French president Emmanuel Macron is drawing a line under the era of French interference in Africa. Speaking in Libreville as he began a four-nation tour of the continent to renew frayed ties, Macron said was “The age of Francafrique is well over.”
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From Europe to Africa, China has opened up secret “overseas police service centres” in Chinese restaurants and shops across the world.
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Authorities in Shanghai district, China have dismissed four officials including the deputy director of the local civil affairs bureau and the director of a care home, were fired after a pensioner from a care home was presumed dead, placed in a body bag only to be found alive.
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China has issued new guidelines restricting the number of abortions performed for “non-medical purposes” – a move that puts women’s bodies under the state’s control just as the one-child policy China is trying to undo by stealth.
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The Lithuanian National Security centre, a part of the Defense Ministry has warned public officials and consumers to be wary of Chinese-made phones due to cybersecurity and censorship risks.
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In a sweeping education reforms, China is moving away from its exam-oriented system by banning written exams for six- and seven-year-olds.
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A 41-year-old man has been hospitalized in China with what is believed to be the first ever human case of the H10N3 strain of bird flu.
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Following the banishment of Donald Trump in his final weeks in office, Twitter’s moderation tool has again locked the official account for China’s US embassy, over a tweet about Uighur women that violated company policy against dehumanization.
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Six months after his retirement as Uganda’s chief Justice, Bart Katureebe has been hired as a member of China’s expert committee on adjudication of international commercial disputes.
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