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The Washington Post’s China-Djibouti Story Caught the Attention of U.S. Right-Wing Commentators
Coverage of China-Africa issues is scarce in major U.S. newspapers like The Washington Post, so it was notable last week when WAPO’s Nairobi Bureau Chief Max Bearak published a report on how Beijing’s engagement in the tiny Horn of Africa country Djibouti highlights China’s …
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Call for Contributions: African Health and Agriculture Storytelling OpportunitiesINTRODUCTION: The China Global South Project (CAP) and the Beijing-based development communications agency Diinsider are partnering together for an exciting new multimedia initiative that will showcase key innovations, programs and trends in the African health and agricultural development sectors. This project will engage scholars, practitioners, …
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Tweet of the Day: Chinese Ambassador Denounces South African Opposition Party’s Ongoing Visit to TaiwanChinese Ambassador Lin Songtian, who is now quite prolific on Twitter, turned to the social media platform to express his displeasure about the Inkatha Freedom Party’s decision to visit Taiwan this week. Ambassador Lin expressed re-asserted China’s longstanding policy that Taiwan …
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The Voice of America’s China-Africa News HubDISCLAIMER: From time to time we’ll introduce you to the various state-run propaganda news outlets that various governments around the world operate in the China-Africa space. Just as when we do the same corporate communications, it’s important that to re-emphasize that our highlighting of these …
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Kenyan and Chinese Officials Commemorate the Launch of Cargo Service on the Standard Gauge RailwayKenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta was joined Tuesday by a large delegation of Chinese officials to inaugurate new cargo service on the Mombasa to Naivasha line of the country’s new Standard Gauge Railway. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } …
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Deborah Brautigam Debunks the Chinese Debt Trap Theory in New Research PaperProfessor Deborah Brautigam, Director of the China-Africa Research Initiative at Johns Hopkins University, published a new paper this month that explores the Chinese debt trap theory that is widely propagated by U.S. government officials and a common theme in international media coverage of Chinese engagement …
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China’s Groundbreaking Use of “Non-State Actors” as Part of its Public Diplomacy Strategy in AfricaTypically, public diplomacy initiatives are carried out either by embassies in different countries or state-led media organizations (VOA, FRANCE 24, etc…). Rarely do governments entrust this kind of outreach to private organizations, or “non-state actors” (NSAs) as they’re known in government-parlance. .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, …
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A Zambian Ambassador Issues Forceful Denial That Senior Lusaka Leaders Involved in Illegal Timber RacketAmbassador to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative to the African Union, Emmanuel Mwamba, published a scathing rebuttal to allegations made by the London-based Environmental Investigation Agency that accused senior government leaders of running a “cartel” to illegally harvest and export endangered mukula timber, largely to China. …
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China’s Cobalt Mining Giant in the DR Congo is in Trouble (Again)The phone many of you are using to read this article and all those electric vehicles on the roads rely on cobalt, a strategically vital metal that comes from one of the saddest places on earth in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Most …
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Sino-Kenyan Railway Operator Afristar Challenges Allegations in Daily Nation ReportThe Chinese-Kenyan joint venture company that runs operations for the new Standard Gauge Railway company, Afristar, forcefully rebutted recent allegations published last week in The Daily Nation newspaper that claimed that the SGR’s Chinese contractor “refused to provide key information protected …