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Ethiopia’s Ambassador to the U.S. Renews Urgent Plea for African Debt Relief
Ethiopia's envoy to the United States, Fitsum Arega, used the occasion of the United Nations 75th anniversary to renew a plea for urgent African debt relief that was first issued by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on March 24th.
Nigeria’s House Speaker Rallies Other Legislative Leaders Across Africa in New Appeal for Debt Relief
Nigeria's outspoken Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, is mobilizing his legislative counterparts in half a dozen other African countries, including Kenya, South Africa, and Ethiopia, to speak out on the need for immediate debt relief and even outright debt cancellation.
China’s Ambassador to Ethiopia is the Latest High Profile Envoy to Rotate Out
China's outgoing ambassador to Ethiopia, Tan Jian, stopped by the Foreign Ministry in Addis Ababa on Wednesday to say good-bye to Foreign Affairs Minister Gedu Andargachew. https://twitter.com/mfaethiopia/status/1305948309249556482
A New China-Ethiopia Venture is Now Producing COVID-19 Test Kits
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed toured a new Chinese-Ethiopian joint venture on Sunday that will be able to produce up to 10 million COVID-19 test kits per year. The new test kits will be used to help mitigate the spread of the virus domestically and will ...
ICYMI: 7 Myths Debunked About Chinese Engagement in Africa’s Hydroelectric Market
For some additional context about Chinese energy engagement in Africa, particularly in the hydroelectric sector where the role of various Chinese stakeholders is often overstated and exaggerated, it's worthwhile to refer back to a paper written in 2017 by China-Africa Research Initiative Director Deborah Brautigam and Ohio State ...
A Totally Different China-Africa Conversation
China is such a polarizing issue in the U.S. and Europe at present that almost any discussion on the topic is bound to become political. That's certainly the case in the China-Africa space, where webinars hosted by U.S./European think tanks, universities, and companies often devote the bulk ...
Pragmatism Not Politics the Focus of High-Profile China-Africa Online Conference
A number of prominent African ambassadors to China joined scholars, business leaders, and think tank analysts this week for a wide-ranging online discussion on how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting ties between the two regions. The event, organized by the Beijing-based ...
What Is Chinese “Constructive Journalism” and Will It Work in Africa?
The Chinese definition of journalism is significantly different than that in most of Africa and for much of the rest of the world. Most importantly, the news media in China is tightly controlled by the communist party and, as such, is ...
Reminder: Africa Doesn’t Have a Chinese Debt Problem, About 10 African Countries Do
The South China Morning Post's Inkstone team published a brief analysis today showcasing data from the China-Africa Research Initiative (CARI) at Johns Hopkins University. It provides a fresh reminder that the Chinese debt crisis in Africa is confined to a relatively small number of countries. ...
As Tensions Rise Among China’s Partners Along the Blue Nile, Beijing’s Nowhere to be Found
Ethiopian Prime Minister Ahmed Abiy confirmed last week that his country has filled the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) across the Blue Nile with an initial 4.9 billion cubic meters of water that he claims is needed for both power generation and domestic and agricultural use. ...
UN Agency is Upset With Moody’s After the Firm Took Action Against Four African Countries
The United Nations’ Department of Economic and Social Affairs is disappointed with Moody's Investors Services after the global ratings agency put four African countries up for review following their decision to join the G20's debt service suspension initiative (DSSI), according to a report in ...
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infrastructure Development in Africa
By Emmanuel Amoah-Darkwah and Ricardo Reboredo Africa has not been spared from the economic crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is projecting -3.2% GDP growth in Sub-Saharan Africa, while the World Bank also projects GDP growth ...