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China’s potential president for life is carving out an increasingly prominent role for China on the world stage. One of the places where Xi Jinping is expanding his country’s footprint is in Africa, where Beijing’s security and economic interests are deepening. Some see China’s presence in Africa as a testing ground for a new kind of multilayered engagement around the world.

VIDEO EXPLAINER: Do you want to use the internet without leaving a digital trail? Welcome to the dark web, which is made up of websites and servers not scanned by search engines like Google. Here’s how the dark web can keep you on the down-low.

The woman tapped to be the United States’ first female spymaster is attracting both praise from many in the intelligence community and suspicion from those who question her role in what some say amounted to torture. Gina Haspel is a 30-year CIA veteran whose experience includes running a CIA prison in Thailand, a so-called ‘black site’ where terror suspects were held and at times subjected to harsh interrogation techniques.

Deporting a foreign national from the United States doesn’t always go as planned. Before deporting someone, US authorities must have a removal order and travel documents from the deportee’s country or a valid passport from that country. But both require cooperation from foreign countries and that’s not always easy to come by.

African entrepreneurs are among those who attend the South by Southwest music, film and tech festival looking for potential investors or partners. One place Africans can find networking opportunities is at SXSW’s Africa House, a new venture where Africans can meet members of the US diaspora and fellow Africans.

VIDEO: NATO’s primary focus has evolved over the decades since its founding in 1949. With roots in Europe and North America, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization is evolving again to meet new global risks.  North Korea’s missile and nuclear build-up has led NATO to boost its engagement in the Asia-Pacific region.