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Kate Bartlett

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August 13, 2023
Reporters Face Threats Across Africa

JOHANNESBURG — Across Africa, media are being obstructed by newsroom raids and arrests, attacks on reporters covering elections and legal challenges to their work.
August 09, 2023
As South Africa Marks Women's Day Activist Says Not Much to Celebrate

Women are facing increasing levels of gender-based violence even as South Africa tries to battle the scourge, rights activists say
July 18, 2023
South Africans Lament State of Nation on Mandela Day

JOHANNESBURG — With record levels of unemployment, widespread blackouts and corruption scandals, some South Africans say their country is failing to honor Nelson Mandela as the nation marks the late leader's birthday Tuesday.
July 15, 2023
South Africa Welcomes China's Huawei Innovation Center

Huawei technologies have been banned by the US
June 25, 2023
AI Helps Wildlife Rangers Fight Poaching in South Africa

Smart cameras, drones, and other technology are helping rangers better protect endangered species
June 14, 2023
African Leaders Head to Kyiv, Moscow on Peace Mission

African mediation initiative comes as some accuse delegation leader South Africa of helping Moscow
June 11, 2023
Africa, China Illegal Pangolin Scales Trade Spikes

South African authorities have expressed fears of increased possibilities of Pangolins facing extinction in Africa as demand for their scales has increased due to illegal trade linked to a century-old Chinese tradition of using them for medicine. For more, VOA correspondent Kate Bartlett produced this report from Lapalala Wilderness Reserve in Limpopo, South Africa, where she documented the impact of the illegal trade of Pangolin scales between Africa and China.
June 01, 2023
DRC-China Mining Deal Restructure Remains Uncertain

Facing upcoming elections, DRC president makes little progress on restructuring China mining deal during visit to Beijing
May 27, 2023
Poachers Traffic South Africa’s Endangered Plants

South African wildlife experts report a spike in poaching of endangered succulents in the semi-arid Karoo region, adding to the rise in poaching of elephants for ivory and rhinos for their horns - all contributing to the illegal harvesting for international markets, with China being the main destination for sale. For more, reporter Kate Bartlett produced this report from the Little Karoo in South Africa where she spoke to experts.
May 13, 2023
South Africa: Common Currency on BRICS Summit Agenda

BRICS nations want to create a rival to the US dollar, but the challenges are steep
May 07, 2023
China Invests in Africa's Green Future

JOHANNESBURG — A wind farm in Namibia and a floating solar farm on Zimbabwe's massive Kariba Dam are among the new green energy projects Chinese companies are looking at investing this year after Beijing pledged to help African countries address their energy problems with renewable sources.
April 22, 2023
Why Is China Building Africa's New Parliaments?

JOHANNESBURG — Zimbabwe’s parliament building gives an architectural nod to the country’s famous ancient ruins, Lesotho’s has a design resembling a "mokorotlo," the conical straw hat that’s part of national dress and Malawi’s has a dome that looks like a calabash. But the buildings were designed and built by a foreign power: China.
April 09, 2023
Network Connects African Journalists on Water, Climate

JOHANNESBURG — As more people become concerned about the effects of climate change, the largest network of journalists on the African continent reporting on water is becoming specialized in the environmental beat.
April 09, 2023
Report: China Aided Africa Debt Relief

JOHANNESBURG — A new report by researchers from Johns Hopkins University is giving China good marks for helping to restructure the crippling debt loads carried by some African countries.
March 28, 2023
South Africa Mulls Summit After ICC's Putin Arrest Order

JOHANNESBURG — With an International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant out for Vladimir Putin, South Africa is weighing what to do if the Russian president accepts an earlier invitation to attend an August summit in the country.
March 04, 2023
Confucian Education Part of China's Initiatives in Africa

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been spreading its global influence through the building of major infrastructure like railways, ports and bridges. But another key part of the BRI involves something much less tangible – spreading Chinese language and values as well as the Communist Party’s ideology. Kate Bartlett reports from Cape Town, South Africa.
February 28, 2023
China’s Influence Grows in Africa

Analysts report that China’s influence in Africa is growing as the East Asian nation continues to build major infrastructure on the continent while more nations embrace Mandarin and the Communist Party’s ideology.
February 21, 2023
What South Africa-Russia Naval Exercises Mean for China

The controversial naval exercises come as the U.S. and allies China and Russia battle for influence in a strategic region
February 10, 2023
"We Fear for Our Lives"– African Journalists

African media experts report that journalism is fast becoming a dangerous career on the continent following the death of two prominent practitioners.
January 19, 2023
China Speaks out on US-Africa Power Struggle

China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang this week wrapped up his first tour of Africa where he visited five different nations and faced criticism from some experts who say his country is competing with the United States over influence in Africa. In response, Gang said, “China does not see the continent as the arena for a new power struggle between the West and Beijing.” For more, VOA’s Kate Bartlett reports from Johannesburg.

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