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Congo Uses Cobalt Export Limits to Force Processing Deals With Chinese Miners
The Democratic Republic of Congo appears determined to leverage its negotiating power with Chinese and other mining companies to secure major concessions on local cobalt processing. That was the signal sent by Congolese Mines Minister Louis Watum, who said — according ...
Mali’s President of the Transition, Assimi Goïta with China's Ambassador to Mali, Chen Zhihong during the solar project's inauguration. Photo / Chinese Embassy in Mali
This report, authored by International Development expert Dr. Frangton Chiyemura, examines the scale and significance of Chinese-backed energy projects across Africa. From solar parks in Mali to massive hydropower dams in Zambia, it explains how these initiatives are distributed, why they matter, and what they mean for Africa’s long-term development. ...
Pressure Increases on Panama Ports Deal
Both China and the United States are ramping up pressure around the mooted sale of two ports in Panama owned by the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison to a consortium led by the U.S. investor BlackRock. Uncertainty around the deal rose this weekend when Trump posted a demand ...
China Further Shifts Agricultural Trade to South America in Tariff Standoff
Halting food and fuel imports from the United States will not negatively affect China's food and energy security, a senior Chinese official said on Monday. Zhao Chenxin, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said China has sufficiently diversified its imports that a freeze in U.S. ...
China to Lagos: Localizing EV Production in Nigeria
In Nigeria, few financial institutions are willing to partner with potential new vehicle buyers, including those interested in owning electric vehicles (EVs). This then raises the question of how Nigerians will manage to own their ...
Pressure Increases on Panama Ports Deal
Both China and the United States are ramping up pressure around the mooted sale of two ports in Panama owned by the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison to a consortium led by the U.S. investor BlackRock. Uncertainty around the deal rose this weekend when Trump posted a demand ...
Pressure Increases on Panama Ports Deal
Both China and the United States are ramping up pressure around the mooted sale of two ports in Panama owned by the Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison to a consortium led by the U.S. investor BlackRock. Uncertainty around the deal rose this weekend when Trump posted a demand ...
China Deploys Army of Fake NGOs at UN to Intimidate Critics: Media Probe
By Nina Larson China is deploying a growing army of organisations masquerading as NGOs to monitor and intimidate rights activists at the UN, a new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium said on Monday. Dubbed ...
Syria FM Says Wants to ‘Strengthen Relations’ With China
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani expressed on Monday his government's willingness to build a "strategic partnership" with China, a key backer of ousted ruler Bashar al-Assad. A foreign ministry statement said that Shaibani met with the Chinese ambassador to the United ...
Trump Trade War Dominates BRICS Meeting in Brazil
By Lucia LACURCIA The foreign ministers of Brazil, China, Russia and other BRICS members began two days of talks in Rio de Janeiro Monday aimed at forging a united front to U.S. President Donald Trump's aggressive trade policies. ...
China Deploys Army of Fake NGOs at UN to Intimidate Critics: Media Probe
Cambodian soldiers travel on a speedboat near a Chinese warship docked at the Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province on April 5, 2025. Vietnam has raised objections to the ongoing “Golden Dragon 2025” joint military exercises between China and Cambodia,
China Deploys Army of Fake NGOs at UN to Intimidate Critics: Media Probe
By Nina Larson China is deploying a growing army of organisations masquerading as NGOs to monitor and intimidate rights activists at the UN, a new investigation by the ICIJ media consortium said on Monday. Dubbed ...
Syria FM Says Wants to ‘Strengthen Relations’ With China
Vietnam Coast Guard on August 9, 2024. Ted ALJIBE / AFP