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Video of Chinese Manager Beating African Workers Sparks Racism Debate (www.ndtv.com)

Here is the video (Twitter link, 26 sec)...

Chinese tech has been critical in bridging Africa’s digital divide, but the support often comes with high and hidden costs (asiatimes.com)

Several African countries depend on China as their main technology provider and sponsor of large digital infrastructural projects....

Nigeria to grant mining licenses to local companies only as the African country increasingly seeks to extract more value from its mineral deposits (integritynewsng.com)

In order to attract investment, Nigeria will offer a range of incentives to investors, including tax waivers for importing mining equipment. Enhanced security measures will also be implemented to ensure the safety of mining operations....

Bitcoin Mining: Ethiopia's New Frontier (coinxposure.com)

Despite Ethiopia’s outlawing of physical cryptocurrency exchange, the country welcomes Bitcoin mining operations....

Sudan’s Deputy Visits Russia With Weapons-for-Port Deal on Table (www.bloomberg.com)

Sudan’s deputy leader is traveling to Russia for talks, days after the North African nation’s army said it may get weapons in exchange for letting the Kremlin establish a military fueling station on the Red Sea coast....

Gifted toddler from Ghana gains global recognition as world's youngest artist (www.guinnessworldrecords.com)

Gaza: International Court of Justice (ICJ) orders Israel to halt military operations in Rafah following a request by South Africa (news.un.org)

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday issued new provisional measures that order Israel to immediately end military operations in Rafah in southern Gaza and to open the governate’s border crossing for urgent aid deliveries....

Cost of preparing Jollof rice up 29.3% - Report (www.premiumtimesng.com)

Process raw materials in Africa as few economic and social benefits will come to Africans if processing is all done overseas, says top environmentalist (www.theguardian.com)

Wanjira Mathai, the managing director for Africa and global partnerships at the World Resources Institute thinktank, said much more of what the continent produced must be processed and made use of close to where it is produced, if the world is to shift to a low-carbon footing....

Westminster Abbey decides ‘in principle’ to return Ethiopian tabot (www.theartnewspaper.com)

An Abbey spokesperson tells The Art Newspaper: “The Dean [David Hoyle] and Chapter has decided in principle that it would be appropriate to return the Ethiopian tabot to the Ethiopian Church. We are currently considering the best way to achieve this, and we are in ongoing discussions with representatives of the Ethiopian...

Food giant Del Monte accused of bribing witnesses to pineapple farm deaths (www.thebureauinvestigates.com)

An investigation has uncovered claims that apparent representatives of the company made multiple approaches to witnesses of a December 2023 confrontation between Del Monte guards and pineapple thieves that led to the deaths of four men. Three people approached allege that Del Monte staff offered money and jobs in exchange for...

Baobab trees all come from Madagascar – new study reveals that their seeds and seedlings floated to mainland Africa and all the way to Australia (theconversation.com)

Ramaphosa kicks can down the road with ‘government of national unity’ play (www.dailymaverick.co.za)

Chinese nationals ran cybercrime syndicate from Zambia, targeting people around the world (www.bbc.com)

Twenty-two Chinese nationals have pleaded guilty to committing cyber-related crimes in Zambia....

Sudanese de facto govt working on 'new constitutional framework' - Dabanga Radio TV Online (www.dabangasudan.org)

South African President’s Allies Want Democratic Alliance Deal (archive.is)

Burkina Faso extends military rule by five years (www.bbc.com)

Ubwali Literary Magazine (www.ubwali.com)

Uproar over Zambia's plan to regulate online broadcasting – DW – 05/23/2024 (www.dw.com)

New frontier, old tactics: Chinese espionage group targets African and Caribbean governments (thehackernews.com)

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Desert dumps: European Union, North African countries push migrants to the desert or remote areas (www.lighthousereports.com)

Europe supports, finances and is directly involved in these clandestine operations in North African countries to dump tens of thousands of Black people in the desert or remote areas each year to prevent them from coming to the EU....

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