CGSP Podcasts

Ethiopia stands out from other African countries for its ability to attract Chinese companies to open factories there. Through a combination of tax incentives, industrial parks, and its strategic location, Ethiopia is outpacing pretty much every other African country in luring light manufacturing companies to ...

At first glance, it would seem that the Trump administration’s decision to revoke Cameroon’s free-trade privileges would be counterproductive at this time when the U.S. is battling hard against the Chinese for influence in Africa. After all, Washington sanctioning Youndé on human rights plays right ...

It wasn’t that long ago when France was by far the dominant foreign actor in West Africa. “Francafrique’s” once ubiquitous power allowed it to dominate virtually all aspects of political and economic life in its former colonies. That’s no longer the case. Today, France is ...

Last week’s Russia-Africa Summit in the Black Sea city of Sochi marked Moscow’s formal re-entry into the African diplomatic arena. The Russians put on a good show, promising Chinese-style “win-win” development and “no strings attached” aid, all of which was enthusiastically embraced by the 40 ...

The pace of Chinese manufacturing going offshore has picked up significantly in the past year, spurred on by U.S. sanctions and the worsening U.S.-China trade conflict. Regardless of what’s going on with the U.S., manufacturers were already motivated by China’s rising labor costs and heightened ...

Nigerian Dickson Agbaji is not famous. He’s not a singer, a movie star or a popular online celebrity. So, according to the conventional definition of soft power, a guy like Dickson would not be considered very important. But in the long game that China ...

When Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings IPO’d last month no one predicted that it would surge a stunning 64% on its opening day of trading in Shanghai, pushing the company’s valuation to around $7 billion. But it really shouldn’t have come as a surprise given that ...

The presence of Chinese workers who are helping to build the billions of dollars of infrastructure across Africa is one of the most contentious points in the China-Africa relationship. These workers are often seen as unwelcome guests doing jobs that could or should be done ...