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U.S. Government Targets African Twitter Users With Paid Campaign Criticizing Chinese Fishing Practices
Senegal-based freelance journalist James Courtright noticed an interesting paid tweet from the U.S. government's official French language account that appeared in his feed this week. The "promoted" post (that means "paid" in Twitter's vernacular) attacked China's distant fishing operations around the world: ...
When It Comes to the G20’s DSSI, China’s Playing by a Different Set of Rules
There's an enormous disconnect between how the Chinese are approaching the debt crisis in poor countries and the expectations of the world's legacy donors. People like World Bank President David Malpass seem befuddled as to why China is not fully supporting ...
South Africa’s Largest Mobile Telcos Brush Aside U.S. Concerns About Huawei 5G Equipment
Three of South Africa's largest mobile operators do not seem that concerned by U.S. efforts to discourage companies and countries around the world from using equipment made by the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. The companies, Vodacom, MTN, and Rain, all said they're comfortable integrating ...
A Rare China-Africa News Interview on Mainstream U.S. Media
It's downright rare that a mainstream U.S. media outlet like CBS covers China-Africa related issues, especially in the run-up to a presidential election. Yesterday, though, the network ran an interview with Grant Harris, CEO of the political risk advisory firm Connect Frontier, who served as a special ...
China’s “Cobalt Empire”
China's steadily deteriorating relations with the United States and European Union countries are prompting renewed attention on who controls the supply chains for the strategic minerals, elements, and metals that are essential ingredients in electronics and next-generation technologies. For the past ...
Chinese Diplomats in Nigeria, South Africa Mount Counterattack To U.S.-Led Predatory Lending Accusations
Two senior-level Chinese diplomats in Africa are speaking out against U.S.-led accusations that Beijing engages in predatory lending on the continent, or "debt trap" diplomacy. In separate appearances, Chu Maoming, the consul general in Lagos, Nigeria, and Li Nan, the deputy chief of mission (DCM) at the ...
U.S. Government Launches New Investment Program With the Aim of Providing African Countries an Alternative to China
The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and the Washington, D.C.-based think tank The Atlantic Council organized a five-hour online conference on Friday to discuss a new, private-sector-led initiative that aims to drive more U.S. investment towards Africa. The "Investing in Africa's Future" seminar featured many of ...
The New U.S. Plan to Challenge Huawei is Dead on Arrival in Africa
The United States is stepping up its efforts to try and contain Chinese tech companies like Huawei with a new development financing program that aims to persuade countries in places like Africa to avoid using equipment made by the telecom giant. ...
G20 Agrees to Give Poorest Nations Just the Bare Minimum for Debt Relief
Finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 20 wealthy nations agreed to a bare-bones debt relief package on Wednesday that will extend the G20's Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) by six months until June 2021. The group ...
The U.S. Has Long Complained About Huawei’s Rise But Never Found a Way to Effectively Challenge the Chinese Tech Company. One DC Think Tank Has a Few Suggestions
The United States government is determined to try and hamper the Chinese tech giant Huawei's efforts to become the dominant player in next-generation 5G mobile connectivity, AI, and other technologies. In May, Washington added the company to its so-called "entities list" that effectively cut off the Shenzhen-based ...
G20 Finance Ministers Expected to Approve Multi-Billion Dollar Debt Freeze Extension For the World’s Poorest Countries
Finance ministers and central bankers from China, the United States, and other G20 countries are expected to release a communiqué on Wednesday, according to Reuters, which will extend the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) beyond the end of this year. It's not clear, though, ...