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Fresh or Frozen: Should Kenya and China Renegotiate Their 2019 “Avocado Deal”?
Whether it is ordering a vegetarian wrap or having a healthy fruit and veggie smoothie, the most sought after ingredient I crave for is avocado! Today, be it Beijing or Shanghai, restaurant chains and smoothie bars, are now catering to their customers' healthy tastes, delivering on this ...
Martyn Davies: “African Economies Have Pivoted Towards a China-Centric Asia”
Long-time China-Africa market analyst Martyn Davies, the managing director for emerging markets at Deloitte, explains why the once dominant "Chimerica" (China-America) is now giving way to a new era of "ChiAfrica" (China-Africa) trade. Watch the full ...
U.S. Link of Kenya Free Trade Deal to Support for Israel Sparks Criticism
A reported requirement by the United States that Kenya support Israel's commercial and political interests or else risk jeopardizing its possible free trade agreement with the U.S., is not sitting well with some commentators in Africa, who see a double standard. ...
Tech Update: Kenya Follows U.S. With Calls to Investigate TikTok, Washington’s Huawei Crackdown Could Hurt American Development Efforts
TIKTOK: "Senator Iman Falhada is calling on the government "to safeguard the metadata of Kenyans that is being collected by the TikTok." Another senator, Mwaura Isaac Maigua, argued that suggested policies relating to social media privacy shouldn't be limited to TikTok but should apply to all other ...
Episode #500! Reflections on Ten Years of Covering China-Africa Relations
On this special 500th episode of the China in Africa Podcast, Eric & Cobus join Kaiser Kuo and Jeremy Goldkorn on the popular Sinica podcast to reflect on the past ten years of China-Africa relations. ...
CCP “Training Class” With Congo’s Ruling Party Highlights Deepening Chinese Party-to-Party Engagement in Africa
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is steadily making inroads with Africa's ruling parties by convening seminars like the one held earlier this month with the Republic of Congo's incumbent Party of Labor. In this virtual session, or a "training class" according to the CCP, some ...
Chinese Agricultural Engagement in Africa in the Post C19-Era
China's importing a lot more African agricultural products these days. Zambian blueberries were recently approved to enter the China market, Namibian beef shipments started this year, Ghanaian cocoa is now traded through a new exchange in Hunan province and, after more ...
Africa’s Major Economies Sinking Under the Weight of Surging Debt, Reduced Trade, and Massive New Social Welfare Costs
The economic fundamentals in a growing number of Africa's major economies are showing signs of rapid deterioration amid the ongoing economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Seemingly every week there's a new downgrade, analyst warning, or economic indicator that points to an increasingly dire situation ...
China’s New Ambassador to Kenya Makes the Rounds
Given China's extensive involvement in building transportation infrastructure in Kenya, it's not surprising that Chief Secretary James Macharia was high on the list of key cabinet stakeholders to meet, as the newly-arrived Chinese ambassador, Zhou Pingjiang, settles into his new role. ...
China-Africa Trade Update with Walter Ruigu
Two-way China-Africa trade fell sharply in the first half of the year to $82 billion, down 20% from the same time last year. Trade between the two regions has been severely disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the ...
China’s Overall Approval Rating in Africa Dips But Not by Much According to New Survey
Positive public perceptions of China in several of Africa's largest countries have fallen in recent years but only by a little, according to the latest results from the independent, non-partisan public opinion research agency Afrobarometer. In Nigeria, public perceptions about whether ...
There Are NO Plans for China to Build a New Military Base in Kenya
Seemingly feeding off one another, Kenyan media outlets whipped themselves into a flurry over a rumour that China plans to build a new military base in the country. These stories were predicated on the following statement in the