Rajpriya Gautam

Environmental groups in Zimbabwe are celebrating the news that China’s largest bank, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC),  has decided not to fund the controversial $3 billion Sengwa coal-fired power plant . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post ICBC Bails on Financing $3 Billion Sengwa Coal Power Plant in Zimbabwe appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/30/icbc-bails-on-financing-3-billion-sengwa-coal-power-plant-in-zimbabwe/

Most of the foreign and development ministers from the Group of 20 gathered in Matera, Italy on Tuesday for the  organization’s first in-person meeting since 2019 . China and Russia, however, were among the few who were noticeably absent from the forum.  Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post In a Contentious G20 Meeting, Foreign Ministers Exchange Jabs About Jabs appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/30/in-a-contentious-g20-meeting-foreign-ministers-exchange-jabs-about-jabs/

There’s been a lot of discussion since the Group of 7 countries announced the creation of the new Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative. It is nominally intended to help developing countries build badly-needed infrastructure. But B3W also includes an underlying political objective: presenting an alternative, some call it a “rival,” to China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Leading Development Experts Try to Decipher the B3W and Whether It Can Present a Viable Alternative to China’s BRI appeared first on The China Afr

The Biden administration has made it clear that it wants to directly challenge China’s dominance in the Global South in both infrastructure development and vaccine distribution. In addition to facing a formidable competitor who has a significant head start in both areas, the U.S. will also have to overcome its own record that understandably provokes skepticism among policymakers in a number of developing countries. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post If the U.S. is Going to Challenge China in the Infrastructure Space, It Will Have to First Overcome a

China may be trying to transition to a services-led high technology economy that doesn’t rely as much on manufacturing but that shift will take years. In the meantime, Chinese factories still need to rely on vast amounts of minerals, metals, and other mining products to bolster their output, particularly in new strategic industries like electric vehicle batteries. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post When It Comes To Mining, Africa and Australia Are the Primary Sources of Key Minerals and Metals for China appeared first on The China Africa Project .

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)  awarded its highest honor to veteran diplomat Liu Guijin for his four decades of diplomatic work in Africa. In his role as CCP General Secretary, Xi Jinping on Tuesday gave Liu the  Order of July the First  medal. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post CCP Awards Highest Honor to Veteran Diplomat Who Designed Chinese Policy in Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/30/ccp-awards-highest-honor-to-veteran-diplomat-who-designed-chinese-policy-in-africa/

A U.S. and European observers often wonder why African leaders have so thoroughly embraced engagement with China despite warnings of predatory lending, cyber espionage and so forth. In many policy circles, there’s genuine confusion as to why the Western offer isn’t more appealing and largely unable to compete as effectively. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post 6 Reasons Why Africa Likes China appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/29/6-reasons-why-africa-likes-china/

Reports that the Chinese-made Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine may be faltering against the onslaught of the Delta variant is prompting some in countries like the United Arab Emirates to re-vaccinate using a stronger vaccine-like Pfizer’s. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Concerns Over Sinopharm’s Efficacy Prompts Some in UAE to Over-Vaccinate appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/29/concerns-over-sinopharms-efficacy-prompts-some-in-uae-to-over-vaccinate/

Nowhere in Africa is the virus spreading faster today than in Namibia, where the government is running out of vaccines just as infections are spiking. With just 0.8% of the population inoculated, public health authorities have halted inoculations and is using what remains of its supply of Chinese-imported Sinopharm jabs on those who’ve already had one shot. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Namibia Runs Out of Vaccines Just as the Third Wave Hits appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/29/namibi

Two-thirds of the 23.8 million vaccines that China has sold or donated in Africa to date have gone to just three countries: Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Full access to the News Feed that provides daily updates on Chinese engagement in Africa and throughout the Global South. China, Africa and the Global South... find out what’s happening. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post 2/3 of All Chinese Vaccines Sold or Donated to Africa Have Gone to Just Three Countries appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/29/2-3-of-all-chinese-vaccines-sold-or-donated-to-africa-have-gone-to-just-three-countries/

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opened a new Chinese-funded training academy intended to support business and political leaders. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Ethiopian PM Opens New Chinese-Funded Leadership Academy in Addis Ababa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/28/ethiopian-pm-opens-new-chinese-funded-leadership-academy-in-addis-ababa/

