Day: December 11, 2019
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Tweet of the Day: Can U.S. and EU Tech Companies Catch Up With Chinese Rivals in Africa? Probably Not.
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Letter to the Editor: Those “Sino-Africa Swap Deals are Happening”
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Video Worth Watching: What Happens When China Builds Your Country’s Internet?
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Tweet of the Day: Call for the U.S. to Host Its Own “Africa Summit”
While a growing number of African social media users are becoming increasingly frustrated by their leaders going overseas for one "Africa Summit" after another this year, Ethiopian-American businessman Zamedeneh Negatu says there should be one more on the calendar, in the United States.
Chinese Firm Dismisses Tanzania’s Claims on Stalled $10 Billion Port as “Not True”
China’s largest port operator accused the Tanzanian government of spreading “false information” and misguiding the public about the cause of stalled negotiations over the $10 billion Bagamoyo port development it is backing in the country. China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) has ...
China Creates $5 Billion Export Fund with Bank in Morocco
China's Exim Bank announced plans to team up with Morocco's Attijariwafa Bank to create a $5 billion fund to promote African exports to China and to establish new industrial zones on the continent, according to a report published by Reuters. The ...
Increasingly Shut Out of the U.S., China’s Venture Capital Firms Look Further Afield in Africa For New Investment Opportunities
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Chinese Contractor Adopts Manufactured Sand in Quest for Alternative to Natural Sand
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Podcast Transcript: What Lessons Can Africa Draw From China in Urban Transportation?
ERIC: Hello and welcome to another edition of the China in Africa podcast. I'm Eric Olander and as always I'm joined by Cobus Van Staden, a senior China-Africa researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs in Johannesburg, South Africa. ...
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China Emerges as Key Theme in Discussion on How to Create Jobs in Nigeria
The NewThink podcast is a new show hosted by two of Washington's most well-known Africa analysts, Aubrey Hruby from the Atlantic Council and Former Liberian Public Works Minister and current fellow at the Center for Global Development, Gyude Moore. In this episode that focuses on how ...
A New Focus on Youth Unemployment by Chinese Stakeholders in Africa
60 Chinese companies participated in a job fair in Johannesburg on Tuesday organized by the South Africa-China Economic and Trade Association. Apparently, some 238 young people were offered jobs at the event, according to Ambassador to Lin Songtian in an interview with CNBC Africa.
As African Leaders Say Don’t Worry, IMF Issues New Warning on Rising Debt Levels Across the Continent
There are conflicting messages emerging about the potential risks associated with Africa's steadily rising debt levels. Yesterday, the IMF issued a new warning that the amount of debt that African governments now owe has doubled over the past years as borrowing from capital markets and bilateral lenders, ...
Letter to the Editor: Those “Sino-Africa Swap Deals are Happening”
After I published the story yesterday on the evolution of China's Resource-for-Infrastructure deals in Africa and the emergence of new financing models, known as "Sino-Africa Swap" deals, I wanted to get some additional perspective to find out if this is something that's actually happening or if ...