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#voanews.com. × India, Mauritius upgrade strategic ties with eye on China. Modi’s visit comes amid efforts to step up engagement with an Indian Ocean country of strategic importance where Beijing’s presence is growing

#voanews.com. × DRC wants a mineral deal with US, potential check on China’s dominance. U.S. President Donald Trump, in a speech last week, vowed to take “historic action” to “dramatically expand production of critical minerals and rare earths.” The latest announcement came as the Democra

#voanews.com. × Nigeria, China crack down on Chinese nationals in financial crimes. Since November, Nigerian authorities have arrested at least 400 Chinese nationals suspected of cybercrime, telecom fraud and illegal mining

#voanews.com. × Sudan launches case against UAE at World Court. Sudan claims the UAE supplied arms to paramilitary forces conducting ethnic-based attacks in West Darfur state

#voanews.com. × NGOs seek new sources of aid as traditional donors reduce funding. Many humanitarian organizations at the U.N.-Saudi Arabia organized forum said traditional donors were reducing or halting aid as conflicts have increased

#voanews.com. × Absences and disputes mar G20 finance chiefs' talks. Finance ministers from many of the G20's biggest economies - the U.S., China, Japan, India and Canada - canceled their attendance at the event

#voanews.com. × Rubio snubs South Africa's G20 meeting amid diplomatic tensions. Analysts say US boycott could benefit other big powers, such as Russia and China, whose foreign ministers will be attending

#voanews.com. × Key Islamic State planner killed in airstrike, US and Somali officials say. Ahmed Maeleninine, an Omani-born leader of Islamic State, was killed in U.S. airstrikes against the terror group in Somalia earlier this month, officials of the Puntland region said Wednesday. Maelenin

#voanews.com. × Plane crashes in South Sudan, killing 20, official says. Two Chinese nationals and one Indian were among the dead

#voanews.com. × China bans livestock product imports from numerous countries on disease worries. The World Health Organization released information of disease outbreaks in various countries

#voanews.com. × Nigerian journalist misleads on Trump’s ability to travel internationally. Some countries have laws that refuse entry to convicted felons. They can still allow entry to a felon with a valid reason. Canada, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom have alr

#voanews.com. × Trump’s WHO, climate orders bring challenges and opportunities for Africa, China. China has a long record of building hospitals in Africa and sending medical aid ships and doctors to the continent, but Washington’s withdraw could see even more demand for funding and support from Bei

#voanews.com. × Putting aside past tensions, Turkey’s Erdogan sees new Trump presidency as opportunity. Erdogan to look for common ground with new administration in his bid for a US troop withdrawal from Syria and transfer of advanced fighter jets

#voanews.com. × Congo court sentences Chinese nationals to 7 years in prison in illegal mining crackdown. Suspects were found in possession of $400,000 in cash and substantial amount of gold, raising concerns about scale of their operations and potential involvement of organized networks

#voanews.com. × Chinese men jailed in east Congo over gold bars. The court sentenced the men late Tuesday for the illegal purchase and illegal possession of minerals in Bukavu

#voanews.com. × Sahel vacuum provides opportunities for China, analysts say. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced military aid and training during a weeklong visit to Africa

#voanews.com. × Why are students in Seychelles learning Mandarin and what's in it for China?. China has been on a building spree in the Seychelles, a small country in the Indian Ocean. But there’s more to the diplomatic push than bricks and mortar. Beijing has also been investing in education,

#voanews.com. × US, China vie for influence in combating Seychelles’ drug problem. Situated in the Indian Ocean, the Seychelles is in the middle of a key heroin smuggling route and has among the highest rates of heroin use in the world. Kate Bartlett brings us this story from the mai

#voanews.com. × Critical minerals, waning Western influence a focus of Chinese FM’s African tour, analysts say. During this year’s annual trip to Africa, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi will make stops in Namibia, Republic of Congo, Chad and Nigeria

#voanews.com. × Arrest of activist spotlights alleged illegal lithium mining in central Namibia. Activist Jimmy Areseb and others accused officials of accepting bribes from a Chinese mining company in return for access to lithium deposits

#voanews.com. × Chinese-owned gold mine stirs controversy in eastern Zimbabwe. Mutasa District residents clash with Sino Africa Huijin mine over blasting, pollution, and what they see as unfulfilled promises

#voanews.com. × New wave of Chinese tourists, businesspeople drawn to Seychelles. The Seychelles archipelago off the east coast of Africa is a cultural melting pot. Longtime residents there include people with Chinese ancestry. But Beijing’s investments in the strategically located

#voanews.com. × Seychelles: A small nation of islands where big powers compete. The small island nation of the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa has become the unlikely setting of a great power rivalry. China has been making diplomatic inroads for years, while the U.S. has o

#voanews.com. × Seychelles: Small nation where big powers compete. From the classrooms to the high seas, Seychelles provides playing field in US-China competition for influence

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