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Ed Cropley: China is Caught in a Zambia Debt Trap
Contrary to widespread perception, Zambia is not ensnared in any kind of Chinese debt trap, argues Reuters Breakingviews columnist Ed Cropley in a recent op-ed video published on the news agency's YouTube channel. Quite the opposite, in fact. If anyone's caught ...
China’s Unconventional Agricultural Assistance in Zambia
Daisy Kambandu, the country program manager for the Chinese-run Agricultural Technology Demonstration Center (ATDC) in Zambia, joins Eric & Cobus to discuss China's unconventional approach to agricultural assistance. In contrast to most traditional aid programs, ATDCs like the one near Lusaka ...
Labor Minister, Chinese Embassy Agree That Without This Pink Card, No Zambian Official Can Inspect a Chinese Business
Late last week the Zambian Labor Minister Chanda Kaziya met with Ouyang Daobing, the commercial and economic officer at the Chinese embassy in Lusaka, to discuss the recent crackdown on Chinese businesses by mayor Miles Sampa. Mayor Sampa personally intervened to shut ...
Africa’s Private Debt: What to do About Those Vulture Funds Circling Overhead?
It's been almost three months since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed issued one of the first calls for emergency debt relief for Africa. Back in March, when the prime minister posted his appeal to the G20 on Twitter, COVID-19 had ...
2+ Months Into the COVID-19 Economic Crisis in Africa and Still No Word on Debt Relief
It's been more than two months since Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed warned in a letter to G20 leaders that African countries face an "existential threat" from the economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. Since ...
With All Suspects Now in Custody, Zambian Authorities Begin Investigation Into Sunday’s Murder of Three Chinese Nationals
Zambian police on Wednesday arrested the third and final suspect accused of murdering three Chinese nationals last weekend at their clothing factory in the Makeni, a suburb of the capital Lusaka. Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo promised a full investigation into the attack.
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa Apologizes for Crackdown on Local Chinese Businesses and for Using Derogatory Language
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa issued a public apology on Wednesday for his recent crackdown on Chinese merchants in the city and for using the derogatory word "Chinaman" alleging that he was unaware it's offensive. "I accept my error in judgment by ...
Zambia Killings Prompt Online Debate Over Compassion and Discrimination
Frustration emerged among some Chinese netizens about the apparent lack of any African response to the murder of three Chinese nationals in Zambia that happened on Sunday. Twitter user @CaliCali2000 started the discussion that then generated considerable discussion
Chinese Embassy in Zambia: Murder of Three Chinese Nationals Was “Vicious and Appalling”
The Chinese embassy in Zambia responded on Monday to the murder of three of its nationals, calling the attack "vicious and appalling." According to local law enforcement, the assailants, two men, and a woman, posed as customers ...
Lusaka Mayor Personally Shuts Down Chinese Barbershop For Not Serving Local Customers. “This is Not Wuhan!”
Lusaka Mayor Miles Sampa personally shut down a Chinese-run barbershop on Friday for allegedly not serving local customers and threatened the staff with arrest if they continue to only serve Chinese patrons. "This is not Wuhan!" he angrily declared.
Three Chinese Nationals Murdered and Their Lusaka Warehouse Burned in Apparent Robbery
The fire department in the Zambian capital Lusaka responded on Sunday to a blaze at a warehouse in the Makeni district. When they arrived on the scene they discovered the aftermath of a brutal homicide. Three Chinese nationals were killed in what police say was a robbery. ...
Time is Running Out For African Debt Relief
It must be weird for African finance ministry officials to watch how large governments around the world have moved with unprecedented speed to pass trillions and trillions of dollars in emergency relief aid to bolster their own economies. Even the completely dysfunctional U.S. Congress that passes fewer ...