Chinese Tourism To South Africa Up, But Visas a Barrier
A woman walks in Cyrildene, also known as Johannesburg's Chinatown, South Africa
With its rolling winelands, picturesque coasts and iconic wildlife, South Africa is a prime destination for international tourists, but industry experts say the government needs to work on attracting ... Read More
UK Lawmakers Pass Bill To Send Migrants To Rwanda, But Hurdl...
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak quelled a Conservative Party rebellion and got his stalled plan to send some asylum-seekers on a one-way trip to Rwanda through the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Lawmakers voted 320-276 to back a bill intended to ... Read More
Sierra Leone Allows ex-president Koroma To Leave Country On ...
Sierra Leone's former President Ernest Bai Koroma
A Sierra Leone high court on Wednesday allowed ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma, charged this month with treason, to travel abroad on medical grounds.
Koroma, 70, was charged with four offences for his alleged role in a failed ... Read More
Russia And Niger Agree To Develop Military Ties, Moscow Says...
Russia and Niger, under military rule since a coup last year, have agreed to develop military cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
According to Russian news agencies, Russian Deputy Defense Ministers Yunus-Bek Yevkurov and Alexander Fomin met Niger's junta-appointed ... Read More
China To Support Togo In Safeguarding Its Sovereignty, Secur...
China will continue to firmly support Togo in safeguarding its sovereignty, security and development interests, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said while visiting the African country, according to a ministry statement on Wednesday.
China's top diplomat made the remarks as he ... Read More
UK Plans To Boost Judicial Capacity To Process Rwanda Deport...
The British government on Tuesday set out plans to recruit more judges and staff to process appeals by migrants against their deportation to Rwanda under the country's illegal migration law.
The Illegal Migration Act, passed last year, means those who arrive ... Read More
Tanzania Says It Has Lifted Ban On Kenya Airways Flights
Tanzania said on Tuesday it had reinstated approval for Kenyan national carrier Kenya Airways (KQNA.NR), opens new tab to operate flights between the Kenyan capital Nairobi and Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam.
In a tit-for-tat move, Tanzania announced on Monday it had ... Read More
Forty Tunisian Migrants Missing After Setting Off In a Boat ...
About 40 Tunisian migrants were missing after setting off in a boat toward the Italy coast last week, the national guard said on Tuesday.
Tunisia is facing a migration crisis and has replaced Libya as a main departure point for people ... Read More
Sudan Suspends Ties With East African Bloc For Inviting Para...
The Sudanese government suspended ties Tuesday with the East African regional bloc trying to mediate between the country's army and a rival powerful paramilitary force, accusing the body of violating Sudan's sovereignty by inviting the paramilitary leader to an upcoming ... Read More
Why Chinese Foreign Minister’s Visit Focuses On North ...
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi is on a tour of four African countries this week, and analysts say the choice of Egypt, Tunisia, Togo and Ivory Coast indicate Beijing’s current foreign policy objectives, including a desire to play a greater ... Read More