David Monyae Reflects on the Current State of China-Africa Relations

2020’s been a turbulent year for China’s relations with African countries amid the ongoing pandemic, a worsening debt crisis and an eruption of racial tensions. While those are no doubt difficult challenges, it’s also important to note that a lot of good things also happened this year.

Trade volumes remain surprisingly strong, Chinese tech investment on the continent is booming and people-to-people ties, especially among students, media and government officials, are all doing relatively well all things considered.

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