Via: Anadolu Agency

“The South African government has reportedly ordered Taiwan to move its representative office outside the capital Pretoria by the end of October.

Pretoria made the demand to Taipei on Oct. 7, during Taiwan’s National Day reception, Taipei-based Taiwan News reported on Thursday.


It added that South Africa had threatened to shut down the office if Taiwan did not comply.


The South African government has been pushing Taiwan to move its office since last year, citing UN Resolution 2758 and the “one-China” principle, the report said.

Anadolu could not independently verify these claims.

“Despite Taiwan resisting and seeking support from G7 nations, the South African government proceeded with the ultimatum,’’ according to Taiwan News.


Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung has asked his ministry to consider “appropriate responses, including requesting South Africa’s office in Taipei to relocate.”

Last month, China and South Africa upgraded their bilateral relationship to an “all-round strategic cooperative partnership”.

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Via: RT

“Mozambicans have gone to the polls to elect a new president and parliament. The counting of votes began on Wednesday evening, with the Frelimo party, which has been in power since the southern African nation gained independence from Portugal in 1975, projected to win.

Four candidates, including Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo, are competing to replace the current President Filipe Nyusi, who has served the two terms allowed under the country’s constitution”.

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It is with great satisfaction that the Editorial Team of the Brazilian Journal of African Studies (BJAS) announces the publication of its seventeenth issue, entering its ninth year of publication.

BJAS is a biannual digital publication, in Portuguese and English, dedicated to research, reflection, and dissemination of studies on African themes, with an emphasis on the areas of International Relations, History, Political Science, and Economics.

The new edition can be accessed here