Details of Kenya’s New Chinese Loan Emerge

Kenya will use a new loan from China to advance work on 16 different road projects, said a senior Treasury official. Kenya signed a new $279 million loan agreement with China Development Bank on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September.  ...

China Pushes Smaller, Smarter Loans to Africa to Shield From Risks

By Matthew Walsh China's years of splashing cash on big-ticket infrastructure projects in Africa may be over, analysts say, with Beijing seeking to shield itself from risky, indebted partners on the continent as it grapples with a slowing economy at home. ...

Report: Chinese Lending to African Countries Rebounded in 2023

Chinese creditors resumed lending to African countries in 2023, ending seven years of consecutive declines, according to new data from Boston University's Global Development Policy Center. Chinese lenders issued 13 loans to borrowers in eight African countries and two regional financial ...

Learning Through Lending: China-Africa Economic Engagement through FOCACs Past and Present

By Lucas Engel As the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) approaches, it is warranted to look back at the trajectory of China-African economic engagement and assess its current state. For China, FOCAC, ...

Falling Through the Net? The Perils of Relying on Central Bank Swaps for Global Crisis Finance

By Laurissa Mühlich, Thomas Goda, and Marina Zucker-Marques Since the 2008 global financial crisis, central bank swaps have emerged as an increasingly important pillar of the Global Financial Safety Net (GFSN), the network of institutions and arrangements that aim at ...

Japan-Kenya Loan Deal Shifts Chinese Influence

Japan will reportedly provide about $107 million in bilateral loans to Kenya for port, water, and electricity infrastructure, to be implemented from next week. The deal signals a stronger role for Japan as an external partner to the continent amid G7 anxieties about China’s influence.

Sri Lanka Leases White Elephant Airport Built With Chinese Loans

Sri Lanka said Friday it had leased a white elephant international airport built with Chinese loans to a foreign joint venture as the island nation's bankrupt government seeks to offload loss-making assets. The small airport near a wildlife sanctuary on the ...

African Development Bank Head Calls for End to Resource-Backed Loans

Akinwumi Adesina, president of the African Development Bank, urged leaders on the continent to end the practice of exchanging raw materials for development, a practice known as resources-for-loans that was pioneered on a truly massive scale by China.

Lots of Smiles, Lots of Handshakes but Few Tangible Commitments During Sierra Leone President’s China Tour

Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, kicked off a five-day state visit to China with a flurry of meetings with Chinese leaders, including President Xi Jinping. After laying a customary wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tiananmen Square, 

Ghana Installs 1,010 Rural Telephony Sites as Part of China-Backed Project

The Ghanaian government is at the halfway point to build out 2,016 telephony sites that will deliver new voice and data services to millions of rural residents. Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful said 618 of the new towers are fully operational, with the remaining ...

IMF “Optimistic” About Ghana Debt Deal Amid Predictions that Chinese Lending Could Bounce Back

The International Monetary Fund said it is hopeful that Ghana will reach a debt agreement with bilateral creditors soon, which would unlock another $600 million IMF payment to the country. The IMF’s Resident Representative for Ghana, Leandro Medina told Reuters: "We are ...

Report: African Governments Must Do More to Work Together and Enact Radical Transparency to Better Manage Chinese Debt

China is not the largest creditor to African governments but it is certainly one of the most important, particularly because Chinese loans are far more opaque than those from other lenders. Now, in the midst of a burgeoning debt crisis in ...
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