A number of countries throughout Africa are exhausting their limited supply of COVID-19 vaccines just as a devastating third wave of the virus sweeps across the continent. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Third Wave Sweeps Across Africa as Scarce Vaccine Supplies Run Out appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/28/third-wave-sweeps-across-africa-as-scarce-vaccine-supplies-run-out/

The rapid spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus in Indonesia is prompting growing concern that the Chinese vaccines the country’s now reliant on may not be up to the challenge.  The Indonesian Medical Association reports that 10 of the 26 doctors who died from the virus this month had received two shots of Sinovac vaccine , prompting fears that the vaccine simply isn’t as effective as promised. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Will Chinese Vaccines Hold Up Against the Delta Variant? That Depends on Who You Trust. appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafr

The growing presence of “malign Chinese and Russian activities and influence” is one of three key factors complicating U.S. foreign policy in the Sahel Region of Africa,  according to a new policy brief from the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Policy Brief: China Now Among Key Factors Complicating U.S. Foreign Policy in the Sahel appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/28/policy-brief-china-now-among-key-factors-complicating-u-s-foreign-policy-in-the-sahel/

A well-known Nigerian chieftain in Lagos bestowed honorary chieftaincy titles on three foreign nationals and nine Nigerians  earlier this month  to commend them for their contributions to economic development in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post A Chinese Woman Gets a Ceremonial Chieftancy in Nigeria and the Internet Goes Berserk appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/28/a-chinese-woman-gets-a-ceremonial-chieftancy-in-nigeria-and-the-internet-goes-berserk/

Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly agreed in principle to reschedule the Republic of Congo’s debts to Beijing in a move that will presumably pave the way for a half-a-billion dollar IMF rescue package to take effect. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Xi Reportedly Agrees to Reschedule Republic of Congo’s Chinese Debts appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/22/xi-reportedly-agrees-to-reschedule-republic-of-congos-chinese-debts/

Leading U.S. think tanks including CSIS and international media outlets like the Financial Times have settled on a narrative that the sharp reduction in Chinese overseas development lending provides the clearest evidence to date that China’s Belt and Road Initiative is “ pulling back ” or being “ curtailed .” Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Many in U.S. & Europe Think China’s Belt and Road is Slowing Down. Leading Chinese Development Scholars Says They’re Looking at the Wrong Data. appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/22/many-in-u-s-europe-think-chinas

Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visited Kenya this week as part of New Delhi’s ambitions to become a major development partner to Africa. Like the G7, Jaishankar wants to challenge China’s dominance in the African construction market and position Indian contractors as a competitive, more sustainable alternative. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post India Wants to Replace China as Africa’s Preferred Construction Partner appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/22/india-wants-to-replace-china-as-africas-preferred-construction-partner/

Local authorities in the south-central Namibian town of Mariental have decided to demolish a Chinese-built multipurpose youth center rather than spend $54,000 to repair the building,  according to a report in today’s Namibian newspaper. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Namibian Authorities To Demolish a Relatively New Chinese-Built Multi-Purpose Center Due to Poor Construction appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/22/namibian-authorities-to-demolish-a-relatively-new-chinese-built-multi-purpose-center-due-to-poor-construction/

China crossed the 300 million mark last week for the number of COVID-19 vaccines shipped overseas with more than half going to countries in Asia,  according to the latest figures the Beijing-based consultancy Bridge Beijing’s weekly vaccine tracker report. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Asia, Latin America Remain Top Destinations For Chinese Vaccines While Shipments to Africa Have Largely Stalled appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/22/asia-latin-america-remain-top-destinations-for-chinese-vaccines-while-shipments-to-africa-have-largely-stalled/

Chinese defense contractors are making further inroads into the Angolan market.  The state-owned China National Aero-Technology Import & Export Corporation (CATIC) signed an $85 million deal to provide the Angolan defense sector with a “supply of equipment, military means and assistance services.” CATIC is already a big player in Angola after selling the air force more than a quarter of a billion dollars’ worth of jets and other equipment.  (CHINA LUSOPHONE BRIEF) A South African container ship with more than a thousand pallets of grapefruit is idling off the coast of Shanghai after it’s been repeatedly denied permission to berth.  The vessel left Durban in late May for Japan where it dropped off some of its cargo and then headed for Shanghai where it’s been anchored for more than three weeks. Neither Chinese officials nor South Africa citrus industry representatives are commenting as to what’s going on. Two more cargo ships, also loaded with South African citrus, are on their way

