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China Urges Citizens to Evacuate Eswatini Citing Security Risks

China has urged its citizens and institutions currently in Eswatini to evacuate as soon as possible or relocate to safer areas such as South Africa. The consular affairs department of China's foreign ministry issued the warning on Tuesday, citing safety concerns including…

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2 sources across 2 countries · Hong Kong · United States

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  • Hong Kong Free Press Hong Kong · Centre-left · Non-profit, reader-funded
  • Bloomberg United States · Centre · Bloomberg L.P. (Michael Bloomberg)

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India and Southern African Customs Union Resume Trade Pact Negotiations

India and the Southern African Customs Union (Sacu) signed terms of reference on Wednesday to restart negotiations for a preferential trade agreement. The bloc includes South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, and Eswatini. This move revives discussions that previously took…

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2 sources across 2 countries · South Africa · United Kingdom

Who reported this

  • Business Day South Africa · Centre-right · Arena Holdings (Lebashe Investment Group)
  • Reuters United Kingdom · Centre · Thomson Reuters Corporation

What the colours mean

  • Left
  • Centre-left
  • Centre
  • Centre-right
  • Right
  • A hatched block means the outlet is affiliated with, or controlled by, a state.

Political lean describes where an outlet sits within the politics of its own country. It is never a position on a single global scale.

Political lean is comparable inside one country and not across them, which is why the bar groups by country first. Publicly funded broadcasters are not marked as state-linked.

The owner of each outlet is listed as a matter of record, not as a judgement about the outlet.

· morning