Follow CGSP on Social Media

Listen to the CGSP Podcast

Week in Review: Crime, COVID and Cables

Connections points for the 37,000km Facebook-led 2Africa undersea cable. Image via 2Africa.

The Facebook-led 2Africa undersea data cable initiative announced that it will add three more countries to its list of landing sites across Africa. Seychelles, Comoros, and Angola will all be connected to the billion-dollar, 37,000-kilometer cable that will connect Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. In what is now an extremely rare example of China-Western technology cooperation, China Mobile International is a member of the project’s telecom consortium, which also includes Orange and Vodafone. (REUTERS)

The Kenyan government is falling further and further behind in meeting its financial obligations. Unpaid bills increased 8% in the first half of the year to $3.3 billion. Reduced tax revenue due to the slowing economy plus higher debt servicing costs, particularly to China, are contributing to the problem. Chinese loan payments totaled $285 million in the last fiscal year, 13% of the total paid in that period. (BLOOMBERG)

Lead the Conversation on China

Subscribe Today to Get Full Access to The China-Global South Project

Check Out Everything You'll Get With Your Subscription

The China-Global South Daily Brief delivered to your inbox at 6AM Washington time

Full access to exclusive news and analysis from editors based in the Global South

Transcripts of CGSP’s twice-weekly podcasts

Students and teachers with a valid .edu email address are eligible for a 50% discount off monthly or yearly subscriptions. Email us to receive a discount code.

What is The China-Global South Project?

Independent

The China-Global South Project is passionately independent, non-partisan and does not advocate for any country, company or culture.

News

A carefully curated selection of the day’s most important China-Global South stories. Updated 24 hours a day by human editors. No bots, no algorithms.

Analysis

Diverse, often unconventional insights from scholars, analysts, journalists and a variety of stakeholders in the China-Global South discourse.

Networking

A unique professional network of China-Africa scholars, analysts, journalists and other practioners from around the world.