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China Sends High-Level Public Security Bureau Official to DR Congo For Talks on How to Better Protect Chinese Nationals
The Chinese government recently dispatched a high-ranking member of the powerful Ministry of Public Security (MPS) to the Democratic Republic of the Congo for talks with security officials on how to better protect Chinese nationals in the country. Liu Jiingjie, head ...
Contrary to Public Perception, China is Actually Just a Bit Player in the African Mining Sector
While China is a major player in the DR Congo's mining sector, that is not the case elsewhere on the continent, according to a new report by the African Climate Foundation. In fact, China's share of the continent's total mining output was ...
Clarification: The Chinese Victims of Last Week’s Gun Attack in Karachi Were Pakistan Citizens, Not Dual Citizens
A number of international media outlets including Al Jazeera, Reuters, and the Associated Press, incorrectly reported last week that the three Chinese victims of a shooting attack at a dental clinic in the Pakistani port city of Karachi were dual nationals. This is not possible because dual nationality is not legal in ...
The China in Africa Podcast Recognized by the Carnegie Endowment as One of “The Best Foreign Policy Podcasts”
The podcast team at The China-Global South Project received a happy surprise over the weekend when our China in Africa show was named among "The Best Foreign Policy Podcasts" by the prestigious think tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. This is ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Namibia Is Emerging as a Key Lithium Producer for the Chinese Market
Namibia is emerging as a key lithium producer for the Chinese market. In August, 25,000 tons of the strategic metal were shipped from the Port of Walvis Bay with another 50,000 tons prepped to leave later this month. Namibian authorities also want to position Walvis Bay as a ...
Chinese National Killed, Two Others Injured When Gunman Opened Fire in a Karachi Dental Clinic
Pakistani authorities now believe that a gunman "singled out and targeted" an ethnically Chinese-owned dental clinic in Karachi in an attack that killed one and injured two. Police say all three of the ...
Two-Day China-Zambia Investment Forum Gets Underway in Lusaka
Zambian President Haikinde Hichilema, alongside Chinese ambassador Du Xiaohui opened a two-day investment forum on Wednesday in the capital Lusaka that aims to bring together businesses from both countries and generate more FDI. In all, 300 companies are participating in the ...
Chinese Contractors Almost Finished Upgrading Nairobi’s International Airport Terminals
Kenyans got their first look at the newly-upgraded international terminals at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which will soon reopen to the public. The $8 million facelift of terminals 1B and C took less than a year to complete.
China’s Envoy to Nairobi Meets With Head of Kenya’s New Ruling Party
A meeting this week between the general secretary of Kenya's new ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance, and China's envoy to Nairobi provides a fresh reminder of the dual roles that Chinese ambassadors play in their assigned countries. Zhou Pingjiang represents ...
Ghana, IMF Differ Over Whether Chinese Bauxite Deal Should be Counted as Part of the Country’s National Debt
Ghana is moving to restructure its ballooning debt as part of an IMF rescue plan that's now under discussion between the two sides. As part of the process, Accra is reaching out to both local and international investors ...
Ghana Commissions First Roads Built Under Controversial Bauxite Deal
Ghana’s Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia this week commissioned the first road infrastructure built under a controversial $2 billion resource-for-infrastructure deal with the Chinese conglomerate Sinohydro. Bawumia was eager to claim the inauguration of 441 km of roads in the Cape Coast region as ...
Chinese Gold Miner in Zimbabwe Faces Labor Abuse Allegations — Again
A Chinese mining company in Zimbabwe is under fire for labor abuses. Workers at Odzi Resources Zimbabwe’s gold mine in the Mutare district accuse managers of violence and say operations often breach local laws. They say they have long worked without protective gear, ...