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The two figures show the number of Chinese workers in the world and in Africa: The first graph includes the workers sent abroad by Chinese ...
Q&A: Can Tanzania Resume and Reimagine Agricultural Trade With China in a Post-COVID-19 World?
With the COVID-19 crisis disrupting regional and global trade, the Development Reimagined team spoke with Mbelwa Kairuki, Tanzania's ambassador to China, to get his take on Sino-Tanzania trade and what he and his team are doing to try to respond. DEVELOPMENT ...
Foreign Policy Elder Statesman Herman Cohen Explains Why China is “Not a Problem for the U.S.” in Africa
Former United States diplomat Herman J. Cohen is one of Washington's foreign policy elder statesmen. Ambassador Cohen served as the U.S. envoy to Gambia and Senegal in the late 1970s and then later as the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs in the George H.W. Bush ...
The Joy and Pain of Developing Kenya’s Specialty Tea Production
Tea farmers in Kenya’s central highlands say Chinese interest in their tea is improving their income, but the journey for Chinese tea enthusiast and founder of the Chinya Tea Development Company Lewis Gao has not been easy. He came to Kenya ...
Claims of a Cover-Up and Intimidation Cloud Investigation of Labor Abuse by Chinese Steel Company in Nigeria
Anonymous accusations of widespread labor abuses at a Chinese-owned steel company in the Nigerian state of Abia have sparked a heated controversy, as the company and its allies rebut the charges. Last week, an unknown individual using the Twitter handle @Truthfully83
Labor Abuse Allegations Against Chinese Company in Nigeria Explodes Into a Full-Blown Scandal
The Chinese factory at the center of an increasingly bitter dispute over allegations of gross abuse of its workers is pushing back against its accusers and the government. Over the weekend the Inner Galaxy Steel Company hired a law firm and opened a Twitter account, which it's ...
Nigerian Government to Investigate Allegations of “Slave” Conditions at a Chinese Factory in Abia State
A representative from Nigeria's Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission said the agency is going to call in the Ministry of Labor and other authorities to investigate allegations of widespread abuse at a Chinese-owned factory in the southeast state of Abia.
Labor Minister, Chinese Embassy Agree That Without This Pink Card, No Zambian Official Can Inspect a Chinese Business
Late last week the Zambian Labor Minister Chanda Kaziya met with Ouyang Daobing, the commercial and economic officer at the Chinese embassy in Lusaka, to discuss the recent crackdown on Chinese businesses by mayor Miles Sampa. Mayor Sampa personally intervened to shut ...
Professor Carlos Oya: How Can Chinese Companies Create More and Better Jobs for Africans?
University of London Professor Carlos Oya is among the world's leading scholars on Chinese labor practices in Africa. Last July, he published a ground-breaking report that challenged widely-held perceptions about the quantity of Chinese imported labor in Ethiopia and Angola (90% of workers on Chinese ...
Chinese Investment and Labor Practices in Ethiopia
Ethiopia stands out from other African countries for its ability to attract Chinese companies to open factories there. Through a combination of tax incentives, industrial parks, and its strategic location, Ethiopia is outpacing pretty much every other African country in luring ...
The Unintended Religious Consequence of Chinese Investment in Africa
For many of the hundreds of thousands of Chinese who live and work in Africa, life is often is not easy. Low pay, long hours and extended assignments in unfamiliar cultures often lead to feelings of isolation and disillusionment. Connections with friends and family ...
[PODCAST] Africa Needs Infrastructure, China Wants to Build It. So What’s the Problem?
Africa faces a severe infrastructure crisis. Roads, ports, airports, hospitals and telecommunications are all needed to generate the economic growth necessary to support a population that is expected to double by 2050. But ...