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A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside a Zhuhai sports centre on Tuesday where a car driver deliberately rammed into people exercising a day earlier. Photo: AP

Recap | Zhuhai car attack, Trump taps billionaires for China diplomacy and more top stories

These are some of our most-read stories over the past 24 hours. Find out what people have been reading.

Legacy of slavery runs through African art biennale in Senegal

Putin promises Africa ‘total support’ in anti-West pitch

Coffee researcher spills the beans on new varieties being bred

World Coffee Research head Jennifer Long’s goal is to diversify coffee production to benefit farmers and drinkers. New beans are on the way.

Researchers are developing new coffee varieties to benefit farrmers and drinkers. Photo: Shutterstock

Mauritius votes in close-fought election race

A wiretapping scandal has marred the run-up to the polls in a country considered one of the most stable and prosperous in Africa.

Prized white honey producer starts from scratch after war in Ethiopia

Tigray in Ethiopia is famous for its creamy white honey, but civil war destroyed half its beehives. Its beekeepers are still recovering.

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Global South faces trickier US-China balancing act after Trump victory

The pledge to put 60 per cent tariffs on Chinese exports will have a major impact on economic decision-making across different continents.

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Donald Trump, pictured at an Asean summit in 2017. Photo: AP

Britain’s Prince William updates wife Kate’s health after chemotherapy

Prince William said Kate’s doing “really well” post-chemotherapy, emphasising her strength while in South Africa for an Earthshot Prize ceremony.

In Africa, US soft power through films and aid brings huge election interest

For Africans, status of aid, duty-free access to the US market, HIV/Aids relief and entry visas depends on who is elected to White House.

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US writes off over US$1 billion of Somalia debt

The announcement is the result of a deal between the two countries signed by Somalia’s finance minister and the US ambassador to Mogadishu.

Somalia is one of the poorest countries on the planet, enduring decades of civil war, a bloody insurgency by the al-Qaeda linked jihadist group al-Shabaab, and frequent climate disasters. Photo: AP

As Chinese official visits, Kenya says deal to fund and build highway is close

Kenyan President Ruto says talks are at a late stage for China to finance and build highway through Rift Valley and possible SGR extension.

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Li Xi, a member of China’s Politburo Standing Committee meets Kenyan President William Ruto at State House Nairobi on Monday. Photo: Office of Kenya President

All eyes on agro-diplomacy as China’s food-security needs open new import doors

Upcoming China International Import Expo will highlight need to strike a balance with trading partners as appetite of world’s biggest food consumer hits record highs.

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China begins work on Kenyan geothermal power plant amid renewable energy push

A new Chinese-built geothermal power plant in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley highlights Beijing’s focus on clean energy in Africa.

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Botswana president concedes election defeat, ending ruling party’s 58 years in power

Shock election drubbing ends Botswana Democratic Party’s grip on power in the diamond-rich southern African nation.

Supporters of the main opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change cheer at a counting centre in Gaborone, Botswana. Photo: AFP

Sudan sees sexual violence on ‘staggering’ scale amid civil war: UN

Children are not spared the abuse, while women and girls are being abducted for sexual slavery.

Civilians who fled war-torn Sudan arrive at the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees transit centre in Renk. Photo: Reuters

Opinion | Brics is not anti-West, it just wants a fairer world order

In championing economic inclusivity and strategic autonomy, pioneering financial innovation and promoting peace, Brics is a force for good.

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30-year prison sentence sought for ex-doctor in Rwandan genocide trial

Eugene Rwamucyo is latest person accused of taking part in 1994 massacre of the African country’s Tutsi population to face justice in France.

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Boko Haram attack on Chadian troops near Nigerian border leaves 40 dead

The attack, which took place near Ngouboua in the Lake Chad region, targeted a garrison housing around 200 soldiers.

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Soldiers of the Chad Army stand next to a Land Cruiser 25km (16 miles) from N’Djamena, on January 3, 2020. At least 40 Chadian troops were killed during an attack by Boko Haram. Photo: AFP

China supply-chain focus shifts to ‘least-developed countries’ for expo

Second edition of China International Supply Chain Expo will see more help given to institutions and companies from the African Union, as geopolitics weigh on trade.

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Opinion | What the West can learn from Brics

As US-China rivalry hinders our ability to deal with crises, Brics is using open engagement to help create a more equitable international order.

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Paramilitary rampage kills more than 120 in east-central Sudan

UN and doctors groups say the Rapid Support Forces ran riot in a multi-day attack in the province of Gezira, from October 20 to 25.

Sudanese soldiers from the Rapid Support Forces in 2019. Photo: AP

Premium cigars from Africa? Why not? The tobacco grows there

Cigars made in Mozambique may sound surprising, but Bongani Cigars rolls thousands a day. Its founder talks filling a gap in the market.

A Mozambican man rolls a cigar at the Bongani Cigars workshop in Maputo. The company, which sells its premium cigars in Africa, the United States and Europe, was started after its owner wondered why African cigars didn’t exist. Photo: AFP

Sudan paramilitary attack kills 50, activists say

The attack comes after a defection by a commander of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) to Sudan’s regular army.

As China urges global financial reform, Global South ties more crucial: analysts

The world’s second-largest economy is looking to balance the scales of international financial governance under a system dominated by the World Bank and IMF.

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Swiss tourist at Algeria cafe killed in knife attack in front of her children

The attacker’s motive was not known, but Swiss broadcaster said he had shouted ‘Allahu akbar’ and ‘Long live Palestine’ during the attack.

People walk past posters of Algeria’s President Abdelmajid Tebboune in Algiers. The attack came as Algeria has been striving to promote tourism, especially in the Sahara region, with authorities promising to facilitate tourist visas. Photo: AFP

‘Quite crucial’: Ugandan rail deal spurs hope of Chinese project resumption

A recently announced rail project in Uganda could have wide-ranging implications for neighbouring Kenya, observers say.

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After Uganda announced a new construction deal for a section of the SGR in East Africa, it could help spur China into action to finance a stalled section of Kenya’s railway which would meet up with the Ugandan line. Photo: AFP

Russia investigates claimed shoot-down of cargo plane in Sudan

Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces claimed the downed Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft had been aiding its enemy, the Sudanese military.

China’s Midea eyes bigger global market share after US$4.6 billion IPO

Appliance maker looks at Saudi Arabia, Brazil and Africa as it aims to expand its international sales network by a third.

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