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The South African rand fell for a seventh consecutive session due in part to investor concerns about the economic well-being of the country’s largest trading partner, China.   The SA currency is now at its lowest level since January, weighed down by the ongoing lockdowns that have cooled demand for African natural resources by keeping factories offline and limiting operations at many of China’s largest ports.  (REUTERS) The Swiss mining giant Glencore will now join several Chinese and Israeli firms to face scrutiny in the DRC over unfair mining contracts.   Kinshasa added Glencore’s Mutanda copper and cobalt mine to the growing list of contracts signed under the previous government of Joseph Kabila that will now be reviewed. Some of Mutanda’s mining permits expire in May and Kinshasa will want to ensure that any contract renewals are equitable for the DRC.  (BLOOMBERG) … Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the k

The Chinese mineral exploration and mining company Sinomine (aka China Mining Resources Group) announced on Tuesday that it’s withdrawing from a mining and construction contract with the Zambian government because of Zambia’s debt crisis and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.  The company  released a statement  on Tuesday announcing the decision. Because no funds have yet been disbursed, the contract termination is expected to go ahead without dispute. Seen in isolation, the termination is a minor data point. However, it is an indicator that signals major implications for Zambia and 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. 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

As Kenyan stakeholders complain because tolls to use their new Nairobi Expressway have increased  before the Chinese-built road has even opened , they should spare a thought for their compatriots in Cambodia. While the toll on the Nairobi Expressway will start from about $1 for the smallest vehicles, single car users of the  soon-to-be-completed Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway  will pay $12. This price will kick in after a month of free access. After a year, the toll could be hiked to $19.  Both roads are being built by the Chinese state-owned construction behemoth China Road and Bridge Corporation. The cost difference is partly due to a difference in size.  The Cambodian road  is 7 times longer and contains 89 bridges. However, both are funded by public-private partnerships in which CRBC will recoup its cost through tolls. Both roads will open soon.  … Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shap

China improving its image in Africa by building sports stadiums is one of the hoariest cliches of Africa-China relations, but that doesn’t mean it’s not true. This week, Wu Peng, China’s top diplomat for Africa  highlighted  a whopping eight stadium renovation projects in Senegal alone.  … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post A Lot Has Changed in China-Africa Relations But Not Beijing’s Passion to Build Stadiums appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2022/04/28/a-lot-has

The “Quality African Goods” (非洲好物) shopping festival kicked off on Thursday as part of a larger two-week e-commerce bonanza organized by a group of provincial governments together with China’s Ministry of Commerce. The African portion of the event is relatively small overall and certainly won’t do much to move the needle of China’s highly imbalanced trade with most African 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post A Small African Trade Show in China Highlights Some Very Big Trends appeared first on The China

Pakistan’s new Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif  paid a condolence visit to the Chinese embassy  in Islamabad on Tuesday. He vowed revenge against those responsible for a suicide bombing in Karachi that killed three Chinese nationals earlier in the day. “We will not sit with ease till the criminals are arrested and punished and we will hang the culprits who took the life of the Chinese nationals,”  the Prime Minister told Chargé d’affaires Pang Chunxue. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Pakistan’s PM Vows “Exemplary

Bloomberg journalists Michael Kavanagh and William Clowes are the subjects of  a new mini-documentary  that explains how China became the dominant foreign mining power in the DR Congo. The 17-minute video doesn’t provide any new information about the origins of companies SICOMINES or the controversy surrounding the estimated $25 million that Chinese intermediaries funneled to family representatives of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila documented in the  2021 #CongoHoldUp investigation . … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn Mo

The Egyptian dairy company Green Land took down its new TV commercial this week for its spreadable cheese product that featured an angry Chinese boss berating his local employees for choosing to eat a snack rather than get back to work. The spot sparked immediate outrage in Egypt’s Chinese community and prompted concerns that it would even offend Chinese sensibilities back in Beijing — potentially even jeopardizing the flow of Chinese foreign investment in the country. The decision to remove the ad was no doubt painful for Green Land since it came during the Ramadan holiday month when TV viewership is at its highest in Egypt. … 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. Subscri

Chinese ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zhu Jing, is back in Kinshasa now after a week-long tour earlier this month to the country’s strategically important mining zones in Lualaba and Katanga Provinces. Those two regions are at the heart of a rapidly escalating geopolitical competition among the world’s major economic powers over who will have access to the DRC’s vast supply of cobalt and other metals/minerals that are used to power electric vehicles. China, for now, is the dominant foreign player in the Congolese cobalt extractive sector, and Zhu’s visit was widely perceived as a way to convey to international rivals in Washington, D.C., Brussels and elsewhere that Beijing’s standing in the region remains formidable. … 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

