President Jacob Zuma moves from Hangzhou to Guangzhou

President Jacob Zuma is attending the Investing in Africa Forum in China. He’ll talk about partnerships with China in vocational training and skills development. ends intro The gathering in Guangzhou is the second Investing in Africa Forum in which the Chinese government through the China Development Bank brings together representatives of government, business and international […]

Elsewhere in Africa

Elsewhere on the continent,  Africa correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports The semi autonomous region of  Puntland says it will not heed neighboring Somalia’s ban on the import of the mildly narcotic khat from Kenya. Daily flights of the leaf have continued despite the conflict that’s torn the Horn of Africa country. From today, Somalia’s barred these […]

Gabon minister quits over government refusal to recount disputed election votes

Gabon’s justice minister’s resigned because of his government’s refusal to recount votes in a bitterly contested election result. Opposition leader Jean Ping, who’s claiming victory is calling for a general strike to topple President Ali Bongo. ends intro France says several of its dual citizens are unaccounted for following clashes and mass arrests that ensued […]

France calls for recount of Gabon votes after dispute election result

French Prime Minister Manuel Vals is urging the Gabonese government to recount votes after President Ali Bongo’s disputed poll win. Vals’ remarks come hours after Gabon’s Justice Minister and second prime minister quit the government because of its failure to order a recount. ends intro President Ali Bongo’s claiming victory over former foreign minister and […]