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Bienvenue à Le Projet Afrique Chine en français

The China-Africa discourse today is richer and far more nuanced than it was in 2010 when Cobus and I launched CAP. But there's still a long way to go, as shown by the stubborn simplistic narratives that keep framing the relationship in terms of debt traps and ...

Why African Policymakers Should Pay Attention to This Year’s Two Sessions Meetings in China

Thousands of members of China’s political elite are in Beijing for the Two Sessions (lianghui), an annual gathering that will set the government’s agenda for the next year. While the main focus of the two meetings will be domestic, they give a rare glimpse into the government's ...

China’s Ambassador to Kenya Pushes Back Against Debt Fears in Rare Interview

China’s ambassador to Kenya, Zhou Pingjian, sidestepped the controversy about Chinese lending in a rare one-on-one interview with The Star’s Eliud Kibii. Their conversation covered a broad range of topics, including debt, trade, and COVID-19. While he avoided many specifics, the interview gives an all-too-rare glimpse into ...

Troubling Economic Forces Are Converging in Kenya

The war in Ukraine is exacerbating Kenya's worsening financial crisis by contributing to higher inflation and adding more pressure to the already embattled shilling. In fact, several potentially dangerous economic forces appear to be converging in Kenya. This interplay will make life more difficult for both policymakers ...

Uganda’s Parliament Ends Probe Into Entebbe Airport Contract With China Exim Bank

The parliamentary investigation into the Ugandan government's $200 million loan contract with the China Exim Bank to expand the Entebbe International Airport is now closed. Opposition MP Joel Ssenyonyi (photo) who led the inquiry said it's too late ...

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China-Led Study Proposes Global Energy Network

A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Denmark.

The study focused on how areas with high solar and wind capacity (such as deserts) can be linked to ...

Public Editor of Uganda’s Daily Monitor Newspaper Acknowledges Errors in Entebbe Airport Coverage

Uganda’s Daily Monitor newspaper has for the first time acknowledged some wrongdoing in a November report that sowed panic about China seizing Entebbe International Airport. Odoobo C. Bichachi, the Nation Media Group’s Uganda Public Editor, admitted in an op-ed on Friday that the article was misleading. ...

Wu Ashun Becomes First Chinese to Win Kenya Open Golf Tournament

Chinese professional golfer Wu Ashun took home the top prize at Sunday's Magical Kenya Open in Nairobi on Sunday, becoming the first Chinese, and the first person of Asian descent, to win the tournament. But it wasn't an easy win. He ...