The impact of the floods that disrupted operations at South Africa’s Durban harbor is being felt throughout the cobalt supply chain. The Swiss cobalt miner Glencore reacted by  declaring force majeure , but so far little has been heard from the Chinese companies that dominate both cobalt mining in the DRC and 80% of global cobalt refining. The prominent  Africa Yellow and Black  community WeChat news service, which reports on issues affecting the Chinese community in the DRC and beyond, recently asked how Chinese stakeholders in the cobalt supply chain are being affected: … 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 Yearl

This week’s sentencing of a Chinese mine owner in Rwanda to twenty years in prison for whipping an employee drew a sharp reaction from African netizens. However, beyond a pro forma statement from the Chinese embassy in Kigali, Chinese reactions have been much rarer. However, an anonymous Chinese business owner in Rwanda recently posted a fascinating reflection on the implications of the ruling for Africa-China labor relations and why they sometimes turn so sour . The author, nicknamed ‘Africa Bob,’ admits to being baffled by Sun Shujun’s decision to assault his employee: “According to my personal experience, the Rwandan government and police are very protective of investors, and they take law enforcement seriously. Why choose to publicly whip someone like this and to make people watch? This is not only illegal but also a very stupid management style. … Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read exclusive insights on the key trends shaping

There was a wide range of reactions to China’s decision to become a member of a new Zambian creditors committee that will convene with the aim of restructuring the African country’s $17 billion external debt.  The initial response from some African finance ministers was solidly positive while international stakeholders were a bit more reserved: … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post China’s Decision to Join Zambian Creditor Committee is Well Received Albeit With Some Skepticism appeared first on The China Africa Proj

China’s newly-arrived ambassador to Zambia,  Du Xiaohui , led a handover ceremony this weekend for a shipment of 600,000 COVID-19 vaccines. This is the first large-scale delivery of COVID jabs to Africa from China in a very long  following a massive plunge in distributions late last year . Separately, Beijing’s top foreign policy spokesperson, Hua Chunyin,  reaffirmed the government’s pledge  to deliver 600 million doses to Africa this year. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post For the First Time in a Really  Long T

COVID-19 lockdowns and the war in Ukraine will decrease China’s appetite for South African exports, while slowing down crucial exports of Chinese products to South Africa, according to South African analysts.  (BUSINESS LIVE)     B3W:  The U.S.-led Build Back Better World (B3W) global infrastructure initiative could have significant impacts on China’s global influence, warns a prominent Chinese expert.  (SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST) AUSTERITY:  As crises like the pandemic and the war in Ukraine hit African economies, many governments are responding with austerity measures, to balance the budget. International development bodies warn this could make things much worse.  (AFRICAN ARGUMENTS)   MILITARY:  China’s arms sales, military training, and investment in African infrastructure projects are increasingly giving Beijing a foothold on the continent, according to the noted military tracker Jane’s.  (WALL STREET JOURNAL) TECH:  Chinese crackdowns on the tech sector, including on th

Kenya’s new Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway  is hiking its toll prices , even though it hasn’t opened yet. The government announced that motorists using the motorway will pay 350 Kenyan shillings ($3.03) more than previously announced, bringing the total toll to between 120 and 1,800 shillings ($1.04-$12.54), depending on the vehicle. The increase is due to a weakening of the shilling compared to the U.S. dollar. The expressway was financed by China Road and Bridge Corporation, which will recoup its costs via tolls. This private-public partnership is aimed at reducing infrastructure-related debt, but the  tolls have proven controversial  among Kenyans. … 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 w

Amid excitement and controversy, Kenya is celebrating the opening of its new Nairobi Expressway in the most Kenyan way possible: by running a marathon. It was recently  announced  that the new Chinese-built highway will be the scenic setting for this year’s Nairobi City Marathon,  which will happen on May 8 . Runners will enjoy the views along the Chinese-built elevated roadway, while competing for the continent’s largest cash prizes in the standard marathon (42 km,) half-marathon (21 km) and expressway race (10 km) categories. … 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) Already a subscriber

Opponents of Nigerian Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi’s presidential run are using paid media content to paint him as too close to China. This is the newest attempt to link Amaechi with China, after the Chinese embassy in Abuja hit back at similar rumors last week. The allegations play into long-running but unfounded anxieties about the impact of Chinese debt on the Nigerian economy. On Friday, the Nigerian newspaper Premium Times published an article under the headline “Nigeria and the danger of Chinese loans,” which alleged that Amaechi is an apologist for predatory lending by China. The article is listed as a “press release,” that is, as paid content. The article has subsequently been republished in several other publications. … 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

