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Two CPC Representatives Met With the Head of Nigeria’s Main Opposition Party
Two representatives from the Communist Party of China (CPC) stationed in the embassy in Abuja paid a courtesy call last week to Iyorchia Ayu (photo), head of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria's largest opposition party. The visit highlights two ...
Together China and the DRC Led the Way for Record Cobalt Output in 2021
Strong consumer demand for electric vehicles propelled a 20% increase in global cobalt output last year to a record 170,000 tons, according to new data from the U.S. Geological Survey. This means that together, China ...
Peter Pham Wants the U.S. to Break Its Dependence on the Chinese Cobalt Supply Chain
Former Trump administration diplomat Peter Pham is no longer in government yet he remains one of Washington's most influential voices on African affairs and, notably, one of the Beltway's most outspoken critics of China's engagement on the continent. He's particularly concerned ...
The New Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway is Not Yet Done and Already It’s Transformed the Landscape of the Capital
The new Chinese-built Nairobi Expressway is just a few short weeks away from opening to the public but already the highway has transformed the landscape of the Kenyan capital. The $646 million, 27.1-kilometer toll road slices ...
After Two Years of Laying Low, Xi Emerges With a Flurry of Presidential Diplomacy on the Olympic Sidelines
Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from nearly two years of relative diplomatic isolation on Friday for a flurry of one-on-one meetings with some of the 30 heads of state in town for the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Beijing. ...
Argentina Joins Belt & Road as Part of a Full Embrace of China (and Russia)
Argentinian President Alberto Fernández met for 40 minutes with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing on Sunday, in what appears to be a major foreign policy shift for Latin America's fourth-largest economy. First, and most importantly, Argentina signed on to become the
U.S. Houses Passes China Competition Bill That Includes a Number of Provisions Focused on Africa
The United States House of Representatives passed a mammoth multi-billion dollar bill late last month that aims to improve U.S. competitiveness with China. It also includes a number of key provisions aimed at curtailing Chinese influence in Africa. While the legislation ...
The Top Commander for U.S. Forces in Africa Was Asked if China and Russia Are Involved in the Recent Wave of Coups
General Stephen Townsend, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is well known for his oft-stated concern about China's presence in Africa and the destabilizing role that he feels Beijing plays on the continent. So, when journalist Simon Ateba, the Washington, D.C. ...
This Exchange on Capitol Hill Explains Why the Pentagon Keeps Saying China Wants to Build a New Base in Africa
For the past year or so, General Stephen Townsend, the top U.S. commander for Africa (AFRICOM) has said repeatedly that China is looking to build a new military base on the continent, this time on the Atlantic coast. But neither he nor his colleagues ...
The BRI Challenges Our Assumptions of How the World Fits Together
A fascinating new report emerged from the Green Financing and Development Center at Fudan University in Shanghai this week, tracking trends in China’s Belt and Road investment. The big news is that while global BRI spending (both foreign direct investment and loans) has remained stable at roughly ...
The Future of Chinese Infrastructure Finance in Africa
Nigerian Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi acknowledged this week that he will no longer rely on China to fund two major railways and will have now have to look elsewhere for the money. The minister's comments shouldn't come as a big ...
Nigeria’s Transport Minister Just Said the Quiet Part Out Loud: China’s No Longer Funding Large-Scale Railways in Africa
Nigerian Transportation Minister and likely presidential candidate, Rotimi Amaechi, publicly acknowledged what's been widely known: that China is no longer in the business of financing massive, multi-billion railway projects in Nigeria. “We are stuck with lots of our projects because we ...