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Tibor Nagy’s Disingenuous Questioning of Chinese Mining Investments in Africa

by Christian Geraud Neema Byamungu
File image of former Assistant Secretary of State Tibor Nagy. FLORENT VERGNES / AFP

Like an inquisitor against a backdrop of anti-Chinese criticism, former U.S. Undersecretary of State for Africa Tibor Nagy posted a tweet questioning China’s role in the African mining sector:

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