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New Deal Revives Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway
Kenya’s dream of expanding its Chinese-built Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) to the Ugandan border could be coming to fruition. A funding deal for the third phase of the railway project was announced following a trip to China by the country’s Finance Minister John Mbadi.
Africa, China, and Trump’s World-Spanning Gamble on Foreign Assistance
The Trump administration’s decision to halt and review U.S. foreign assistance to developing countries instantaneously turned the United States from many countries’ biggest helper into their biggest problem. In the process, he kicked off a massive experiment. The research question ...
Kenyan Using Chinese Tech Retrofitting Old Cars Into EVs
Chinese car brands are steadily making their way into the African market, but it’s still early in the process, so it will take several years, at least, for these companies to build a sizable customer base. Meanwhile, these brands' advancements in electric vehicle (EV) technology are ...
Gautam Adani Pulls Out of Sri Lanka Port Deal Meant to Counter China
The controversial Indian billionaire Gautam Adani has withdrawn from a loan deal with a U.S. government agency for a port terminal in Sri Lanka, aimed at expanding operations at the country’s Colombo port while countering Chinese influence in the region. Adani was ...
What’s on WeChat: Stop Misleading People About What It’s Like For Chinese Entrepreneurs in Africa
A post by longtime Africa WeChat commentator Xiao Nie (小聂说事儿) is sparking a lot of discussion in Chinese development circles about the current conditions facing Chinese expatriates in Africa. Xiao Nie is well-known for his blunt "tell it like it is" writing style, which he's picked up ...
Africa Has Other Friends if Trump Won’t Work With It: Kenya’s AU Candidate
By Dylan Gamba Kenya's candidate for the top job at the African Union said Saturday that if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump does not want to work with Africa, the continent has "other friends." Raila Odinga, ...
Stymied in the West, Chinese EV Brands Look to Expand in Africa
Just over a million new vehicles were sold in Africa last year, a relatively small number given the continent's enormous population, estimated at 1.5 billion. Chinese auto brands are looking at that discrepancy and think it provides a unique opportunity for ...
Details of Kenya’s New Chinese Loan Emerge
Kenya will use a new loan from China to advance work on 16 different road projects, said a senior Treasury official. Kenya signed a new $279 million loan agreement with China Development Bank on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in September. ...
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Illegal Chinese Miners in Ghana Have Been Warned
China's new ambassador to Ghana, Tong Defa, spoke out forcefully this week to condemn the ongoing problem of illegal mining in the country and issued a fresh warning to his compatriots that if they are caught breaking the law, the embassy ...
African Deals Signed in Beijing Reveal Resurgence in China-Africa Relations
Kenya signed a $280.9 million loan agreement with China Development Bank to refurbish rural roads. The deal will tackle fifteen different road projects across the country. Kenya's Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning, John Mbadi, signed the agreement in Beijing late ...
Kenyan Opposition Leader Slams President for Going to Africa Summit in China
One of Kenyan President William Ruto's most outspoken rivals, Raila Odinga, head of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), blasted the president for traveling to China to attend last week's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that took place in Beijing. "I ...
Key Pledges on Sidelines of China-Africa Summit
African leaders secured a wide range of commitments to enhance cooperation in infrastructure, agriculture, mining, trade, and energy sectors at China's largest summit in years. Bilateral meetings this week in Beijing on the sidelines of the Africa-China forum have resulted in ...