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“China ready to share its 1.4 billion people market with SA as relations soar”

“China ready to share its 1.4 billion people market with SA as relations soar”

THE close ties between China and South Africa are set to continue to flourish as the two nations seek to cement ties that have entered “the golden era”. A mega-reception to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between SA and China was hosted by the Embassy of China in SA at its HQ in Acardia, Pretoria, today (Tuesday). Former President Kgalema Motlanthe and his wife Gugu led a list of high-level public figures that included Dr Naledi Pandor, Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Other cabinet ministers included Dr Nkosasana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister…
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Somalia reviving ties with Kenya

Somalia reviving ties with Kenya

ABDI SHEIKH SOMALIA has announced that is restoring diplomatic relations with neighbouring Kenya almost six months after severing ties, accusing Nairobi of meddling in politics. Relations between the countries have also been tense over the ownership of potential oil and gas deposits, some of which lie off the coast of Jubbaland, one of Somalia's five semi-autonomous states. "Now diplomatic relations are restored," Abdirahman Yusuf, deputy information minister, told a news conference in Mogadishu, saying the Gulf Arab state of Qatar had helped in the process. Kenya's foreign ministry said on Thursday evening that it took note of the Somali government's…
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Israel to halt Palestinian land annexation in historic deal with UAE

Israel to halt Palestinian land annexation in historic deal with UAE

MAHA EL DAHAN, JEFFREY HELLER and STEVE HOLLAND  ISRAEL and the United Arab Emirates have announced an agreement that will lead to a full normalization of diplomatic relations between the two states, a move that reshapes the order of Middle East politics from the Palestinian issue to Iran. Under the accord, which U.S. President Donald Trump helped broker, Israel has agreed to suspend annexing areas of the occupied West Bank as it had been planning to do, White House officials said. It also firms up opposition to regional power Iran, which the UAE, Israel and the United States view as…
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