[New Zimbabwe] A DIVERSE range of African exhibitors at this year’s Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) have expressed a strong interest in expanding business partnerships with China, the world’s second-largest economy.
[Liberian Investigator] Capitol Hill — The House Majority Bloc has installed heavy steel doors on the chambers of the Chinese-built Capitol Building, following the April 23 ruling from the Supreme Court that invalidated the bloc’s leader, Richard Koon’s speakership.
[Nyasa Times] The Magistrate Court in Mulanje District has convicted two police officers and a businessman for their roles in a case involving the severe abuse of a 13-year-old boy, which led to the amputation of his hands.
[Nyasa Times] In a landmark address at the Malawi Mining Investment Forum held in Lilongwe, President Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera delivered a bold and uncompromising directive: the silence from the Ministry of Mining regarding activities in the nation’s critical mining sector must end immediately.
[Dabanga] Khartoum / El Fasher — The leader of the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement Revolutionary Democratic Current (SPLM-RDC), Yasser Arman, condemned the targeting of civilians and critical infrastructure in Sudan’s ongoing war, warning that both sides are committing war crimes and putting the country’s cultural heritage at grave risk.
[ISS] The latest tensions are a wake-up call for the AU, which has lost influence in the Sahel-Saharan region.
[Premium Times] “Nigeria stands in solidarity with Iran during this difficult time and shares the grief of families who lost loved ones in the unfortunate incident.”
[The Herald] Ivan Zhakata — United States Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Pamela Tremont, has unveiled a donation from Yale University to the Natural History Museum of Zimbabwe, marking a milestone in international cooperation for science and cultural preservation.
[Radio Dalsan] The Prime Minister of the Federal Government of Somalia, Hamza Abdi Barre, announced a minor reshuffle in his cabinet today, affecting three key ministerial positions.
[Radio Dalsan] The Speaker of the House of the People of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Sheikh Adan Mohamed Nur (Madobe), held an official meeting today with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Somalia, Wang Yu.
