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With an Eye on Annoying China, the U.S. National Security Council Praises Taiwan’s Outreach in East Africa
Just hours after Secretary Pompeo's critical comments of the Chinese presence in Africa, the U.S. National Security Council followed up with a provocative tweet that praised Taiwan's recent agreement with the self-declared state of Somaliland. On July 1, Taiwan ...
Both China and Somalia Equally Upset About Taiwan’s Entreaties With Somaliland
Somali President Mohamed Farmajo met with Chinese Ambassador Qin Jian on Saturday to publicly reaffirm Mogadishu's commitment to the "One China Policy" following last week's news that Taiwan was moving to establish a representative office in the self-declared breakaway state of Somaliland.
See What Happens When You Start to Talk Openly and Honestly About Chinese Debt?
Last week the Nigerian Debt Management Office (DMO) published a refreshingly simple and transparent summary of the country's borrowing from China that included detailed information on how much the country owes, the terms and what the money's being used for. This is not something we've ...
Why Are We Still Talking About Chinese “Debt Traps?”
My own focus on China-Africa relations is filtered through my background in media studies. One effect of this training is that I'm fascinated by the narratives that shape the relationship, how they spread and what they reveal. One of the hardiest ...
A Chinese Debt Trap in Nigeria? Hardly!
Back in May, the online Nigerian financial news site Nairametrics ran an article with the frightening headline: "Nigeria is falling into China’s debt trap." This, of course, is nothing new. Many Nigerians, along with countless others across Africa, now firmly believe that China ...
The U.S. Messaging Strategy About the Chinese in Africa is Not Working
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued yet another dire warning this week to African leaders about the dangers presented by China. He implored African stakeholders to beware of how Beijing is exploiting the COVID-19 crisis, for which China is responsible in his view, to extend predatory ...
South Sudan Closes a Chinese-Built Highway Due to Poor Quality
South Sudan's Vice President of Infrastructure announced this week that construction of the 392km Juba-Rumbek highway to Uganda will be suspended due to quality concerns. Portions of the road were swept away during a heavy storm ...
Scholar: There’s a Huge Difference Between Anti-Black Racism in the U.S. and China
Hong Kong-based scholar Roberto Castillo is one of the world's foremost experts on the African diaspora in China and Chinese-Black race relations. Lately, he's become increasingly frustrated by the false equivalency that many are drawing between discrimination against black/brown people in the U.S. and China. ...
The Crisis in Hong Kong Emerges as Key Messaging Theme for Chinese Media, Diplomats Across Africa
Chinese diplomats, missions, and media across Africa have been steadily ramping up their messaging about Hong Kong in recent weeks in what appears to be a concerted effort to build support for Beijing's handling of the ongoing political crisis in the territory.
A CFR Virtual Conference on China’s Growing Footprint in Africa
The Council on Foreign Relations in New York organized a virtual conference this week to discuss U.S. perspectives on "China's Growing Footprint in Africa." The first part of the discussion focused largely on comparing/contrasting U.S. and Chinese economic development strategies on the continent ...
Once Angola Renegotiates its Debts, There May Not be Much Money Left Over For Anything Else
Nathan Hayes, an Africa analyst at the Economist Intelligence Unit in London, highlights Angola's dilemma in the ongoing talks to restructure its debts. With the price of oil so low due to the global economic slowdown brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak, pretty much the only choice ...
Georgetown’s Ken Ochieng’ Opalo is the Latest Scholar to Discredit the “Chinese Debt Trap” Theory in Africa
Georgetown University Assistant Professor Ken Ochieng’ Opalo published a blog post on his personal site this weekend that aimed to debunk the widely-held perception in Washington that China is engaging in a form of "debt-trap diplomacy" in Africa.