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Firefighters are attempting to put out a series of fires fanned by hot conditions and strong winds across the Cape Peninsula.
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday set ablaze 15 tonnes of contraband ivory and vowed to intensify the ongoing war against wildlife crimes in the country.
China urged parties in South Sudan to stop fighting and form a transitional government as soon as possible, said a Chinese envoy on Tuesday.
Two people were killed when a bomb exploded near a top court building in central Cairo, the health ministry said, the deadliest attack in three blasts to hit the Egyptian capital on Monday.
African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) on Saturday welcomed a move by Chinese government to impose a one- year ban on imports of African ivory carvings.
China indicated Friday that it opposes a US-drafted resolution that would open a path for UN sanctions against those blocking peace and promoting violence in South Sudan.
China's railway industry has made great progress in both technology and the various railway services, and has taken solid steps in developing international markets.
Tetrandrine, a compound common in Chinese traditional medicine, has been found effective in treating the deadly Ebola virus disease in mice.
Seven out of ten Tanzanians describe China as having a positive influence on their country.
Ugandan health authorities said Wednesday that they have intensified efforts against the deadly typhoid outbreak in the capital and two central districts.
President Barack Obama has nominated a career diplomat to be the first US ambassador to Somalia in nearly 25 years.