With U.S.-South Africa ties in the deep freeze, it was notable to see the sheer size of the U.S. delegation sent to this week’s Mining Indaba in Cape Town – one of the most prominent industry gatherings and one of the few where the Global South gets a prominent voice.
The Trump administration’s famous Afrophobia seems (momentarily at least) tempered by its greed for minerals. It is reportedly walking ...
Category: Law
As Anti-Scam Crackdowns Continue, Gangs Look for New Hunting Grounds
Around 1,800 Chinese nationals have been detained in the Cambodian authorities’ latest crackdown on scam compounds in the country. The country’s interior ministry said the arrests follow a raid on Saturday on an online fraud hub in Bavet, a city on the border with Vietnam. The arrests ...
Hong Kong Summons Panama Envoy Over CK Hutchison Ports Ruling
Hong Kong's commerce chief on Friday summoned the Panamanian Consul General in the city to condemn a court ruling that annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal. The move came after China's Hong Kong and Macau ...
CK Hutchison Begins Arbitration Against Panama Over Annulled Canal Contract
Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison said in a statement Tuesday it has initiated international arbitration against Panama, after a ruling by the country's top court annulled a concession allowing it to operate ports at the Panama Canal. Panama's Supreme Court last ...
China Warns Panama of ‘Heavy Prices’ to Pay After CK Hutchison Contract Quashed
China warned Panama on Tuesday there would be "heavy prices" to pay after a court ruling there annulled Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's contract to operate two ports at the Panama Canal. China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office called the ruling ...
East Africa Court Dismisses Activists’ Case Over Massive Franco-Chinese Oil Project
The East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case challenging TotalEnergies' massive oil project in Uganda and Tanzania, after civil society groups sought a full trial over the controversial development. Four civil society groups first filed a petition in 2020 ...
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Kyrgyzstan Arrests Chinese CEO of Gold Mining Firm
Kyrgyzstan said Tuesday it had arrested the Chinese CEO of a gold mining firm accused of causing "large-scale" environmental damage, amid growing public scrutiny over Beijing's influence in the Central Asian country. China has poured hundreds of millions of dollars of ...
Thailand Suspends Prison Boss Over Alleged Privileges for Chinese Inmates
Thai authorities have suspended a prison chief in Bangkok over allegations that high-profile Chinese inmates were granted access to women in a private cell and other privileges, the justice ministry said. The scandal erupted last week after local media reported two ...
China Issues Death Sentences to 5 Members of Myanmar Gang
China sentenced five people to death on Tuesday for their involvement in a violent criminal gang with fraud operations in Myanmar's Kokang region along the border, state media reported. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar's lawless borderlands, staffed by foreigners -- ...
More than 2,000 Arrests in Raid on Notorious Scam Hub in Myanmar
Myanmar’s army said more than 2,000 people were arrested in a raid on KK Park, a notorious center for telecom scams close to the Thai border. The military reportedly also seized thirty terminals used to connect the center to Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite internet network. ...
Indonesia Lifts TikTok License Suspension as App Shares Data
Indonesia lifted its suspension of TikTok's local operating license after the social media platform shared data requested by the government about recent protests, the Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs said. Indonesia has the second-largest audience on TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, ...
China Sentences 16 Myanmar-Linked Gang Members to Death
A Chinese court sentenced to death on Monday 16 members of a family-run criminal gang that established deadly scam centers in Myanmar's Kokang region on the border with China, among other crimes. Scam compounds have flourished in Myanmar's lawless borderlands, staffed ...
Zambian Farmers Sue Chinese Mining Firms Over Toxic Spill
By Clément Varanges Almost 200 people affected by a major toxic spill at a northern Zambian mine have filed an $80-billion lawsuit against the Chinese firm that owns the mine, according to legal documents seen by AFP Wednesday. ...