Sino-European Competition for Influence in Africa

Olivier HOSLET / POOL / AFP

It’s only been a few weeks since the Europe-Africa summit in Brussels, EU where officials unveiled a huge €150 billion development package for Africa that aimed to convey a two-part message: 1) We’re ready to engage Africa and 2) we’re not going to cede further influence to China.

But the world changed irrevocably in the short time since the summit.

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