From the US to Africa: how China sees the world as Xi’s third term begins

Geopo­lit­i­cal rela­tions China’s pres­i­dent will have to nav­i­gate as coun­try reopens after three years of iso­la­tion As Xi Jin­ping starts his third term as China’s pres­i­dent, high on his agen­da will be strength­en­ing the country’s posi­tion on the world stage. After three years of iso­la­tion as Bei­jing tried to impose a harsh zero-Covid pol­i­cy, China…

What happened to the African students who fled Ukraine? BBC Africa

British-Zim­bab­wean Kor­rine Sky was study­ing med­i­cine in the Ukrain­ian city of Dnipro. Now back in the UK with her fam­i­ly she has faced obsta­cles in try­ing to resume her stud­ies. Kor­rine reached out and spoke to three med­ical stu­dents, who like her, have had their dreams and edu­ca­tion­al aspi­ra­tions impact­ed by the war. Exec­u­tive Pro­duc­er: Léone…

What Joint Drills With South African, Russian Navies Mean for China 

South Africa is under fire for host­ing joint naval exer­cis­es with Rus­sia dur­ing the one-year anniver­sary of the inva­sion of Ukraine, with crit­ics say­ing it will be a pro­pa­gan­da vic­to­ry for Moscow. But what does the third par­tic­i­pant in the drills, Chi­na, have to gain from the tri­par­tite exer­cis­es tak­ing place this week? Some ana­lysts told…