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We consider the impact of Joe Biden's election as US president on the African continent. With China's growing influence on a region rich in raw materials, many analysts feel it is time fo the US to play a greater role on the continent, and we hear more from Abraham Muthogo, chief executive of Miradi Capital in Nairobi. Also in the programme, it's Singles Day in China, created by internet giant Alibaba to encourage single people to buy gifts for themselves. Edison Wang is solution director of Yimian, a company that analyses online shopping in Shanghai, and tells us how much of a business hit the event is this year. Plus with the pandemic having hit festivals around the world in a big way, the 大象传媒's Nisha Patel examines the likely economic impact on Diwali, the Indian festival of light, which is this weekend.

(Picture: Then-vice-president Biden speaks in Kenya in 2010. Picture credit: Getty Images.)