Category: Social Media
They Were Angry When It Happened in China, Then the U.S. and Now Japan. African Social Media Users Fume Over Their Diplomats’ Refusal to Bring Pen and Paper to Meetings
@AriyoAristotle's apparent frustration over the image of Nigerian diplomats attending a meeting with their Japanese counterparts in Tokyo and not bringing along any kind of notetaking materials is nothing new. ...
Tweet of the Day: South Sudan is one of the Few Places Where Chinese and European Diplomats Actually Seem Like They Want to Work Together
EU Ambassador to South Sudan, Dr. Sinead Walsh, posted this image today on the EU in South Sudan Twitter feed that shows herself alongside EU Special Representative for the Horn of ...
Chinese Vlogger Zhao Huiling Showcases How African Fashion Brands Can Compete Internationally
Chinese social media video blogger, or "vlogger," Zhao Huiling, takes her viewers to the Designing Africa Collective (DAC) in Nairobi that showcases some of the latest styles by talented designers from across the continent. Huiling speaks with DAC founder Diana Opoti about how African fashion brands can prepare themselves ...
Few Africans Consume China’s Official Media, But Everyone Loves the Content They Get on Chinese Tech Platforms
China has invested millions in building a sizable media presence in Africa with hundreds of staff at CGTN's production hub in Nairobi, stakes in South Africa's Independent Media Group and dozens of Xinhua news agency bureaus across the continent. China thought that if it could build a ...
China’s Ambassador to South Africa Is New to Twitter but From the Looks of It, He’s Learning How to Waste Time on Social Media Just Like the Rest of Us
China's outspoken ambassador to South Africa, Lin Songtian, just joined Twitter last month and for the most part, he's been posting the usual things that ambassadors tend to post on social media like photos from official events and pro-Beijing propaganda. Then out of character, a video ...
Chinese Vlogger Fyjo Molly Wants You to See Africa in a Different Way
Fyjo Molly uses an unusual way to phoneticize her English YouTube handle name. The Chinese characters for Africa, 非洲, are typically spelled “fei zhou” but writing it as “Fyjo” Molly put her own little twist on the name, much like her ...
‘White South Africans’ Starts Trending on Twitter After Woman’s Comments About Hong Kong Protests
A white South African woman who moved to Hong Kong has become a topic of discussion on social media after a video of her making a plea for Hong Kong protests to stop went viral. The young woman dressed in ...
New Generation of Vloggers Aims to Tell a Different China-Africa Story
When Shanghai-native Zhao Huiling was 12, her family moved from China to Ghana where she lived until she was 18 years old. When she came back to China as a young adult, she quickly became frustrated with the stereotypes of Africa that are widely ...
How Media Both Reflects and Directs Increased Anti-Chinese Sentiment in Zambia
This week Eric and Cobus discuss the recent surge of anti-Chinese sentiment in Zambiawhere public anger is on the rise against politicians in both Lusaka and Beijing.