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Details of Kenya’s New Chinese Loan Emerge
Kenya will use a new loan from China to advance work on 16 different road projects, said a senior Treasury official. Kenya signed a new $279 million loan agreement with China Development Bank on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September. ...
Africa’s EV Adoption Accelerates With Chinese Partnerships
Across Africa, Chinese companies have made inroads in the EV market because, according to local dealers, they are much easier to work with than automakers from other countries, particularly those from Europe and the United States, among others.
Discontent Shadows Kenya’s Biggest Chinese-Funded Solar Power Project
Although the community initially agreed to the plant and were paid for their land, Abdi says that without the other promised benefits, they now regret their decision.
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Illegal Chinese Miners in Ghana Have Been Warned
China's new ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, spoke out forcefully this week to condemn the ongoing problem of illegal mining in the country and issued a fresh warning to his compatriots that if they are caught breaking the law, the embassy ...
Kenya’s William Ruto Once Again Pressed by Western Journalists: Do You Like Us or the Chinese Better?
It's now routine for Kenyan President William Ruto to get the "us or them" question from Western journalists when he's in the U.S. or Europe. In May, CNN's Richard Quest bluntly asked the president point blank if he had to make ...
African Deals Signed in Beijing Reveal Resurgence in China-Africa Relations
Kenya signed a $280.9 million loan agreement with China Development Bank to refurbish rural roads. The deal will tackle fifteen different road projects across the country. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, signed the agreement in Beijing late ...
Kenyan Opposition Leader Slams President for Going to Africa Summit in China
One of Kenyan President William Ruto's most outspoken rivals, Raila Odinga, head of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), blasted the president for traveling to China to attend last week's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that took place in Beijing. "I ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Signs Deal to Revamp TAZARA Railway
China and the Philippines accused each other of deliberately ramming their coast guard ships near the disputed Sabina Shoal on Saturday. A China Coast Guard (CCG) spokesperson said the Philippines ship “deliberately collided with” a Chinese vessel. Meanwhile, officials in Manila said the opposite: that a CCG ship “directly ...
Kenyan President Emphasizes Infrastructure During Beijing Trip
Kenya’s President William Ruto came to Beijing with a long wishlist. In the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ruto stressed several key infrastructure projects as key to Kenya’s cooperation with China. Standard Gauge Railway: The ...
Xi’s Flurry of Meetings in the Run-Up to the FOCAC Summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping held successive meetings with African leaders as Beijing gears up for the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit officially starting on Wednesday. On Monday, Xi met with eight African counterparts from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South ...
Chinese, African Perspectives on the FOCAC Summit
This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit comes at a critical time for governments in both regions. While China is embroiled in an increasingly contentious great power duel with the United States, African governments are under mounting economic and social ...
Five Key Chinese Belt and Road Projects in Africa
China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising "high-quality cooperation" ahead of a summit with African leaders in Beijing starting on Wednesday. Africa is already a key Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) region, with ...