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ADF STAFF Through its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China has placed tens of thousands of workers in Africa to build Chinese-financed BRI infrastructure projects across the continent. Now, in an effort to protect its workers, China…

ADF STAFF Illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing has overtaken piracy as the primary maritime security threat in African waters. The last year saw unscrupulous industrial trawlers continue using an array of tactics to catch…

ADF STAFF By all accounts, Africa’s post-pandemic future looks bright because innovation, enthusiasm and technology will support economic growth in 2022. But there is a dark side to that sunny economic future — cybercrime. The…

ADF STAFF Since South Africa first detected the omicron variant, the eyes of the world have been on the nation to see what the next development may be in the global pandemic. Data coming out of the country is critically important for…

ADF STAFF The omicron variant that struck Africa in December seems to have receded almost as quickly as it appeared in South Africa, but public health leaders warn that other countries may not have the same experience. “This is just…

ADF STAFF The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed health systems in many African countries to the breaking point. But there is some good news amid the challenges: The continent has seen a boom in health care technology, including telemedicine,…

BBC NEWS AT BBC.CO.UK/NEWS Having won Senegal’s top prize two years ago, jockey Fallou Diop, 19, hopes to realize his dream of racing on an international stage. Often used for agriculture and transport, horses, donkeys and mules are…

ADF STAFF How do you pronounce “Gqeberha,” the new name for the South African city of Port Elizabeth? In an effort to rid itself of the last vestiges of colonialism and apartheid, South Africa is renaming some of its towns, cities and…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Three female referees made history at the African Nations Championship quarterfinals in Limbe, Cameroon. Ethiopian referee Lidya Tafesse and her assistants, Malawian Bernadettar Kwimbira and Nigerian Mimisen…

AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE U.S. military personnel will spend two months training Soldiers in Mozambique to help the country fight an extremist insurgency in the northeast. Insurgents have launched regular attacks in the gas-rich Cabo…