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Nigeria: Lagos Carnival 2013 Associated Press LAGOS— In Nigeria’s biggest city, a Monday morning typically sees bumper-to-bumper traffic as people struggle through heat and exhaust fumes to get to work. This Monday, however, the roads were not filled with cars, but with people celebrating the Lagos Carnival. Dancers in colorful costumes resembling those of Brazil’s […]

Central African Republic names post-coup government Deutsche Welle Coup leader and self-proclaimed president Michel Djotodia has formed a caretaker government for the Central African Republic. In addition to the presidency, Djotodia will also assume the post of defense minister. In a decree read on national radio Sunday, Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye named the new transitional […]

Australia wants to cut out US dollar in trade with China   By Ryan Villarreal International Business Times Australia is seeking to bypass trading in U.S. dollars with China in a deal that will be the focus of Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s trip to Beijing next week. Trade with China, Australia’s primary trading partner, totaled […]

BRICS 5th Summit concludes in Durban, South Africa China-Africa relationship will never cease Xinhua DURBAN, South Africa– Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday that China-Africa relationship will never cease its development and that China is ready to elevate and broaden its ties with Africa. “The development of China-Africa ties can only be in present […]

China’s exploitation of Latin American natural resources raises concern Economic benefits countered by environmental damage and fears over lopsided nature of trade relations with Beijing Jonathan Watts The Guardian Amazonian forest cleared in Ecuador, a mountain levelled in Peru, the Cerrado savannah converted to soy fields in Brazil and oil fields under development in Venezuela’s […]

China, South Africa agree to build exemplary relations- China’s president meets with other African leaders Xinhua PRETORIA, South Africa– Chinese President Xi Jinping and his South African counterpart, Jacob Zuma, met here Tuesday and agreed to further boost bilateral relations. Noting that China and South Africa are both important developing countries with similar histories and […]

South Africa: President Jacob Zuma speaks about the 5th BRICS Summit in Durban By Penwell Dlamini South African Press Association PRETORIA — The establishment of BRICS is not to create a new “talk show”, President Jacob Zuma said on Monday. “BRICS is not a talk show. It is a serious grouping. I’ve just identified here […]

Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI together at Castel Gandolfo By Nicole Winfield and Paolo Santalucia Associated Press CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy— The two men in white embraced and showed one another the deference owed a pope in ways that surely turned Vatican protocol upside down: A reigning pope telling a retired one, “We are […]

BRICS Development Bank expected to improve cooperation: Brazilian envoy Xinhua ADDIS ABABA — Establishing a Development Bank of BRICS to enhance cooperation is eye-catching at the March 26 summit of the five emerging economies in Durban, South Africa, according to Isabel Christina Heyvaert, Brazilian ambassador to Ethiopia. In an exclusive interview with Xinhua on Thursday, […]

Scotland to hold a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom on September 18, 2014 Xinhua EDINBURGH — Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond on Thursday announced the independence referendum for Scotland would be held on Sept. 18, 2014 to decide whether Scotland should be an independent country. In a statement to the Scottish Parliament, Salmond […]