among the 211 member federations and…

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Here are the top 500 companies in Africa

By Rédaction Africanews with Young Africa After analyzing the results of more than 1,200 companies, Jeune Afrique unveils its exclusive ranking of the 500 most important companies in Africa. Hit by the Covid pandemic and then by the repercussions of the war in Ukraine, companies on the continent have to deal with an ever-uncertain business…

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Retail sales in South Africa continue downward trend

By Africanews According to figures released this Wednesday by Statistics South Africa, retail sales in the country fell 0.8% year on year in January after falling by a revised 0.5% in December. On a month-on-month basis, sales increased 1.5%. The numbers are relevant as they offer an insight into consumer demand in Africa’s most industrialised…

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Africa facing Chinese and Russian influence

By Rédaction Africanews By multiplying the heavy infrastructure projects in Africa, China, and Russia aim to establish their influence in the countries of the continent, which risk their part to find themselves “trapped”, warn experts. Railway lines, and civil infrastructure: China is multiplying gigantic projects in cooperation with African states, of which it is becoming…

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Top Ethiopian officials host U. S. Secretary of State

By Rédaction Africanews and AP Ethiopia’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister hosted Wednesday (Mar.15) the U.S. Secretary of State. Antony Blinken. The US top diplomat who’s set to visit 2 countries on the continent; will first meet with Ethiopian federal officials and Tigrayan representatives in Addis Ababa. He’ll discuss the implementation of the peace deal…