Emerging Trends and Myths in Africa-China Relations: Live From Johannesburg
[DISCLAIMER: This special bonus episode was recorded live from a classroom on the campus of Wits University in Johannesburg. Unfortunately, the audio quality isn’t great...
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Where Does Africa Fit in Xi Jinping’s New Foreign Policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined a more assertive foreign policy vision during his closely-followed address at the 20th Party Congress in Beijing last Sunday. He...
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The United Nations Development Program issued a new report this week that once again sounded the alarm on the urgent need for debt relief in...
Africa Again is the Backdrop for a Chinese Blockbuster Movie
Home Coming is the latest Chinese blockbuster movie set in Africa that registered big box office returns during its Golden Week opening. The film is set...
What Does Kenya’s SGR Tell Us About the Future of Chinese Railway Development in the Global South
The Chinese-financed Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya is one of the flagship projects of the Belt and Road Initiative. But the SGR like other...
Nosmot Gbadamosi on US-China Competition in Africa, Debt and “Preventative Infrastructure”
Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia commissioned a new road this week built by the Chinese conglomerate Sinohydro and paid for as part of a $2...
African Leaders, China Made It Clear This Week They’re Unhappy With the Current International System
African leaders one after another took the podium at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week to express their deep frustrations with the international system...
China and the Race to Dominate EV Battery Supply Chains
A new movement is underway in the U.S. to strip China out of the global supply chain for electric vehicle batteries — everything from the...
Week in Review: Illegal mining in Ghana, US Disillusionment in the DRC & #ChinaAfricaSpaceTalk
Aisha Huang, aka the “Galamsey Queen,” surprised everyone when she was arrested again for illegal mining in Ghana. What does her arrest say about the...