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CGTN: China-Africa ties at 70: From shared struggles to a common dream of modernization

BEIJING, May 31, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This year marks the 70th anniversary of China-Africa relations. CGTN has published an article highlighting Africa's priority role in China's overall foreign policy, while tracing how the China-Africa partnership has been forged and strengthened over decades. The article also explores how deepening cooperation…

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Global Times: China's green approach presents a development paradigm better suited to the Global South

BEIJING, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In an era marked by ecological challenges, development dilemmas and geopolitical dynamics are increasingly intertwined. Through a series of innovative practices, Chinese modernization offers a "green solution" to some of humanity's pressing questions of survival and development. Rooted in the wisdom of Chinese civilization…

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India, Norway signed triangular development cooperation agreement for benefit of Global South: PM Modi

India and Norway on Monday signed a triangular development cooperation agreement aimed at supporting human development in Global South countries through India’s digital public infrastructure projects. Prime Minister Modi also highlighted Norway’s participation in the Indo-Pacific Ocean Initiative and stressed stronger cooperation in marine economy, maritime security and capacity building…

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The Guardian view on the WHO pandemic treaty: the west’s fantasy negotiations have put the world at risk

Editorial: After five years of deliberation the global south has forced the question that defined the Covid crisis: who will get the vaccines?

The Guardian - UK

G7 Shock: Global South Sends Urgent Message

While headlines are filled with wars and political tensions, a deeper and more dangerous crisis is quietly building beneath the surface. At the recent G7 meeting, S. Jaishankar delivered a warning that went beyond geopolitics. He didn’t talk about weapons or borders. He spoke about something far closer to home…

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Bridging the Global North-South gap through infrastructure, innovation and investment

Connectivity is seen as crucial to bridging the gap between countries in the Global North and the Global South, according to Asian leaders gathered at Davos to discuss how southern countries can take a more active role in shaping global trends.

Euronews

EU Woos Developing Nations At Investment Forum

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen pitched the bloc as a dependable partner in a transactional world Thursday as she hosted about a dozen Global South leaders at an investment conference in Brussels.

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How international aid cuts are eroding refugee protections in the Global South

Cuts to humanitarian aid by the United States government under Donald Trump are triggering a global dismantling of humanitarian infrastructure, which is severely undermining asylum systems.

The Conversation

Voices: A post-foreign aid world needs to be built on transformational tax and trade policies

COMMENT: As traditional donors like the US and UK cut back, the answer for Africa and the Global South is not in charity, but in a fundamental restructuring of how the world economy is organised, writes Fadhel Kaboub

The Independent UK

Putin arrives in China for key regional security summit amid stalled Ukraine peace talks

Putin is among a dozen leaders attending the regional security summit, which comes at a crunch moment in talks over his war on Ukraine, and for a summit thats demonstrating a strong show of unity among Global South leaders.

Euronews

America Has Completely Blown Any Sort Of EV Transition

The rest of the world is moving away from gasoline more quickly than the United States is, including the Global South.

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‘More science will save lives’: Deadly rainfall in Colombia and Venezuela highlights research gap

Scientists say inconclusive results in a climate attribution study on deadly floods and landslides in Colombia and Venezuela expose inequality in climate research.

Euronews

Nations are increasingly ‘playing the field’ when it comes to US and China – a new book explains explains why ‘active nonalignment’ is on the march

In 2020, as Latin American countries were contending with the triple challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, a global economic shock and U.S. policy under the first Trump administration, Jorge Heine, research professor at Boston University and a former Chilean ambassador, in association with two colleagues, Carlos Fortin and Carlos Ominami,…

The Conversation

UN Aid Meeting Seeks End To Global South Debt Crisis

More than 100 nations attending a UN aid conference pledged this week to help defuse the ticking time bomb of developing countries' ballooning debt, but deciding how is proving more divisive.

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Decentralizing computing power is key to avoiding an AI divide between the wealthy and the Global South

Countries outside of today's AI hotspots will have to pool their resources, with each providing part of a recipe that includes computing power, investment and people.

The Conversation

Rating agencies don’t treat the Global South fairly: changes South Africa should champion in G20 hot seat

Credit rating agencies like S&P Global and Fitch have an outsized influence on the economic fortunes of developing countries. Their assessments shape investor perceptions, influence borrowing costs, and ultimately shape a country’s development path. With many African countries now issuing bonds in global markets amid falling levels of official development…

Evening Standard

Dodds hails City efforts to tackle climate crisis and aid growth in Global South

The development minister announced up to £100 million for Mobilist which supports firms focused on delivering the UN’s sustainable development goals.

The Conversation

Beyond checking a box: how a social licence can help communities benefit from data reuse and AI

The original excitement about the influence of artificial intelligence (AI) on developed countries is shifting toward how AI might influence developing nations. The Economist recently ran a cover story extolling the potential of AI to help lower-income countries in sectors such as education, healthcare and agriculture; however, various commentators have…

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UN plastics treaty talks collapse as countries fail to agree targets on cutting production

Countries fail to agree on a target to cut plastic pollution and ban harmful chemicals as summit delayed to next year

The Independent UK

Indian and Nigerian leaders pledge stronger security ties and support for Global South

The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria

The Conversation

There are major risks, but also solutions for AI in the Global South

While artificial intelligence (AI) promises immense benefits, it also imposes tremendous risks. Some of them - accelerating misinformation, sophisticated cyber attacks and soaring energy consumption - have already arrived. Others, including super intelligent machines that take decisions independently of human oversight, are likely still a few years away. Although awareness…

The Conversation

People don’t like a ‘white saviour’, but does it affect how they donate to charity?

Efforts to redress global inequality are facing an unexpected adversary: the white saviour. It’s the idea that people of colour, whether in the Global South or North, need “saving” by a white Western person or aid worker.

The Guardian - US

UN envoy calls Canada’s use of migrant workers ‘breeding ground for slavery’

Tomoya Obokata’s report finds power imbalances and discriminatory practice exploits workers from global south

The Guardian - AU

China used ‘shocking’ bullying tactics ahead of Taiwan Ipac meeting, organiser says

Member countries from the global south were intimidated in an attempt to dissuade them from attending meeting, says executive director

The Hindu

Global South gaining in relevance

National seminar discusses the relevance of the Global South in the changing world order of the 21st century.

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