Chinese President Xi Jinping called for a new global security initiative while rejecting the economic decoupling championed by the United States. Xi spoke Thursday at the Boao Forum for Asia, traditionally an occasion for the announcement of broad, new policy directions. The speech gave a glimpse into China’s views of a China-led global order, which is sure to gain attention throughout the Global South, amid the ongoing impacts of the Ukraine conflict. Xi’s message to developing world: China is your champion and defender and partner in promoting development. His message to rest of world: China will be the engine of global growth. Countries will benefit from China’s rise (…if they stay in Beijing’s good graces). < … 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 G

The Karongi Intermediate Court in Rwanda’s decision to hand down a hefty prison sentence on Tuesday to Chinese mining boss Sun Shujun for brutally beating his employees sparked an outpouring of emotion online. “The Chinese are there mining the minerals and stealing the resources of their country and then treating the people like this. Shameful,”  said one Twitter user whose views represented the mood of many. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Rwandan Court’s Prison Sentence for Chinese Mining Boss Sparks Passiona

With road and rail  access to South Africa’s main port in Durban  still blocked by the damage from  the past week of record floods , there’s a new urgency to develop alternate trade routes for the vast quantities of natural resources that flow from the mining belts in the southern DRC and Zambia — mostly bound for China. While new routes connecting the Congolese cobalt mining hub Lumbubashi with ports in  Angola  and  Tanzania  are now either in the process of being upgraded or developed, Namibia also wants to compete for that business. … 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) Already a s

China’s ambassador to Liberia, Ren Yishang published a long op-ed in  Wednesday’s edition of the New Dawn Liberia newspaper  complaining about a recent article by the former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe comparing the current crisis in Ukraine with the situation regarding Taiwan. While this beef with Japan might strike Liberian readers as abstruse, it is a testament to the determination of Chinese diplomats to stamp out unwelcome messages on the Taiwan issue no matter how irrelevant they might be to local stakeholders. … 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) Already a subscriber? Lo

While there have been countless seminars on China-Africa relations in Washington featuring scholars, think tank analysts, and journalists, it’s quite rare that these discussions feature high-ranking State Department officials. The higher up in the ranks, the more they prefer to keep discussions out of the public eye. So, it was notable when one of Washington’s top diplomats for Africa, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Amy Holman, participated in  a recent Foreign Policy Research Institute webinar  to discuss the U.S. perspective on China’s presence in Africa. … 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

Ethiopia’s ambassador to China,  Teshome Toga, briefed the Chinese think tank  the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) on the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia on Wednesday. While this kind of briefing isn’t news per se, it does provide a rare glimpse into how Chinese positions on thorny issues like peace in the Horn of Africa are shaped. This is because  the CCG isn’t a run-of-the-mill think tank . It was established under the  United Front Work Department , which reports directly to the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party. This means that these kinds of briefings allow for the coordination of positions between the Chinese government and key partners in Africa. … 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

David Malpass, the president of the World Bank, again singled out China in calling for new debt restructuring mechanisms to help the developing world. Malpass and the International Monetary Fund’s managing director Kristalina Georgieva  told reporters  that rising interest rates are exacerbating a debt crisis among developing countries already struggling with the pandemic and spiking food prices. In a separate interview  with Bloomberg, Malpass said “the world needs to have a resolution process for debt that’s more robust than we have right now and starts earlier […] The world was set up under the old debt composition, where China wasn’t a big player.” … 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 wh

The COVID lockdown that’s causing a pileup of cargo vessels outside of the Port of Shanghai  is now leading to shipping holdups  all along China’s eastern seaboard. 477 ships, carrying everything from grain to metal ores are waiting all the way from Ningbo to the northern city of Tianjin. These holdups are reverberating globally, affecting countries dependent on commodities exports, many of which are in Africa. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Shanghai Lockdown Causes Shipping Traffic Jam All Along Eastern China

The Government of Angola  will set up  a police station to serve the Chinatown district of its capital Luanda, announced José Bamoquina Zuwu, Angola’s Interior Minister. He made the announcement  during a rare visit  to the Chinese neighborhood. The move follows  increasing attacks  against Chinese residents in Angola and neighboring countries. The police station would echo a similar community-police liaison set up in South Africa, which led to  fake news  that the Chinese government is opening police stations in South Africa. … 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) Already a subscriber?

