this is bbc news, the latest headlines. britain has banned arrivals from six african countries amid warnings over a rapidly spreading new coronavirus variant. china has released its latest white paper on partnerships in africa detailing broad themes and guidelines forjoint cooperation in the future. titled a partnership of equals , it stressed that china and africa will always be a community with a shared future. the focus this time is mainly on three areas green investments, post covid recovery and mutual support in internationalforums. high level exchanges will also continue to play an important role.