2024 to mark key milestones in China-Africa relations

Lauren Johnston Correspondent In a year when headlines have been dominated by conflict in Europe and the Middle East, and geo-economic tensions between China and the West, China-Africa relations were,…

UNESCO recognises North African metal art

TUNIS. — Mohamed Amine Htiouich began honing his metal engraving skills as a teenager. Now the 37-year-old Tunisian is training the next generation in the ancient art, recently recognized by…

Hermoso testifies about Rubiales kiss

MADRID.  — Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso testified in Madrid High Court on Tuesday over the kiss she said football federation chief Luis Rubiales planted on her lips without her…

Botswana plans currency depreciation

Botswana plans to permit a 1,51 percent depreciation of its currency against a basket of other currencies in 2024, as it expects that local inflation will surpass price growth in…

Arsenal defender blasts Asian Cup, AFCON scheduling

Tokyo. — The Asian Cup should be shifted to June and played in the same slot as UEFA’s Euros, Arsenal and Japan defender Takehiro Tomiyasu said ahead of the Jan…

Olympic Esports Games for Japan?

The International Olympic Committee has called on Japan to host the Olympic Esports Games in 2026, sources familiar with the matter have said. The IOC’s inaugural Olympic Esports Week was…

Climate change making coffee more bitter, expensive

For coffee lovers, the brew of the future is shaping up to be bitter and pricey, as climate change parches the world’s key growing regions. Increasingly erratic weather is putting…

Agric rebound fuels Kenya’s growth

A continued rebound of the agriculture sector has lifted Kenya’s economic growth in the quarter that ended September to 5,9 percent from 4,3 percent in a similar period in 2022.…

De Minaur snaps Djokovic winning run

PERTH. — Novak Djokovic crashed to his first defeat of the season and first in Australia for six years with a stunning 6-4 6-4 loss to Alex de Minaur who…

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