Rajpriya Gautam

There’s been a flurry of diplomatic activity between China and Senegal over the past week, including  a phone call between Presidents Macky Sall and Xi Jinping  along with  a meeting between President Sall and Beijing’s envoy to Dakar Xiao Han . No doubt this week’s shipment of COVID-19 vaccines was on their agenda but they also likely discussed logistics for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit. 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: Upcoming China-Africa Summit Likely to be a Mix of Online-Offline Events appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chin...

The Ugandan government on Monday  signed a $46 million (Sh5 billion) deal with the China Road and Bridge Corporation  (CRBC) to revamp a 260-kilometer railway that will connect to Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway, making it possible for goods and passengers to travel directly from Kampala all the way to the port of Mombasa. 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 Uganda Announces Breakthrough Deal to Link Its Railway With Kenya’s SGR appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/05/18/uganda-announces-breakthrough-deal-to-link-its-railway-with-kenyas-sgr/

Although more countries in Africa have received Chinese COVID-19 vaccines, the total quantity of jabs delivered remains a fraction of what’s going to other regions, especially in Asia and the Americas, according to the latest Vaccine Tracker report produced by the Beijing-based consultancy Bridge. 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 Compared to Other Regions, Africa Lags Far Behind in China’s COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/05/18/compared-to-other-regions-africa-lags-far-behind-in-chinas-covid-19-vaccine-distribution/

The People’s Liberation Army  shipped a donation of 100,000 doses of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines  to their counterparts in the Zimbabwe Defence Force. 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 Batch of COVID-19 Vaccines Donated by the PLA Lands in Zimbabwe appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/05/18/batch-of-covid-19-vaccines-donated-by-the-pla-lands-in-zimbabwe/

Colonialism and imperialism are the kinds of subjects that students in the U.S. and Europe study in school, framed within the assumption that they have very little applicability in contemporary geopolitics. But for the Chinese, these issues remain very close to the surface and make up a core tenant of Beijing’s discourse with its African counterparts. 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 Anti-Colonialism Remains a Central Tenant of China’s Engagement in Africa appeared first on The China Africa Project . source https://chinaafricaproject.com/2021/05/18/anti-colonialism-remains-a-central-tenant-of-chinas-engagement...

Kenya’s new Foreign Ministry building will be built and paid for by the Chinese government.  Ambassador Zhou Pingjian made the announcement late last week during a visit with Foreign Affairs Principal Secretary Macharia Kamau  at the current foreign ministry headquarters in Nairobi. The new building will take approximately three to four years to build at a cost of $38 million  (Sh40 billion). Neither Ambassador Zhou nor PS Macharia provided any details as to when construction is expected to begin. The Chinese envoy said the donation is intended in part to thank Kenya for its support 50 years ago when China rejoined the United Nations. The foreign minister was equally effusive: “We, in this ministry, have special gratitude to the government of the People’s Republic of China for the generous grant towards the construction of a new ministry headquarters,”  he told the ambassador during a press event. Ambassador Zhou also  donated a pair of luxury buses to the Ke...

The Fifth annual Silk Road International Exposition ended on Saturday in the northwestern Chinese city of Xi’an where officials announced that $24.6 billion worth of investment deals were reportedly signed during the five-day event. In all,  organizers say 72 deals were signed during the exposition that attracted 1,900 attendees from 98 countries . It’s worth noting that it’s customary for Chinese event organizers to make these kinds of big announcements at the conclusion of major events. While there’s no doubt a lot of business was conducted during the forum, the deal announcements can be misleading. In many instances, Chinese officials will stockpile deals in the run-up to these kinds of gatherings in order to generate the largest number possible for the end-of-event statement. Other Belt & Road Headlines From Around the World: TECH:  Alibaba’s ambitions to become a major digital services provider for Chinese companies operating along the BRI suffered a major s...