[Chinese President Xi Jinping has promised to cooperate with African nations on the basis of equality, a pledge aimed at easing African concerns about Beijing’s growing influence on the continent. In a keynote speech to Africans in Tanzania’s economic hub of Dar…

[CENTRAL African rebels seized control of the capital Bangui as the president fled, but they promised to respect a January peace deal that provides for elections within three years. Looters and armed gangs roamed the streets of the city and there were…