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Canada is preparing potential new tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles to align with the US and EU https://bloom.bg/3xpSl80 📷: Laura Proctor/Bloomberg

Budget risks: Police seal off Kenya’s parliament and anti-tax protests spread to more towns, even after the government said it would amend a raft of levies in the face of popular opposition. https://bloom.bg/3z5CFXQ Currency boost: Zimbabwe plans to introduce regulations that will require businesses to settle a portion of their taxes in ZiG to boost the new bullion-backed currency that’s had a “positive impact” on the economy. https://bloom.bg/4eJIriv Settlement won: Sasol wins $341 million in damages and interest from South Africa’s state-owned Transnet after years of litigation over oil-pipeline charges. https://bloom.bg/4cqkURx Sign up for our twice-weekly newsletter on where sub-Saharan Africa stands now — and where it’s headed at https://bloom.bg/3OsOf3y. Next Africa publishes every Tuesday and Friday

US spies believe China’s leaders see little or no upside to the looming electoral showdown between President Joe Biden and his predecessor Donald Trump. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/4epxPVL 📷: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

BREAKING: The Indian rupee declines to an all-time low as broad US dollar strength weighs on most emerging Asian currencies. More here: https://bloom.bg/4ewDhG9 📷: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg

SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son declared he’s ready to swing for the fences when he makes his next big tech bet, suggesting the Japanese conglomerate is on the cusp of making a major investment in AI. More here: https://bloom.bg/3zaMC6w 📷: Toru Hanai/Bloomberg

🎙 Indonesia’s nickel business is powering the EV revolution, but it has a deadly, dark side. Listen to the Big Take Asia podcast https://link.podtrac.com/jxfy2rhy

Vietnam welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin, underlining its decades-old relationship with Moscow in the face of US criticism over the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine. Read more here: https://bloom.bg/3zi13We 📷: Nhac Nguyen/AFP/Getty Images

The bonhomie between two of the world's most isolated leaders, Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin, entered a new chapter with the Russian President's first visit to North Korea in 24 years. See how their friendship unfolded: https://bloom.bg/3KNnWUe 📷: Vladimir Smirnov/Sputnik/AFP/Getty Images

Presidential inauguration: Cyril Ramaphosa is sworn in for another term as South Africa’s president, after elections stripped the ANC of its parliamentary majority and forced it into a power-sharing alliance with long-time rivals. https://bloom.bg/3VOhHpo Deadly disease: Nigeria issues a public health warning after a "highly aggressive and contagious” cholera strain killed 15 people in Lagos. https://bloom.bg/4bbVdDp Stake sale: Eni is planning to sell a stake in its Ivory Coast exploration operations in a potential deal that could be worth about $1.1 billion, sources say. https://bloom.bg/3KQ1JVt Sign up for our twice-weekly newsletter on where sub-Saharan Africa stands now — and where it’s headed at https://bloom.bg/3OsOf3y. Next Africa publishes every Tuesday and Friday

Global investors are piling into India's $1.3 trillion of sovereign debt as they rush to find alternatives to China and Russia. Read The Big Take here: https://bloom.bg/3XvEqrM 📷: Álvaro Bernis