Category: Infrastructure

China Is Helping Build Africa’s Cities, but Its Approach Sidelines Local Urban Planners and Residents

By Ding Fei As African cities experience some of the fastest urban growth rates in the world, China has become a major bilateral financier for urban infrastructure. From Nairobi’s elevated expressways to Lagos’s airport upgrades and Addis Ababa’s ...

A China-Backed Dam in Indonesia Tests the Limits of Compliance

A Chinese-backed hydropower project in Indonesia is emerging as an example of a growing challenge in Beijing’s overseas investments. Compliance with host-country regulations may no longer be enough to shield projects from disruption, scrutiny, or reputational risk. The Batang Toru hydropower ...

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

The End of the Oil Order Is Here and China Is Already Winning

The Iran war has been a real education in how global orders change. The system built on the immutable logic of oil and gas trade seemed as solid as a continent. Now it looks as wobbly as a Jenga tower.
While the war is hastening the end of the fossil fuel era, it also shows how completely U.S. power in the world has been synonymous with hydrocarbons. 

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China Says U.S. Fabricated Claims of Panama-Flagged Ship Detentions

China accused the United States on Friday of fabricating claims that Beijing had detained Panama-flagged ships in a long-running dispute over control of the strategic Panama Canal. Relations between the United States and China soured when Panamanian authorities in February took ...

China’s Detentions of Panama-Flagged Vessels Raise Concerns, Rubio Says

Detentions of Panama-flagged vessels by China that followed a Panamanian court ruling raise serious concerns, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday. The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) said last week it was closely monitoring a surge in detentions of Panama-flagged ...

China’s EV Model Shaping Tanzania’s Electric Mobility Future

It is evident that Africa’s electric mobility transition is not happening in a linear and predictable way and it is more than just about importing new EVs. In addition to converting existing vehicles, building local ...

Construction Restarts on Kenya, China’s Standard Gauge Railway

Construction has resumed on Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway, following a long pause due to debt woes. The Kenyan government has announced a new agreement with Chinese financiers and contractors that will see the completion of the two final phases of the landmark cross-frontier railway system. ...

China E-Mobility Weekly Digest: China’s Africa EV Push Shifts to Ecosystems as Oil Disruptions Expose Import Risks

This is a free preview of the upcoming Africa EVs Weekly Digest, part of the new CGSP Intelligence service. Chinese firms are expanding their share of Africa’s electric mobility future, moving beyond car sales into the systems that power ...

EU Scrutiny of Africa Infrastructure Projects Moves Forward

EU scrutiny of flagship infrastructure projects in Africa is moving into a sharper phase after a report adopted by the European Parliament called for “an immediate investigation into the involvement of all Chinese companies in the Global Gateway.” The report said there ...

Vietnam and China Lay the Tracks for Deeper Trade Connectivity

By Duan Haosheng On 19 December 2025, Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son pressed the ceremonial start button to launch the Lao Cai–Hanoi–Hai Phong railway. The 390-kilometre railway, backed by 

Chinese EV Giant BYD Says Annual Net Profit Down 19 Percent

Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD said on Friday its annual net profit in 2025 fell 19 percent from a year earlier as it battled weak spending and fierce competition at home while looking to expand overseas. BYD's net profit attributable ...

Cosco Resumes Mideast Bookings as Second Chinese Vessel Transits Strait of Hormuz

China’s state-owned shipping giant Cosco resumed new container bookings from Asia to several Gulf markets, a notable signal that at least some Chinese operators now judge parts of the Strait of Hormuz route to be passable again after weeks of severe disruption.

CK Hutchison Unit Says Panama Arbitration Claim Now Tops $2 Billion

A unit of Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison said on Tuesday it had widened its claims in an international arbitration case against Panama, saying damages had now risen to more than $2 billion. Panama Ports Company, which for nearly three decades operated ...

Kenya and Uganda Move Ahead on Regional Rail Link, Turning to New Partners After China Pulls Back

Kenya and Uganda took a big step on Saturday towards fulfilling the long-held ambition to build an East African rail network. President William Ruto was joined by Ugandan counterpart Yoweri Museveni at a groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday to extend the Chinese-built ...

Kenya, Uganda Presidents to Meet for Rail Link

The presidents of Kenya and Uganda were set to meet near their shared border Saturday to mark the multi-billion-dollar, long-delayed extension of a Chinese-built railway that has left Kenya heavily in debt. The Standard Gauge Railway, built from 2013 to 2019, ...
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