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[New Zimbabwe] Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is exploring ways of forging economic ties with Mozambique and Zimbabwe in the agricultural sector.

[The Herald] Sifelani Tsiko -- The signing of memoranda of understanding between Zimbabwean and Belarusian universities this week offers a great platform to propel and bolster real scientific, technological and innovation change in a developing country such as Zimbabwe.

[MAP] Rabat -- President of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez announced on Wednesday in Rabat during the Morocco-Spain Economic Forum, a new financing protocol worth 800 million euros (MM?) for joint projects in Morocco.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Angola and Belgium Wednesday analysed the state of bilateral cooperation during a meeting between the Angolan Minister of Foreign Affairs Téte António and the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib.

[ANGOP] Luanda -- Belgian Government has expressed its interest in cooperating with Angola in the renewable energy sector, said the European country's minister of Foreign Affairs, Hadja Lahbib.

[The Conversation Africa] January was a busy diplomatic month for South Africa. The country hosted Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and US treasury secretary Janet Yellen. Josep Borrell, vice-president of the European Commission, was also in town.

[Capital FM] Iten -- The UK government will construct a Sh2.3 billion irish and sweet potato factory in Iten, Elgeyo County.

[VOA] Cape Town, South Africa -- Climate activists in South Africa are protesting a refueling stop by a Russian ship that they say is ignoring a ban on exploring oil and gas in Antarctica.

[Nyasa Times] The United Kingdom (UK) has committed over K600 million (£500,000) towards Malawi's cholera emergency response as the country is currently experiencing its worst cholera outbreak ever recorded.

[DW] The German government wants to ban the export of pesticides no longer approved in the European Union. But manufacturers and distributors with their sights set on Africa as a growing sales market are not pleased.

[The Herald] Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko arrived in the country yesterday for a historic three-day State visit where several deals in key sectors of agriculture, mining, infrastructural development, science and innovation are expected to be consummated.

[New Era] European Union commissioner for internal market, Thierry Breton, has confirmed the willingness of the EU to support Namibia in further developing a home-grown extractive, refining and recycling industry for raw materials. The EU is also ready to assist Namibia in expanding its green hydrogen production capacity.

[Daily News] AMBASSADOR for European (EU) countries last week had a trip to Mwanza, visiting various projects including the on-going Butimba Water Treatment Plant (WTP).

[VOA] Johannesburg -- The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell visited South Africa on Friday, urging Pretoria to use its ties with Russia to convince Moscow to stop its war on Ukraine.

[CFR] As the Kremlin-linked Wagner Group expands its Africa footprint, questions remain about what "neutrality" really looks like for African governments.

[DW] Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has signed a gas deal worth billions on a visit to Libya. The plan is for Italian and Libyan energy giants to jointly develop two offshore gas fields.

[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Nordic countries show desire to further reinforce their economic and development cooperation with Ethiopia, Ethiopian Ambassador to the Nordic countries, Mehreteab Mulugeta said.

[SAnews.gov.za] South Africa says it appreciates the European Union's (EU) continued support of the development cooperation aligned to the National Development Plan (NDP) and the backing it received during the COVID-19 pandemic and the creation of the local mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub.

[New Zimbabwe] Belarus President, Alexander Lukashenko, will jet into Zimbabwe Monday to meet his counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa for talks aimed at strengthening the two countries' relationship.

[SAnews.gov.za] It is critical for South Africa to continue to learn from the extensive experience and expertise that the European Union has in a number of areas and economic activities, says Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana.

[Govt of SA] The European Union's (EU's) Commissioner for International Partnership, Ms Jutta Urpilainen, and Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana met in Pretoria to discuss the EU's development partnership with the country, as well as other areas of cooperation and mutual benefit to South Africa.

[Daily News] The body of a Tanzanian national who was killed in Ukraine fighting with Russian forces returned to his home country on Friday.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- German shoe manufacturer Josef Seibel is expanding its base into Kenya as it eyes a piece of the country's booming shoes industry.

[Leadership] Nigeria will now enjoy duty-free trade on 99 per cent of goods exported to the United Kingdom, the deputy British High Commission in Lagos said yesterday.

[New Zimbabwe] ASTON VILLA midfielder Marvelous Nakamba is racing against time to secure a move away from the Premier League side as transfer deadline fast approaches.

[Shabait] Mr. Kibreab Tekeste, Eritrea's Consul General in Frankfurt, and Mr. Kahsai Tewolde, head of Public and Community Affairs at the Eritrean Embassy in Germany, conducted seminar to nationals in Hamburg and its environs focusing on the objective situation in the homeland as well as on the national development programs.

[Vanguard] The UK government on Monday said it had cut tariffs and extended duty-free trade in goods exported from Nigeria

[Namibian] PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has sternly told European Union (EU) commissioners that they cannot force Namibia to take sides in the Ukraine-Russia war.

[DW] Germany's Development Ministry wants to be a more important player in Africa. Development Minister Svenja Schulze has just presented a new concept -- but reactions have been mixed.

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Private Suppliers Now Be Allowed to Sell Power to the City of Cape Town