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Africa’s EV Trade Siege and What’s Blocking the Future

The electric vehicle (EV) sector in many African countries faces critical challenges, slowing down the adoption of electric mobility. Some of these challenges are intra-African trade barriers, which make it hard to do cross-border trade. ...

Africa-China Trade Fair Delivers $11.39 Billion in Deals

The fourth annual China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (CAETE) concluded on Sunday with deals signed for 176 new projects, worth a total of $11.39 billion. The number of deals jumped by 45.8%, while the total value increased by 10.6% since the previous fair in 2023. ...

China Tops Favorability Rankings in Africa, Outpacing U.S. and EU, New Survey Shows

China is viewed more positively than any other global or regional power in Africa, according to a new survey conducted across 29 countries by Afrobarometer, the continent’s leading public opinion measurement agency. The findings, released this week, show that 60 percent ...

What Canada Can Learn From China on Effectively Engaging With Africa

By Isaac Odoom Canada’s recent launch of a new Africa Strategy comes at a moment of profound geopolitical change and growing shifts in global development co-operation. As the Western-led order and development model face increasing scrutiny, ...

CGTN to Expand African Operations

China’s state-owned China Global Television Network (CGTN) will allocate resources to expand its operations across Africa. The funding boost will expand coverage across the continent’s five regions, said Cao Ri, CGTN’s Deputy Editor-in-Chief, at a press conference in Beijing. The expansion ...

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Plugging into African Agency

After several years of declining funding, the African end of the Belt and Road Initiative seems to be roaring back. The newest Griffith University/Green Development Finance Center data on the Belt and Road Initiative shows that engagement with Africa jumped by 395%, while a few big projects boosted engagement in Nigeria alone more than twelvefold.

These shifts indicate a window of opportunity for African electrification. 60% of Africans still lack ...

Why China Won’t Replace Western Aid

Tom Fletcher, the UN’s under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs, told reporters on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s sudden withdrawal of U.S. foreign assistance will endanger about 300 million people. The collapse of U.S. foreign assistance (and cuts announced in Europe) raised questions about whether China will fill the ...

Conservative U.S. Senator Tells African Ambassadors Washington is a “More Reliable Friend” Than China

Ted Cruz, the new chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on Africa, recently met with a group of African ambassadors to try and reassure them that under the Trump administration, the U.S. will remain a steadfast partner with African countries. ...

As U.S. Foreign Assistance Retreats, Will China Step In?

A widely shared Politico article argued on Monday that “China is quickly making moves to fill in gaps left behind by the Trump administration’s abrupt moves to almost entirely halt and wind down USAID operations worldwide, from the Indo-Pacific to South America.” 

Trump Expected to Renew Focus on China in Africa But Experts Say It Will Tougher Today Than It Was the First Time

The foreign policy and national security teams that U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated are far more hawkish towards China than his previous administration was, prompting speculation by leading experts that Washington's approach to Africa will focus primarily on countering Beijing's influence on the continent.

China Quantifies Climate Funding as Solidarity With African Negotiators Strengthens

On the second day of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, China's Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang said that Beijing has already mobilized about $24.5 billion to help address climate change in developing countries while also hinting at more ambitious targets at home to achieve “carbon neutrality" before 2060. ...

Connecting to African Power: Trends from The China-Global South Project’s Africa-China Energy Tracker

As Africa moves into the second quarter of this century, it faces a complex set of opportunities and perils. The continent’s vibrant youth population, mineral wealth, and vast capacity for renewable energy are examples of such opportunities. However, the continent is also subject to a nexus of ...

Everything You Need To Know About FOCAC 2024

With the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) now concluded, key themes and outcomes from the meeting have come into focus. While China and Africa remain aligned on many critical issues, the balance between their converging and diverging interests shaped the results of FOCAC 2024 in ...
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