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    What ‘China Opportunity 2.0’ Could Mean for Africa

    Chloe Maluleke|Published 1 hour ago Late last month in Dalian, at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting of the New Champions, Premier Li Qiang used a phrase that has been circulating in policy circles ever since: China opportunity 2.0. He was pushing back against a more pessimistic label some Western commentators have started using, (China…

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    A woman's hand presses against a plastic sheet used to replace the shattered glass of a balcony door damaged in an Israeli strike in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Friday, June 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

    UN Sanctions Armed Groups’ Leaders in Eastern Congo

    KINSHASA, July 17 (Reuters) – The United ⁠Nations ⁠Security Council has ⁠imposed sanctions on leaders of armed groups ​operating in eastern Congo including Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels ‌and the Democratic Forces for ‌the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), which fights ⁠alongside the ⁠Congolese army. • The conflict in eastern Congo is ​rooted in the fallout from neighbouring…

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    Dancers rehearse before an audition for the Radio City Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall in New York, on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

    US Imposes Sanctions on Former Congo President Joseph Kabila

    WASHINGTON, April ⁠30 (Reuters) – ⁠The United ⁠States imposed sanctions on former ​Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila, ‌according to the Treasury ‌Department website. Kinshasa has long ⁠accused ⁠the former president of assisting the Rwanda-backed M23 ​rebels in Congo’s troubled east.  Last year, Kabila was sentenced to death in absentia ​in a military court in…

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    Musicians perform during the Africa’s Business Heroes competition in Kigali, Rwanda on Saturday. Photo: Handout

      China-Africa partnership leaps into the future as Beijing expands market access: envoy

      The Chinese ambassador to Rwanda said on Friday that China-Africa cooperation had expanded into forward-looking sectors such as artificial intelligence, the digital economy, green energy, fintech and sustainable development. While attending the Seventh Africa’s Business Heroes Summit held in Kigali, Rwanda, Gao Wenqi thanked entrepreneurs from China and African nations for expanding cooperation into sectors…

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      Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the U.K. collapsed

      Rwanda agrees to take deportees from the U.S. after a previous migrant deal with the U.K. collapsed

      KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda on Tuesday became the third African nation to agree to accept deportees from the United States under the Trump administration’s plans to send migrants to countries they have no ties with to get them off American soil. Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo told the Associated Press in a statement that the East African…

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      Bangkok Airways Joins with Virgin Australia, Azerbaijan, Hong Kong Airlines, RwandAir, Royal Air Maroc in Power Looming Short-Haul Travel, Reshaping Regional Tourism Globally, New Update for You

      Bangkok Airways Joins with Virgin Australia, Azerbaijan, Hong Kong Airlines, RwandAir, Royal Air Maroc in Power Looming Short-Haul Travel, Reshaping Regional Tourism Globally, New Update for You

      Home » Airlines News of Thailand » Bangkok Airways Joins with Virgin Australia, Azerbaijan, Hong Kong Airlines, RwandAir, Royal Air Maroc in Power Looming Short-Haul Travel, Reshaping Regional Tourism Globally, New Update for You Wednesday, June 18, 2025 Bangkok Airways joins forces with Virgin Australia, Azerbaijan Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, RwandAir, and Royal Air Maroc—igniting…

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