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This Chart Shows What African Union and UN Negotiators Are Desperately Trying to Avoid
Interest rates on Zambian 10-year bonds have more than doubled since January to an astonishing 38%. So, it's not surprising there's growing speculation that Lusaka will have no choice but to default on its $3 billion of bond holdings. ...
What Does China Need to Do to Improve its Agriculture Assistance Programs in Africa?
China has provided agricultural assistance to Africa for decades. Yet questions are frequently raised as to how its aid in Africa resembles those run by other development actors in terms of project assessment, management, monitoring, and evaluation. Recent developments, such as the establishment of the China International ...
U.S. Conservatives Don’t Like China’s Close Relationship With the World Health Organization
There's growing anger among U.S. conservatives over the World Health Organization's handling of the burgeoning COVID-19 and the international body's close ties with the Chinese government. Additionally, these U.S. critics contend that the WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has the backing of Beijing in part because of his ...
China Places Bets on Both Sides of the Libyan Conflict as Part of a New “Non-Aligned” Strategy
China was so traumatized from the 2011 UN-intervention in Libya that led to the death of the country's former ruler Muammar Gaddafi that is employing an entirely new strategy now as the North African country once again descends into all-out civil conflict. ...
China’s Rapidly Evolving Role in the International Peacekeeping and Development Arenas
China is the second-largest funder of UN Peacekeeping Operations (PKO), behind the United States, and the largest troop contributor to PKOs in Africa among the UN's permanent members of the Security Council. Last December, China's top diplomat for Africa, Yang Jiechi, said Beijing is now willing to ...
Chinese Companies Are Reportedly Shaping United Nations AI Standards Which Could Have Significant Ramifications in Africa
Several of China's largest telecommunications communications companies including ZTE, Dahua and China Telecom are reportedly working closely with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to shape influence standards for facial recognition, video monitoring, and city and vehicle surveillance, according to leaked documents published by the Financial ...
When China Pushes Back Against the U.S. on Human Rights, It Plays Very Well in Many African Countries
At a press conference broadcast live on TV, Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta did not appreciate being lectured by former U.S. President Barack Obama on gay rights. "We ...
China Remains Top Troop Contributor to UN Peacekeeping Ops in Africa Among Permanent Five Security Council Members
Some new data is now available regarding Chinese military and police forces who now operate under UN command in African peacekeeping operations. China is also the second-largest contributor to ...
Ambassador David Shinn Shares His Views on Direction of China-Africa Security Ties
Former U.S. Ambassador to Ethiopia and Burkina Faso, David Shinn, who is now an adjunct professor at George Washington University, is widely regarded as one of the leading experts on China-Africa military relations. In this talk at the U.S. Department of Defense-funded Africa Center for ...
Hong Kong Millionaire's Arrest Exposes Problem of Chinese Corruption in Africa
Former Hong Kong home affairs secretary Patrick Ho Chi-ping pleaded not guilty last month to corruption charges brought by a U.S. federal court in New York after he was accused of offering bribes worth a total of $2.9 million to prominent African leaders ...
China’s Evolving Military Strategy in Africa
With some 3,300 military personnel under U.N. command in Africa, China today has more troops deployed to multinational operations than any other permanent member of the Security Council. That figure is expected to increase sharply in the coming years as ...
[AUDIO] Why Trump's "Nambia" Gaffe Is so Important to the China-Africa Narrative
U.S. President Donald Trump revealed deeper levels of ignorance about Africa than many thought possible during a luncheon speech this week to a group of African leaders. During his brief, 800-word speech, Trump twice mentioned the non-existent country of "Nambia." ...