Chinese demand for illegal rosewood leads to deforestation in Cameroon
Cameroon is just one of a growing number of African countries that is facing a deforestation crisis due in part to the trade in illegal...
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Chinese corporate communications in Africa
Over the years, Chinese companies in Africa have earned a reputation for not very being good in how they communicate with local stakeholders, particularly with...
The future of Chinese infrastructure finance in Africa
Nigerian Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi acknowledged this week that he will no longer rely on China to fund two major railways and will have now...
An update on Chinese diplomacy in the Middle East with Jonathan Fulton
It’s been a frenetic start of the year in Chinese diplomacy in the Middle East. Right after he returned from a five-nation tour of Indian...
How China’s economic and security interests converge in Africa
China-Africa trade smashed a new record in 2021 and surpassed $250 billion. This was a dramatic increase over the $187 billion that the two sides...
Investigating Chinese corruption in the DRC linked to the “deal of the century”
China’s role in the landmark Congo-Hold Up corruption scandal was relatively small compared to those of other actors that were found to have funneled millions...
Taking stock of Wang Yi’s tour of East Africa & Indian Ocean states
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is back in Beijing after wrapping up the customary first overseas trip of the year that always begins in Africa...
Why South Africa remains China’s most important relationship in Africa
There was a flurry of Chinese diplomatic activity in Africa this week with Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s first overseas trip of the year who went...
Chinese involvement in the “Congo Hold-Up” corruption scandal
19 media outlets together with five NGOs in the U.S. and Europe pored through 3.5 million leaked documents from a Gabonese bank to produce Congo...