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is getting support from his ruling party allies in the House of Representatives to further the crackdown on social media and introduce even stricter “Chinese-style” regulations. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Nigerian House Representative Endorses Chinese-Style Social Media Regulation appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/24/nigerian-house-representative-endorses-chinese-style-social-media-regulation/

A new batch of Sinopharm jabs landed in the Seychelles on Tuesday, highlighting the government’s loyalty to the Chinese jab, even amid resurgent infection rates in the Indian Ocean island country. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Seychelles Doubles Down on Chinese Vaccines Amid Rising Infection Rates and Efficacy Concerns appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/24/seychelles-doubles-down-on-chinese-vaccines-amid-rising-infection-rates-and-efficacy-concerns/

Senegal is following China’s lead in pursuing a new “digital sovereignty” initiative that will require all government data and digital platforms on foreign servers to be stored in a new national data center. “We have to rapidly repatriate all national data hosted out of the country,”  President Macky Sall said at the launch of the center in the western coastal city of Diamniadio on Tuesday .  Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Senegal Launches Digital Sovereignty Initiative With New Chinese-Backed Data Center appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/23/senegal-la

The DR Congo will be saddled with debt and poor quality infrastructure as a result of the faulty 2008 deal between the state-run mining company Gecamines and a consortium of Chinese investors,  according to a new report by the Kinshasa-based NGO African Resources Watch (Afrewatch). Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post NGO Report: DRC is the “Loser” in the Sicomines Mega-Mining Deal With China appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/23/ngo-report-drc-is-the-loser-in-the-sicomines-mega-mining-deal-with-china/

Officials from the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) say they will not be bullied or intimidated to approve Chinese or Russian COVID-19 vaccines. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post South Africa Pharmaceutical Regulator Says It Won’t Be Bullied Into Approving Chinese and Russian Vaccines appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/23/south-africa-pharmaceutical-regulator-says-it-wont-be-bullied-into-approving-chinese-and-russian-vaccines/

A group of unknown Chinese entities has reportedly been operating a large-scale illegal gold mining operation in one of the poorest and most remote regions of eastern Sierra Leone,  according to an investigative report published in Sunday’s edition of the Sierra Leone Telegraph newspaper . Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post 25 “Massive” Illegal Chinese Gold Mines Discovered in a Remote Region of Sierra Leone appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/21/25-massive-illegal-chinese-gold-mines-discovered-in-a-remote-region-of-sierra-leone/

A massive social media uproar is underway in China over allegations made by leading online (Chinese) influencers and the Beijing-based, European-funded  China Dialogue environmental news website  that have brought attention to the issue of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) Chinese fishing around the world. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese Social Media Uproar Over Allegations of Chinese Illegal Fishing appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/21/chinese-social-media-uproar-over-allegations-of-chinese-illegal-fishing/

[AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE] Europe is gradually reopening to vaccinated travelers as coronavirus restrictions ease, but in some African nations such as Morocco recipients of jabs not recognized by the EU are facing disappointment. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Africans Inoculated With Sinopharm Blocked From Entering the European Union appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/21/africans-inoculated-with-sinopharm-blocked-from-entering-the-european-union/

Lacking the pop culture Europeans and Americans have long relied on to bolster their soft power diplomacy in Africa, China instead uses alternative messaging about its rapid economic development, infrastructure accomplishments, and now domestic poverty alleviation. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Poverty Alleviation is Becoming an Increasingly Important in China’s Public Diplomacy Messaging In Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/21/poverty-alleviation-is-becoming-an-increasingly-important-in-chinas-public-diplomacy-messaging-in-africa/

China has a well-deserved reputation for being the financier of choice for coal-powered energy projects around the world. While many other development finance agencies have backed away in recent years from underwriting heavily polluting power plants, China seemingly went the other way. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Report: The Belt and Road Is Becoming Greener as China Backs Away From Financing Coal Power Projects appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/17/report-the-belt-and-road-is-becoming-greener-as-china-backs-away-from-financing-coal-power-projects/

It’s been almost a week since the G7 announced its new U.S.-inspired Build Back Better World initiative that aims to channel private capital to build infrastructure in developing countries as part of a broader effort to stem China’s influence in this arena. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Two Competing Views of the G7’s B3W vs. China’s BRI appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/17/two-competing-views-of-the-g7s-b3w-vs-chinas-bri/

