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Proposal to strike a diplomatic settlement with Russia is thought to have little chance of success
China's president has presented a plan which would increase its influence in Central Asia as the summit with five former Soviet states concludes.
With France's influence waning in Africa, it was time to push reset.The president Emmanuel Macron laid out a revamped strategy for the continent. He has insisted Africa is a priority of his second term as president, and indeed this week he will head there for the second time since being re-elected last year.Embarking on a four-nation trip to Gabon, Angola, the republic of Congo and finally the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
In South Africa, president Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a number of agreements to fund the country’s transition away from coal: A plan called, "The Just Energy Transition Partnership." This includes loans of 300 million Euros each from France and Germany’s development banks. These and other planned high-interest loans have some South Africans worried the country is snowballing its debt. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Cape Town, Nadine Therone explains.
A week after deadly storms started lashing South Africa's east coast, the army said Monday (April 18) 10,000 troops were on the ground to help restore key services and aid the search for 63 people who remain missing. The death toll stands at 443, but with each passing day, hopes diminish of finding more survivors. FRANCE 24's Nadine Theron tells us more.
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