Heads of Libya's warring sides in Russia for talks (In English)
利比亞交戰雙方首腦在俄羅斯舉行會談（英文）
Talks in Russia aimed at agreeing on an unconditional and open-ended ceasefire in Libya failed to achieve a breakthrough on Monday and have been adjourned for the night.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/01/libyan-rivals-sign-ceasefire-deal-moscow-monday-official-200113001441632.html
Death of Iranian General Soleimani Provokes Muted Reaction in Africa’s Giants (In English)
非洲大國對伊朗將軍蘇萊曼尼之死反應冷淡（英文）
Nigeria and South Africa are the giants of Africa, with the two largest economies on the continent. Both have had long-term relationships with Iran, though South Africa’s has been the closer. Thus far, the official reaction to Soleimani’s death from Nigeria and South Africa has been muted or non-existent, reflecting caution. Though the Nigerian inspector general of police has put his forces on 「red alert,」 likely fearing action by the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) or other alleged Iranian proxies, there has been no apparent word from the government. In South Africa, the fiercest reaction came from the African National Congress (ANC), while Naledi Pandor, the South African foreign minister, called for calm.
https://www.cfr.org/blog/death-iranian-general-soleimani-provokes-muted-reaction-africas-giants
Egypt: China Gezhouba Group to build 500 MW of solar power plants (In English)
埃及：中國葛洲壩集團將建設500兆瓦太陽能發電廠（英文）
The Egyptian government plans to install new solar power plants across the country with a cumulative capacity of 500 MW. They will be built by the China Gezhouba Group. With this, Egypt is moving closer to its overall goal of increasing the percentage of renewable energy in the country's energy mix to 42% by 2035.
https://www.afrik21.africa/en/egypt-china-gezhouba-group-to-build-500-mw-of-solar-power-plants/
Morocco and France's far right: Dangerous liaisons? (In English)
摩洛哥和法國極右翼：危險的聯繫？（英文）
Since the colonial era, France and Morocco have been considered as friends, tied together by a 「community of interests」, as colonial-era adminstrator General Lyautey liked to declare. History has corroborated that perception. Today, France is Morocco’s top economic partner and country of emigration, and several politicians of Moroccan origin have become ministers in the French government. The number of French expatriates in Morocco is also on the rise. Yet, historical relations between the two countries have not always been easy, as illustrated by the clandestine connections between the kingdom and the French far-right.
https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/morocco-and-frances-far-right-dangerous-liaison
Trump gaffe as Ethiopia turns to South Africa as Nile mediator (In English)
川普失言，衣索比亞轉而尋求南非調節尼羅河爭端（英文）
US President Donald Trump’s claims that he deserved the Nobel Peace Prize may have pushed Ethiopia to seek another international mediator in its Nile dispute with Egypt.
https://www.theafricareport.com/22079/trump-gaffe-as-ethiopia-turns-to-south-africa-as-nile-mediator/
Macron sends more troops to Sahel within new counterterrorism plan (In English)
馬克龍執行新反恐計劃內向薩赫勒地區增兵（英文）
France plans to send additional troops to the Sahel and appealed for more international support for counterterrorism efforts, following a summit in the French city of Pau attended by leaders of the G5 Sahel nations on Monday.
https://africatimes.com/2020/01/14/macron-to-send-more-troops-to-sahel-within-new-counterterrorism-plans/
Turkish trade minister to embark on Africa tour (In English)
土耳其貿易部長將開始非洲之行（英文）
Ruhsar Pekcan to visit Nigeria and Morocco to meet ministers and join business events.
