China pushes smaller, smarter loans to Africa to shield from risks
Beijing (AFP) - China's years of splashing cash on big-ticket infrastructure projects in Africa may be over, analysts say, with ...
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
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‘Business is business’ at bustling China-Africa summit
Beijing (AFP) - Hundreds of African political and business leaders filed into China's Great Hall of the People on Thursday ...
China’s Xi promises $50 billion for Africa over next three years
Beijing (AFP) - Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday more than $50 billion in financing for Africa over the ...
Africa faces disproportionate burden from climate change: UN
Abidjan (AFP) - Africa faces a disproportionate burden from climate change and the costs of adapting, the World Meteorological Organization ...
Ethiopia says mega-dam doubles electricity output
Nairobi (AFP) - Ethiopia said it has more than doubled electricity production from its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile ...
Mpox vaccine maker says ‘better prepared’ than in 2022
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday that it was "better prepared" to supply its mpox vaccine for ...
Senegal sets up commission to review oil and gas deals
Dakar (AFP) - Senegal's new authorities have set up a commission of experts to "rebalance" oil and gas contracts, Prime ...
Skiing in Lesotho: an African adventure under pressure
Maluti Mountains (Lesotho) (AFP) - High in the wintry mountains of Lesotho, Sharon Kadangwe from Malawi is learning to ski ...
Mpox vaccine maker ready to produce 10 million doses
Copenhagen (AFP) - Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic said Thursday it was ready to produce up to 10 million doses of ...
Shares soar in mpox vaccine maker Bavarian Nordic
Copenhagen (AFP) - Shares in Danish drugmaker Bavarian Nordic, which manufactures a vaccine targeting mpox, soared Thursday after the World ...
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