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Chinese Firm Wins Contract to Build New Sports Stadium in Tanzania
The Tanzanian government awarded China Railway Construction Engineering Group a $113 million contract to build a new soccer stadium in the northern city of Arusha. The stadium will be used for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations finals. While China has ...
China Proposes Billion-Dollar Revamp of the Legendary Tazara Railway
The competition between the United States and China to refurbish some of Africa's decrepit railways intensified this week when the Chinese government presented a billion-dollar proposal to rebuild the Tazara railway linking Zambia's copperbelt to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam. ...
Dar es Salaam and Shaanxi Now Sister Regions
China’s Shaanxi Province signed an agreement with Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam district to explore joint investment opportunities. The agreement further underlines a key trend in Africa-China relations: the growing role of Chinese provinces in driving Chinese trade and investment in Africa. Sister ...
Inside the Chinese-Built Party School in Tanzania
When Tanzania’s Mwalimu Julius Nyerere Leadership School, which was built and financed by China was launched in 2022, it drew a lot of attention. It's an academy aimed at training officials from Southern Africa’s six ruling liberation movements, a group ...
Truckers Strike Paralyzes Chinese Copper/Cobalt Shipments From the DR Congo
Truckers in the DR Congo have brought the all-important copper and cobalt trade to a standstill over their refusal to drive unless logistics firms pay an additional $700 risk allowance fee. The strike that began late last month has now ...
Zambia, DRC to Build New Road to Expedite Copper/Cobalt Exports Via Tanzania
Zambia's Hakainde Hichilema and the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Félix Tshisekedi laid the foundation stone for a new 345-meter bridge over the Luapula River that divides their two countries as part of an ambitious new road project that will make it a lot easier to transport copper ...
New “Chinese Savior” Medical Drama Set in Africa Now Streaming
A new big-budget Chinese medical drama set in a fictitious African country was released this week on major Chinese streaming platforms, the latest installment in the burgeoning genre of "Chinese savior" narratives. "Welcome to Milele Village" is a series that focuses ...
TRANSLATION: Africa Is Not Paradise for Chinese Bosses
There’s been a recent flurry of posts on WeChat from various accounts in different countries that tout the enormous opportunities available for Chinese entrepreneurs on the continent. Some of these accounts are either directly or indirectly affiliated with various Chinese government agencies and appear intended to encourage ...
An Unforgettable Journey on East Africa’s Chinese-Built Railways, Old and New
“You seem to have been working for many years for the TAZARA,” curious about the railway, I asked the old electrician. “I’ve been working for this railway for 30 years.” He was repairing wires between carriages.
Indian FM Jaishankar Takes Veiled Swipe at China During Africa Tour
India's top diplomat S. Jaishankar issued a subtle yet direct criticism of China's engagement in Africa during a recent tour of Zanzibar and Tanzania. "Unlike some other countries," he told a meeting of the Indian diaspora community in Dar es Salaam, ...
Environmentalists: China Should Invest More in Renewable Energy Rather Than the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Even as Uganda is seeking $1.8 billion for the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP), some Ugandan environmentalists are expressing displeasure with China’s involvement with the project. Their frustration stems from reports that China will finance the project after ...
China Exim Bank to Finance Controversial East African Oil Pipeline: Media Reports
The China Exim Bank will reportedly come to the rescue of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline after Standard Chartered Bank withdrew from the project that aims to transport oil from western Uganda to the coast of Tanzania. Ugandan Energy Minister Ruth ...