As mpox cases continue to spread across Africa, Kenyan health officials say they have implemented a raft of preparedness and response measures to swiftly detect and halt the viral disease’s advances. Nigerian authorities say the nation’s new partnership status with the BRICS bloc could unlock critical opportunities in trade, investment and agriculture. A new study by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies indicates that China’s Africa policy is part of a global strategy to create dependencies and interdependencies that make countries and regions more inclined to support Beijing’s global ambitions.