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WEEK IN REVIEW: Kenya Courts China While U.S. Sounds Alarm Over Beijing’s Reach in Africa
Kenyan President William Ruto is scheduled to travel to Beijing later this month for an official state visit, where he's widely expected to finalize a long-awaited deal to extend the Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the Ugandan border. But ...
China’s Strategic Pursuit of Nuclear Energy Dominance in Africa
By Innocent Batsani-Ncube China is strategically positioning itself to exert significant influence over Africa’s nuclear energy sector in the coming decades. Presently, Russia and France dominate this emerging industry, with the United States playing a lesser role; however, China’s calculated initiatives ...
Power Plays: China’s Changing Energy Financing in Africa
By Wu Tianyi Over the past two decades, Chinese financing in Africa has boomed and waned and undergone cycles of change. Initially dominated by lending from state-owned policy banks for large infrastructure and energy projects, notably in coal and hydropower, the ...
In China’s Wake, India Tries a Cleaner, Fairer Mineral Path in Africa
In January, the Indian government published a new critical minerals strategy that details how the country aims to bolster supply chains necessary for its green energy transition. While the report underscores the importance of developing domestic supplies of lithium and other ...
U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) on the Chopping Block: Can China Save It Again?
General Michael Langley, commander of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), is set to make his appearance before the Senate Armed Services Committee this week in the annual appropriations ritual. Normally, these are rather mundane affairs, where Generals ask lawmakers for more money. ...
Chinese Sailors Missing off Ghana in Suspected Pirate Attack
Three Chinese nationals are missing after their vessel came under a "suspected pirate attack" off the coast of Ghana, authorities said over the weekend. The apparent kidnapping is the latest in the Gulf of Guinea, an area off the Atlantic coast ...
Trump Returns, But His Africa Policy Remains a Question Mark
The cherry blossoms are beginning to bloom in Washington, D.C., but inside the Beltway, there’s little sign of renewal—only a thick fog of uncertainty. After a brief return to D.C., I found a city still reeling from the shock of the Trump administration’s return to power and ...
South Africa’s Active Yet Unequal Trade With China
From afar, the China-South Africa trade relationship looks amazing. Last year, the two countries sold more than $52 billion worth of goods to one another — mostly raw materials from South Africa and finished goods from China.
Battle for Khartoum Wrecks Chinese-Built Oil Refinery in Sudan
By Abdelmoneim Abu Idris Ali The once-pristine white oil tanks of Sudan's largest refinery have been blackened by nearly two years of devastating war, leaving the country heavily dependent on fuel imports it can ill afford.
China, Africa and the Post-American World
During his Senate confirmation, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio denounced the so-called "liberal international order" that he said was obsolete and no longer working for the United States. Since he and his boss, President Donald Trump, took office eight weeks ...
Niger Expels Three Chinese Oil Executives: Reports
Niger's military rulers have expelled three Chinese oil executives from the country and closed down a Chinese-run hotel, media reports and an official decree indicated Friday. Several Nigerien media reported that authorities had given two days' notice to leave the country ...
Zimbabwe’s Fight for Responsible Mining: Lessons for Africa & China
In recent years, the relationship between Chinese mining companies and local communities in many African countries has been very contentious over allegations of environmental damage, a lack of transparency, and tensions with local civil society groups.