Month: September 2024
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Chinese, African Perspectives on the FOCAC Summit
This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit comes at a critical time for governments in both regions. While China is embroiled in an increasingly contentious great power duel with the United States, African governments are under mounting economic and social ...
Navigating Risk and Relationships: Chinese Loans to Africa in 2023
By Diego Morro, Victoria Yvonne Bien-Aimé and Lucas Engel This week, African and Chinese leaders are gathering in Beijing for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation amid significant anticipation from observers about the summit’s key priorities and whether ...
South African President Ramaphosa Arrives in China for State Visit Ahead of FOCAC Summit
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among a large number of African leaders who landed in Beijing over the weekend ahead of this week's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit that begins on Wednesday. But Ramaphosa's schedule will be slightly different than ...
African Leaders Arrive in Beijing Ahead of FOCAC Summit
Leaders from across Africa arrived in Beijing over the weekend ahead of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that begins on Wednesday. Chinese officials did not publish an advance list of which leaders would participate in this year's FOCAC, but ...
China Says Protecting ‘Rights’ After Philippine Ship Collision
Beijing insisted on Monday it was defending its "rights" in the South China Sea after the Philippines released footage appearing to show a Chinese coast guard vessel ramming one of its ships during an at-sea confrontation. Both countries accused each other ...
China Rolls out the Red Carpet for African Leaders
By Oliver Hotham China on Monday rolled out the red carpet for leaders from across Africa, seeking to deepen ties with the resource-rich continent it has furnished with billions in loans for infrastructure and development. ...
FOCAC and the Africa Plus One Summit: Where to Next?
2024’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) takes place against the backdrop of two significant trends. First, the role of the Global South, and debate over whether China should be considered a part of it, has become a more prominent question amidst escalating U.S.-China tensions and an increasingly ...
Algeria Joins the BRICS New Development Bank
Algeria has been approved for membership in the BRICS New Development Bank (NDB), the country’s finance ministry has announced. The decision was taken on Saturday and announced by NDB chief Dilma Rousseff at a Cape Town, South Africa meeting.
Five Key Chinese Belt and Road Projects in Africa
China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising "high-quality cooperation" ahead of a summit with African leaders in Beijing starting on Wednesday. Africa is already a key Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) region, with ...
African Leaders in Beijing Eyeing Big Loans and Investment
By Oliver Hotham African leaders will arrive in China's capital this week, seeking funds for big-ticket infrastructure projects as they face mounting great power competition over resources and influence on the continent. China has expanded ...