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Why Developing Countries Should Be Worried About Xi’s Congress Speech
Watching Xi Jinping's big speech at the 20th Party Congress, I kept wondering if anyone at the foreign ministries in Kenya, Chile, or Morocco was also watching the live feed. My guess is probably not very many. I get it, listening ...
African Consumers Still Want Huawei Smartphones Even Without Google’s Services
When Huawei was added to the U.S. entities list in August 2020 that blocked the Chinese telecom giant from using American technology on its smartphones, most notably Google's Android operating system, many commentators wrote obituaries for the company's once-dominant handset business.
Chinese Contractors Almost Finished Upgrading Nairobi’s International Airport Terminals
Kenyans got their first look at the newly-upgraded international terminals at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which will soon reopen to the public. The $8 million facelift of terminals 1B and C took less than a year to complete.
China’s Envoy to Nairobi Meets With Head of Kenya’s New Ruling Party
A meeting this week between the general secretary of Kenya's new ruling party, the United Democratic Alliance, and China's envoy to Nairobi provides a fresh reminder of the dual roles that Chinese ambassadors play in their assigned countries. Zhou Pingjiang represents ...
New Kenyan Government “Has No Plans to Scale Down Collaboration With China,” Says National Assembly Speaker
Speculation that newly-elected Kenyan President William Ruto would pull back on ties with China, as he hinted during his election campaign, was quelled last week when the president's ally in the National Assembly, Speaker Moses Wetangula, met with Ambassador Zhou Pingjian and said there are "no plans ...
Kenya Should Look East, Not West, For Development Inspiration Says One of the Country’s Largest Newspapers
The Editorial Board of The East African newspaper, a publication of the Nation Media Group, one of Kenya's largest media companies, published a column on Sunday that will be a disappointment to U.S. and European governments. It blasted Africa's past half-century engagement with the West and said the continent ...
China’s Special Rep For Africa Wraps Up Visit to Cameroon
One of China's top diplomats for Africa, Liu Yuxi, concluded a three-day visit to Cameroon on Tuesday following talks with Chinmoun Oumaru, the Secretary General of the Ministry of External Relations. Liu, the Foreign Ministry's Special Representative for African Affairs, is currently touring the continent. Earlier, he ...
Kenya’s New President Steps Into Debt Dilemma
Kenya’s new President William Ruto faces a steep debt mountain as he enters office. Servicing the country’s debts consumed 63.5% of tax revenues in the first two months of the current financial, a rate that’s expected to continue next year. For the first time, debt repayments are also projected ...
Ruto Decisions Raise Questions About SGR’s Financial Future
Repaying Kenya’s $3.7 billion loan to China for the Standard Gauge Railway is key to Kenya’s broader financial future. However, two decisions by the country’s new President, William Ruto, will make that much harder, raising the danger that the burden could fall on taxpayers.
Kenya’s New President Flips on China
Kenya and China will “expand relations on infrastructure, agriculture, education – among other broad arrays of issues – for the mutual benefit of our countries,” according to Kenya’s new President William Ruto. Ruto spoke during a meeting with China’s Special Representative for African Affairs, Liu ...
Kenya’s New President Faces Many Challenges, Including Balancing China
Kenya's new President William Ruto, takes power at a complex time for the East African country. As Kenya's economy creaks under a large debt burden, he also faces numerous regional challenges, including conflict in Ethiopia and terrorism in Somalia. These challenges ...
First Avocados, Now Coffee Beans… Kenya’s Expanding Agricultural Exports to China
A first batch of 2.04 tons of raw Kenyan coffee beans arrived in the southern Chinese city of Changsha this week, marking the opening of yet another new market for Kenyan agricultural exports in China. The shipment arrived on Friday on ...