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Why Wang Yi Chose Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania & Lesotho for His 2026 Africa Tour

China's Wang Yi kicked off a four-nation, week-long Africa tour this week, marking a signature tradition for Beijing: making the continent the foreign minister's first overseas trip of the new year. Wang visited Ethiopia and ...
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As Chinese Imports Flood In, Ethiopia’s Weavers Fight for Survival

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Chinese Companies Are Changing the Way They Operate in Africa

By Elisa Gambino and Costanza Franceschini For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost $50 billion to African transport ...

Chinese, Iranian and Turkish Drones Fuel Africa’s New Era of Low-Cost Warfare

By Celia Lebur and Mathieu Rabechault with African bureaus The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17, death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a ...

China, Ethiopia Police Sign Pact to Foster Closer Security Ties

Senior law enforcement officials from Ethiopia and China signed an agreement on Friday to work more closely together on training and information sharing. The officials also discussed the creation of a new Ethiopia-China Law Enforcement Cooperation Center in Addis Ababa. The talks ...
U.S. Push to Counter China Looms Over Trump’s ‘Shield of the Americas’ Summit
U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One upon arrival in Miami, Florida, U.S., March 6, 2026. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
U.S. President Donald Trump will meet Saturday with a dozen right-wing leaders from Latin America and the Caribbean to discuss issues facing the region, from organized crime to illegal immigration. The "Shield of the Americas" summit also aims to serve Washington by boosting U.S. interests ...

Why Wang Yi Chose Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania & Lesotho for His 2026 Africa Tour

China's Wang Yi kicked off a four-nation, week-long Africa tour this week, marking a signature tradition for Beijing: making the continent the foreign minister's first overseas trip of the new year. Wang visited Ethiopia and ...

As Chinese Imports Flood In, Ethiopia’s Weavers Fight for Survival

By Dylan Gamba Behind the looms of a workshop in the heart of Addis Ababa, dozens of weavers deftly repeat the same motions to craft traditional dresses -- a centuries-old skill now threatened by Ethiopia's economic hardships.

Chinese Companies Are Changing the Way They Operate in Africa

By Elisa Gambino and Costanza Franceschini For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost $50 billion to African transport ...

Chinese, Iranian and Turkish Drones Fuel Africa’s New Era of Low-Cost Warfare

By Celia Lebur and Mathieu Rabechault with African bureaus The Easter period usually offers a rare respite in Gedeb, in Ethiopia's deeply troubled north, but on April 17, death rained from the skies in this sleepy town caught up in a ...

China, Ethiopia Police Sign Pact to Foster Closer Security Ties

Senior law enforcement officials from Ethiopia and China signed an agreement on Friday to work more closely together on training and information sharing. The officials also discussed the creation of a new Ethiopia-China Law Enforcement Cooperation Center in Addis Ababa. The talks ...

The BRICS in Kazan: A Testing Ground for Chinese Multipolarism?

By Giulia Sciorati This week’s BRICS summit in Kazan has represented a key opportunity for Beijing to strengthen its leadership within the group and solidify its status as both a regional and global power. For China, BRICS serves primarily as a ...

BRICS Summit Hails Multipolarity, Calls for Global Reforms

The BRICS+ group committed itself to global financial reform and opposing trade barriers at its leaders’ summit in Kazan, Russia. The summit, the largest diplomatic forum in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine, gathered more than twenty leaders in what is increasingly ...

BRICS Countries Reach Impasse Over Security Council Seats

The newly-enlarged BRICS group failed to issue a joint statement after foreign ministers from the ten-nation bloc met last week on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Two of the group's new members, Egypt and Ethiopia, reportedly ...

Can China Help Africa Become the Next Factory of the World?

For decades, African governments have tried to lure Chinese manufacturing companies to set up factories in their countries with the promise of an abundant supply of low-cost labor. Other than a few high-profile companies, Chinese companies, for the most part, have ...

Attention Shifts to Chinese Debt Following Ethiopia’s IMF, World Bank Deals

This week, the Ethiopian government struck a pair of deals with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank that will pave the way to restructure the country's $29 billion external debt, a quarter of which is owed to Chinese creditors.

Rogue Angolan Police Allegedly Extorted Money From Suspected Chinese Bitcoin Miners

Nearly two dozen Angolan police officers raided a suspected Chinese bitcoin mining operation outside of Luanda on Tuesday, violently forcing their way past security guards to enter the premises. Once inside, the police were confronted by the Chinese factory managers who ...

The Hidden World of Chinese Manufacturing in Ethiopia

Ethiopia's long-held ambition is to one day emerge as a major global manufacturing hub, benefiting from a wave of Chinese offshoring. The East African country's strategic location, abundant labor supply, and welcoming government are all very enticing for cost-conscious Chinese manufacturers. ...
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