A Kenya Railways goods train pulls shipping containers as it departs from the port station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway line in Mombasa, Kenya. The prime contractor was the China Road and Bridge Corporation, which hired 25,000 Kenyans to work on the railway. Photo: Bloomberg
Chasing China, Japan looks to Africa for trade and global influence
- Both countries are competing for influence and benefits on the continent where China is a trade juggernaut
- But they want not only raw materials and markets ‘but also respect and love’, according to an analyst
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China-Africa relations
A Kenya Railways goods train pulls shipping containers as it departs from the port station on the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway line in Mombasa, Kenya. The prime contractor was the China Road and Bridge Corporation, which hired 25,000 Kenyans to work on the railway. Photo: Bloomberg