Media in Equatorial Guinea  have been closely following the shipment of 500,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines from the airport in Beijing to the capital in Malabo where it’s expected to arrive on Thursday. The Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua confirmed that this shipment was purchased by the EQ government and is not a donation.  (XINHUA) Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Half a Million Sinopharm Jabs Now Going From China to Equatorial Guinea appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/17/half-a-million-sinopharm-jabs-now-going-from-china-to-equatorial-gu

The effectiveness of Chinese-made vaccines is emerging as an enduring narrative in the U.S. media due in part to resurgent infection rates in countries that have relied heavily on Sinopharm and Sinovac jabs. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post As Infections Rise in Countries Previously Vaccinated With Chinese Jabs, Doubts Persist About Vaccine Efficacy appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/17/as-infections-rise-in-countries-previously-vaccinated-with-chinese-jabs-doubts-persist-about-vaccine-efficacy/

There’s been a lot of discussion over the past year about China’s desire to eliminate its dependence on Australian iron ore in favour of supplies from countries like Guinea, Algeria, South Africa and Brazil among others. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post As Much as China Probably Wants to Shift Its Iron Ore Buys From Australia to Africa, It Won’t Happen Soon appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/17/as-much-as-china-probably-wants-to-shift-its-iron-ore-buys-from-australia-to-africa-it-wont-happen-soon/

A Swedish pension fund with almost $90 billion under management divested its shares in the Chinese state-owned Power Construction Corporation due to “violations of environmental norms” in Tanzania’s Selous Game Reserve.  The firm, A7, also dropped Huaneng Power International for expanding its coal power operations. The company said the moves were taken as part of a regular review of its holdings that takes every June and December.  (PENSIONS & INVESTMENTS) Gunmen attacked a Chinese mining facility in the northeastern Nigerian state of Taraba late Wednesday night.  Two people including a police officer were killed and a pair of Chinese nationals were abducted. Authorities say they are looking for the assailants but don’t have any leads at this time. This is the latest in a string of kidnappings of Chinese nationals in Nigeria this year, both on land and at sea.  (PUNCH) Chinese national Deng Pangfei is in custody in Nairobi after he was stopped at a roadside checkpoint where

After a flurry of announcements at the end of the three-day G7 summit in Cornwall, observers around the world spent Monday digesting the communiqué, various government fact sheets, and news coverage to try and piece together what it all means.  Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese News and Social Media Commentary Largely Dismiss G7’s Plans to Challenge BRI and Vaccine Distribution appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/15/chinese-news-and-social-media-commentary-largely-dismiss-g7s-plans-to-challenge-bri-and-vaccine-distribution/

The U.S. effort to catch up with China’s vaccine distribution drive in developing countries got off to a rocky start on Monday when the embassy in the Caribbean island state of Trinidad and Tobago  announced on Twitter that it would donate a total of 80 vials  of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines to the local government (upper photo). Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post The U.S. Campaign to Challenge China’s Vaccine Distribution Drive in Developing Countries Gets Off to an Awkward Start appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/15/the-u-s-campaign-to-challenge-chinas-vaccin

With the launch of the G7’s new “Build Back Better World” initiative (B3W) that aims to distinguish itself from China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by channeling private sector capital to build infrastructure in developing countries,  three senior leaders in the International Monetary Fund’s Africa department  argued in a blog post on Monday that such funding will be difficult to achieve. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Attracting Private Investment to Build Infrastructure in Africa May Sound Like a Great Idea, but It’s Really Difficult in Practice appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https:

Chinese vaccine deliveries to Africa over the past week increased by just 500,000 doses compared to the previous week,  according to the latest data from the Bridge Consulting Vaccine Tracker Report.  While that’s a sizable number of jabs given the paucity of vaccine shipments to Africa, it pales in comparison to the quantities of Chinese-made vaccines delivered to countries in the Asia Pacific region during the same period. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post China’s Vaccine Deliveries to Africa Slow to a Trickle While Shipments to Asia Soar appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafrica

Now that analysts and observers have had a few days to digest last weekend’s announcements from the G7 summit in Cornwall, England, there’s a growing sense that outcomes from the club of rich democracies did not rise to the challenges of the moment, specifically in their effort to confront China. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping China-Africa relations. Connect with leading professionals on the China- Africa Experts Network. You’ve reached your free monthly article limit. Subscribe today for unlimited access. Monthly $15/mo OR Yearly $149/yr (17% Savings) Click Here to Learn More The post Alex Lo: Why China, Not the G7 is Setting the Global Agenda appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/06/16/alex-lo-why-china-not-the-g7-is-setting-the-global-agenda/