3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (1148+ words) A Zimbabwean and Japanese love story lies behind the forces empowering minorities in Hong Kong Growing up in Zimbabwe, Innocent Mutanga harboured a childhood love for Hong Kong films starring the likes of Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow Sing-chi. They…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (639+ words) The world's two superpowers are waging an information war to influence the minds of Africa's young and media-savvy demographic, with articles pitched by the United States and China designed to show each other in an unflattering light. On March 31, Africa…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago  (171+ words) The Labour government will not include legislation supporting the handover in its parliamentary agenda without support from Washington Britain's government said on Saturday it had "put on hold "its deal to cede sovereignty "of the Chagos Islands " home to the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (173+ words) On the same day South Africa is disinvited from the G7 summit following threats from Washington, Beijing offers tariff-free trade On Thursday, Pretoria said that Ramaphosa's invitation " issued personally by French President Emmanuel Macron at last year's Group of 20 summit in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (144+ words) Where is the line between humour and harm? A wink or knowing pause alone may be enough to land you in legal trouble Picture this " you're having a few pints with your mates down at the pub during an open-mic…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (222+ words) President Randrianirina orders polygraph screening, seeking people who are more than "60 per cent clean" Anyone applying to become a minister in Madagascar"s new government will be subjected to lie detector tests to root out those who are corrupt, the…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (162+ words) The capital, Nairobi, was the worst hit, with "33 deaths. Dozens of people have also died in Ethiopia A total "of "62 "people including eight children have died since heavy rains and flooding hit Kenya's capital "Nairobi and other areas late last…...

1+ mon, 17+ hour ago  (169+ words) Analysts say China's five-year plan suggests layered security, and PLA training to protect diplomats, nationals and assets from terror hits During a video call to staff at the Chinese embassy in Mogadishu, Foreign Minister Wang Yi laid bare the "complex…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (213+ words) The African nation has a clause in its deal with Chinese lenders that could help fresh up extra cash for new projects On Thursday, following renewed tanker attacks, Brent crude oil prices surged back past US$100 a barrel, having reached…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (62+ words) South China Morning Post As Tehran retaliates against its Gulf neighbours, the newly expanded bloc built for trade is discovering the limits of its own unity The silence is not an oversight. It is the sound of a bloc whose…...