The Sudanese army is going to learn to speak Chinese! Well, at least a small contingent will. This follows the opening of the country’s first Confucius Institute at the University of Khartoum this week. The CI’s inaugural class will be made up of military officers from the Sudanese Armed Forces. Presiding over the opening, Sudanese commanders said the language training will prepare the ground for these soldiers to receive further training in 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. 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Sudan’s First Confucius Institu

China’s ambassadors in Africa are normally very reclusive, especially on English-language social media platforms like Twitter. So, it was a bit surprising to see Fei Shangchao, China’s envoy to Somalia,  get into an all-out Twitter feud on Tuesday with anyone and everyone willing to throw a verbal punch China’s way . He responded to  critiques of Beijing’s treatment of Uyghurs ,  Western media reports about the Chinese in Africa ,  predatory lending , and  accusations of Chinese misbehavior in the DR Congo  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. 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) Already a subscriber? Log i

Shanghai’s COVID lockdown  is resurrecting  a troubling trend in Africa-China social media. Online agents accept orders to create tailor-made videos to inspire Shanghai residents to persevere through the pandemic-related restrictions. The problem is that these videos include Africans, dancing and holding up signs in Chinese. While the trend is a reworking of services offering bespoke videos of birthday wishes, it has a darker history. Over the last few years, online services have sold and circulated  videos of Africans  (including children) being paid a pittance to  sing and utter phrases  in Mandarin and to hold up signs. When it came out that some of these signs  were racist , and that the payment and production contexts were highly problematic, the issue caused strong pushback on African social media. … 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

The  Chinese embassy in Nigeria  came out forcefully against  a report  on an obscure news website that alleged China plans to support the candidacy of Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi in the country’s upcoming presidential election. The embassy tweeted an image of the article, branded ‘FAKE NEWS’ and issued a statement rebutting the allegations that ‘Amaechi secured the backing of the Chinese government’ following several meetings ‘between Amaechi’s allies and the Chinese government.” … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More

The Chinese embassy in Nigeria has  hurriedly expressed support for calls  to clean up the Osun River, which feeds into the densely inhabited Lagos lagoon, following months of reporting that Chinese mining companies are partly responsible for polluting the waterway with heavy metals. The embassy  T weeted a statement  pledging vague support to cleanup efforts, and saying it “will work together with the Chinese Consulate General in Lagos to collect vital information so as to study the situation.” It also called on Lagos residents to send data and images of the problem to the embassy, to aid their research. … 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

The  Chinese embassy in Kampala announced  that Beijing will provide Uganda with a $20 million aid grant intended to support social development initiatives. While this sum doesn’t stand out compared to Western aid allocations, it is notable because these kinds of conventional aid deals are quite rare for 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. 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Rare $20 Million Chinese Aid Grant to Uganda appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2022/04/18/rare-20-million-chinese-aid-

Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway is now arguably the most controversial Chinese project in Africa, due to runaway rumors that debt from the  notoriously opaque agreement  will lead to the seizure of the port of Mombasa by Chinese banks. This controversy prompted Professor Deborah Brautigam’s team at Johns Hopkins University’s China Africa Research Initiative to launch a deep investigation into the deal.  Their report , “How Africa Borrows from China: And Why Mombasa Port is Not Collateral for Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway” has now been launched. It provides the most complete glimpse up to date of the deal’s terms and debunks many conspiracy theories. … 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’

While discussions of Africa-China engagement tend to focus on the government-to-government level, Chinese private companies are quietly transforming the African business landscape. So writes the noted Kenyan economist Anzetse Were, in a recent article for SupChina. She argues that the Chinese private sector is a key driver of engagement, one that needs to be better understood: … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Chinese Companies are Transforming the African Business Environment: Economist appeared first on The Ch

A summit between the United States and the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian States (ASEAN) is back on. The White House announced that President Joe Biden will meet with leaders from the group on 12 and 13 May. This follows the  recent cancellation  of an earlier iteration of the summit, planned for early April, due to the crisis in Ukraine, and scheduling conflicts. The meeting follows a  2021 summit , during which the United States pledged $102 million in initiatives to expand its engagement with the Southeast Asian economic power bloc. … 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% Savin

Shanghai’s controversial methods in trying to contain the spread of Omicron have sparked widespread negative media coverage in China and around the world. Now it appears that Chinese propaganda authorities are trying to change that perception by providing broadcasters in places like Nigeria with pre-packaged video reports that present a very different narrative than what is available on social media and from international media outlets. … 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) Already a subscriber? Log in Click Here to Learn More The post Concealed Chinese Propaganda in Nigeria Aim