No other country comes near the depth and breadth of China’s engagement in Africa. It is Africa’s largest trading partner, bilateral creditor and a crucial source of infrastructure investment. Chinese ...

Africa’s largest e-commerce platform has discovered an unexpected weapon in its battle against Chinese shopping giants: embracing the very merchants that power its competitors while capitalizing on ...

China's role in Africa is shifting from state-owned enterprise-led infrastructure to private consumer goods. Surge in Chinese exports and small entrepreneurs targeting Africa's growing consumer market ...

For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost ...

China continues to dominate trade with the continent. But overlending—and US initiatives to extend its security and investment footprint—are challenging its position. China solidified its position as ...

Recent reports from several think tanks detailed the important role of the media in framing—and at times, facilitating or limiting—Chinese influence across Africa. These reports highlight the CCP’s ...

The nairobi expressway curves 27km (17 miles) through Kenya’s capital. Built by the China Road and Bridge Corporation, a state-owned enterprise (soe), the road will open later this year. Under its ...

Despite much talk of a slowdown, there is reason to believe that Chinese loans to African countries will increase in 2024. Throughout both the COVID-19 pandemic and much of 2023, there was been an ...

More than a dozen African countries – including Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Nigeria and Egypt – have deployed surveillance devices in recent years through cybersecurity and surveillance firms from ...

China President Xi Jinping is pictured on a big screen during an evening news program, showing his keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the 8th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) at a mall ...