CAIRO—Cooking gas cylinders packed into the basement of a four-story apartment building in northern Egypt exploded on Friday, collapsing the building and killing at least six people. Twenty-seven were injured, authorities said. The explosion and the subsequent collapse took place in the Nile Delta city of Damanhour, about 150 kilometers (99 miles) north of the…
How Chinese Development Loans ‘Captured’ Angola
For years The Republic of Angola has been called Africa’s “richest poor country,” chock full of oil and diamonds, but wasted by 40 years of proxy wars and looted by native kleptocrats. After a bloody civil war ended in 2002, the government looked for international investors, and in two years bankers from the Chinese regime…
Exhausted Farmers Say ‘ANC-Inspired’ Blackouts Destroying Food Production in Africa’s Breadbasket
Herman du Preez planted his boots in the red dust at the entrance to one of his chicken sheds, its silver coating gleaming in the sunlight. He folded his thick, brown forearms across his chest, and declared quietly, but firmly: “I’ve had enough.” The 46-year-old fourth-generation farmer in South Africa’s arid North West Province exuded…
Malawi Cholera Death Toll Crosses 1,300: Health Official
JOHANNESBURG—The death toll from a cholera outbreak in Malawi has crossed 1,300, a senior Malawian health official said on Thursday, as the southern African country battles its deadliest outbreak yet. As of Wednesday, Malawi had recorded 40,284 cholera cases and 1,316 deaths in an outbreak that started in March 2022, with the country averaging over…
The Corrupting Influence of Chinese Development Aid in Angola: Hudson Institute Discussion
February 7, 2023
admin
AfricaAngolaAsia & PacificChinese Development AidcorruptionEpochTVEpochTV LiveinfluenceLive VideosVideoWorld
0 Comment
The Chinese Communist Party has strived to penetrate governments all over the world with its unique way of using money and corruption. The first foreign trip of Qin Gang, the newly installed Chinese Foreign Minister, was to Angola and some other African countries, where he offered a package to build high-speed telecommunications infrastructure. The Chinese…
Kidney Donor for Nigerian Politician’s Daughter ‘Became Scared’ and Went to Police, UK Trial Told
LONDON—A young street trader from Lagos who had been offered money to give a kidney to the daughter of a wealthy Nigerian politician fled the home of a facilitator, spent several days homeless in London, and then walked into a police station and told them his story, a trial has heard. Ike Ekweremadu, 60, his…
Chinese Port in Lagos Could Threaten Continental US With Missiles: Congressman
China’s newly inaugurated billion dollar port in Lagos, Nigeria, will be a “game-changer” for the African nation’s economy, according to Chinese ambassador Cui Jianchun on Jan. 23. Gushing media promoted his promise that up to 200,000 jobs will be created for workers living near the Lekki Free Trade Zone, approximately 23 miles southeast of Lagos….
South Africa to Host ‘Strange’ Naval Drills With Warships of China and Russia
South Africa is set to indulge in what analysts have described as “10 days of war games” with China and Russia between Feb. 17 and Feb. 26 coinciding with the anniversary of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. The countries involved have described the event, to be held off South Africa’s east coast, as a “multilateral…
Mali Junta Expels UN Mission’s Human Rights Chief
The Malian interim government on Sunday said the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission’s human rights division had 48 hours to leave the country as he had been declared persona non grata. In a statement, it said the decision to expel Guillaume Ngefa-Atondoko Andali was connected to what Mali’s ruling junta said was his allegedly biased choice of…
Kilwa: The Forgotten History of the Swahili People | Arkeo Ep28
February 5, 2023
admin
AfricaArkeoArts & CultureArts & TraditionbelievedBrightcenturiescitiescoastdocumentariesdocumentaryEasternEpoch CinemaEpochTVFilm & TVforgottenHistoryintriguedKilwaopulentPeoplescientistsSubscribers OnlySwahiliTanzania
0 Comment
Along the eastern coast of Africa, the Swahili people have long intrigued scientists. It is believed that between the 10th and 15th centuries, the Swahili erected dozens of stone-built opulent cities in this area. …
US News
RSS Error: A feed could not be found at `https://www.theepochtimes.com/c-us/feed`; the status code is `200` and content-type is `text/html; charset=utf-8`