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 ...

Resource-rich Namibia starts the year with the prospect of multibillion-dollar investments in nuclear power, minerals processing and housing for its police force, in a series of deals unveiled during ...

China has gained a dominant position in Africa's critical minerals sector through long-term investments in mining and refining capacity--factors that make it challenging for African countries to ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion in financing to Africa, during the summit he hosted for the continent's leaders in Beijing last week. The move comes as the U.S. scrambles to regain ...

The Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province, on June 11, 2025.

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. On the infrastructure front, a consortium of Chinese banks led by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China reportedly provided 85 percent ...

Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Chen Mingjian, has once again highlighted China’s unwavering commitment to child health and welfare in Tanzania, describing children as not only the nation’s future but ...

China is shifting its energy investments in Africa from fossil fuels to renewables, with solar and wind power projects now constituting a majority of its energy engagements on the continent. Africa's ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

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 ...

China has made the transfer of smart city technology one of the dimensions of its security diplomacy towards Africa. How concerned should Washington be about this development? As China seeks to expand ...

For centuries, cultures around the globe have prized items made from rosewood due to its fine-grained durability and rich coloring. Nowhere has this been more true than in China, where rosewood ...