Two-way trade between China and Africa has defied expectations, growing despite economic challenges.
Use of resources to repay loans is a popular model for China, but critics warn these deals are unfair and ‘mortgage the future of countries’.
Amid a new Chinese appetite for avocados, South Africa will become the third African nation to export the fruit.
After pausing them during the pandemic, Beijing’s growing military diplomacy is seeing more frequent port visits.
Chinese workers are building a railway in the Sahara Desert, in China’s latest step in diversifying its iron ore supply.
Earnings by Chinese firms from construction works in Africa have dropped by 31 per cent since 2015. Experts say this is the ‘new normal’.
The government is concerned about how the platform owned by Chinese firm ByteDance is complying with Kenya’s data protection and privacy laws and may ban public officials from using it.
Beijing positions itself to grow its oil and mining interests after a major diplomatic shift in the African nation.
Chinese companies will build two new sporting arenas in Africa, continuing Beijing’s tradition of ‘stadium diplomacy’ for influence-building.
Following decades of the ‘Angola model’ – oil-backed loans to access Chinese funding for infrastructure – Beijing vows to help modernise Angola.
In a bid to break its reliance on Australia and Brazil for iron ore, China is diversifying further afield.
IMF report says that between 2015 and 2021, the total number of Chinese workers in African countries fell by 64 per cent.
A flurry of construction in Africa by Chinese mining companies has seen lithium exports double.
You may not have heard of Chinese firm Transsion – but it is currently dominating the mobile phone market in Africa and the Middle East with three brands that have never been sold in China.
As the Chinese leader met President Bio in Beijing, the pair pledged to ‘safeguard’ African interests on the global stage.
Beijing will be the backdrop this year for gatherings of Latin American and African leaders, part of a long-standing relationship with developing countries.
Chinese demand for the hides accounts for the slaughter of more than 5 million animals each year, many from Africa.
Hunan is not an economic heavyweight, but analysts say trade zone can leverage its policies, industries and agricultural links to help the province carve out niche as centre for business between China and Africa.
Race for minerals vital for renewable energy drives rise in Chinese investments and construction deals in Africa.
New Year’s Day event features range of Chinese culture and cuisine, with Chinese ambassador and chief of UN Office at Nairobi among the high-profile guests.
But a change in banks funding the project points to China’s wish to commercialise its overseas lending, experts say.
Observers expect China to focus on trade and business dealings only in Mali, in line with usual policy of avoiding direct intervention in complex conflicts.
The Tazara rail line connecting Zambian copper belt with port of Dar es Salaam will be updated through public-private partnership and compete with US- and EU-backed link between resource-rich areas and Angola’s Atlantic coast.
Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group will increase input from US$3 billion to US$7 billion as part of the Sicomines joint venture.
Africa’s trade deficit expanded to US$64 billion as China recorded a drop in trade with top partners on continent – South Africa, Angola, Nigeria, the DRC and Egypt – which are predominantly resource-rich nations.
US pledge of a billion dollars to refurbish rail project in Angola will be test of whether Washington can compete with Beijing to build ties and secure resources in Africa, analysts say.
The football tournament being hosted by Ivory Coast features three venues that were built using Chinese money.
Yoweri Museveni builds on previous calls for more Chinese imports of value-added goods in Kampala meeting with Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong.
Chinese Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong wins support, including from UN leaders, for speech calling for overhaul of global systems.
De-dollarisation bid begins to pay off as China and Africa increase use of the yuan and local currencies in trade deals.