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/turkish-trade-minister-to-embark-on-africa-tour/170097
African economies will outperform global growth in 2020 despite a lag from its biggest countries (In English)
非洲各經濟體在2020年的表現將超過全球增長，但非洲最大經濟體落後了（英文）
Last year, Africa had some of world’s fastest-growing economies and 2020 won’t be very different. A few of the countries on the top 10 list may have changed but the IMF, World Bank and other institutions all expect above global average GDP growth. The top performers will be South Sudan (8.2%), Rwanda (8.1%) Côte d』Ivoire (7.3%), Ethiopia (7.2%), Senegal (6.8%), Benin (6.7%) and Uganda (6.2%) along with Kenya, Mozambique, Niger and Burkina Faso all expecting 6% growth. While these countries help push up Africa’s overall average economic growth rate forecast to 3.8% (or 3.6% for Sub Saharan Africa), these averages are weighed down closer to the global average (3.4%) by the two largest economies, Nigeria (2.5%) and South Africa (1.1%).
https://qz.com/africa/1783714/african-economies-to-watch-in-2020-debt-and-climate-crisis/
Despite US mediation: Ethiopia PM invites South Africa into Nile dam rift (In English)
衣索比亞總理邀請南非進入尼羅河大壩項目（英文）
Ethiopia’s prime minister Abiy Ahmed took advantage of his visit to South Africa to ask for President Cyril Ramaphosa’s help in his country’s dispute with Egypt over a massive dam project on the Nile River.
Talks last week among Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan failed to reach a consensus on technical issues, including the filling of the $4.6 billion Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam. 「Ethiopia always believes in a win-win approach with Egypt and the Sudan.
https://www.africanews.com/2020/01/13/despite-us-mediation-ethiopia-pm-invites-south-africa-into-nile-dam-rift/
Africa's richest man plans U.S office to diversify wealth (In English)
非洲首富丹格特(Aliko Dangote)計劃將在紐約開設辦事處，以實現投資多元化（英文）
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote plans to take office space in New York to help diversify his investments.
He also wants to avoid the risk of currency fluctuations on the continent, bloomberg reports.
The owner of the biggest cement company in sub-Saharan Africa will use the base and an existing one in London to become more global after the completion of a $12 billion, 650,000 barrel-a-day refinery currently under construction in Nigeria.
https://www.africanews.com/2020/01/11/africa-s-richest-man-plans-us-office-to-diversify-wealth/
Ghana backs West Africa's Eco currency, opposes euro peg (In English)
加納支持西非的』』ECO』』貨幣，反對盯住歐元匯率制度（英文）
Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo has indicated his country’s determination to join a West African currency that will replace the France-backed CFA franc as soon as next year in eight regional countries.
「We, in Ghana, are determined to do whatever we can to enable us (to) join the Member States of UEMOA, soon, in the use of the eco, as, we believe, it will help remove trade and monetary barriers,」 the president said in a statement.
However, the statement indicated that Ghana opposed plans to keep the eco pegged to the euro, urging regional authorities to work quickly toward 「adopting a flexible exchange rate regime」.
https://www.africanews.com/2019/12/30/ghana-backs-west-africa-s-eco-currency-opposes-euro-peg/
Kenya : Port of Mombasa records super growth (In English)
肯亞蒙巴薩港迄今記錄的貨櫃運輸量高速增長（英文）
Good figures for the port of Mombasa in Kenya, which recorded its best score in 2019, representing a 7.3% growth in container handling.
With more than 1.400 million twenty-foot containers handled in 2019, a growth of more than 7% more than in 2018, the port of Mombasa scored its best score in its history.
This is thanks to growth in transit and transhipment activities and numerous investments. A record which encourages it to go even further in its 2020 forecasts.
https://www.africanews.com/2020/01/08/kenya-port-of-mombasa-records-super-growth-business-africa-business-africa/
Libya's shaky ceasefire fails to halt clashes (In English)
利比亞停火難執行，衝突難免 （英文）
Libya’s warring factions have accused each other of violating a ceasefire proposed by Turkey and Russia, as fighting continued on the outskirts of capital Tripoli as at Sunday (January 12).
The halt in hostilities only held for a few hours on Sunday before violence resumed.
A statement by the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord said it had recorded gunfire coming from Haftar’s forces in the southern outskirts of Tripoli. Haftar’s forces also countered with their own accusations.
https://www.africanews.com/2020/01/13/libya-s-shaky-ceasefire-fails-to-halt-clashes/