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China’s State-Controlled Media Holding Company Opens New HQ in Kenya
China's top diplomat for Sub-Saharan Africa, Ambassador Wu Peng, announced over the weekend the opening of the China Media Group's (CMG) new headquarters in Nairobi. This the latest evolution of Chinese state media's expansion in Kenya and Africa ...
Although Largely Out of the Headlines, China’s Mask Diplomacy in Africa Continues Apace
The Chinese electric vehicle company BYD donated 16 million masks to medical workers in Africa as part of the Africa CDC's public awareness campaign #AfricaMaskWeek that ends today. Focus on China's PPE donations in Africa has dropped ...
China’s Top SSA Diplomat Praises Zambia-Exim Bank Deferral Deal, Makes No Mention of Default
China's top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, Wu Peng, issued the first comment by any Chinese official on the Zambian debt crisis since the country defaulted on a bond payment last Saturday. Wu noted the China Exim Bank's $110 million debt deferral deal that took ...
China’s COVID Donations Go to 53, Not All 54 African Countries
Chinese diplomats and state-run media outlets used to highlight how COVID-19 donations were sent to all 54 African countries across the continent. Recently, though, both Xinhua and the likes of senior diplomat Wu Peng have ...
Reuters: Bondholders to Reject Zambia’s Request for Debt Repayment Delay
A source close to the Zambia External Bondholder Committee, a coalition that holds the bulk of Zambia's $3 billion of Eurobonds, told Reuters that investors plan to vote against the government's request for a six-month repayment delay when the group convenes on November 13th.
China, Ethiopia Showcase Ties Following Trump’s “Blow Up the Dam” Comment
There's been a noticeable, albeit slight, increase in China-Ethiopia diplomacy and propaganda this week, prompting some speculation that Beijing may be discreetly moving to take advantage of the fall-out from last week's furor over controversial comments by U.S. President Donald Trump about the Grand Ethiopian ...
China Responds to Accusations That It’s Not Doing Enough To Help Resolve Zambia’s Escalating Debt Crisis
The Chinese government is responding to critics who charge that Beijing is not doing enough to resolve the rapidly escalating debt crisis in Africa, especially in Zambia. “We have signed debt-relief agreements with the majority of countries that have requested it, and are holding consultations with the remaining ...
China Finally Commits To “Equal Treatment” for All Zambian Creditors. But Why Did It Take Them So Long to Say So?
China's top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa, Wu Peng, took to his new Twitter account at 8pm local time yesterday in Beijing, to reassure investors and other Zambian stakeholders that the Chinese government supports the principle of "equal treatment" for all creditors. ...
China’s Top Diplomat for Sub-Saharan Africa is Now on Twitter
Wu Peng is the latest senior Chinese diplomat to get a Twitter account. Beijing's top diplomat for sub-Saharan Africa is a late-comer to the "Twitplomacy" era that gathered steam last fall when dozens of Chinese diplomats, embassies, and state-owned enterprises started to use ...
China’s Top Diplomat for Sub-Saharan Africa Details Four Priorities for Chinese Foreign Policy on the Continent
China's diplomatic lead for sub-Saharan Africa, Wu Peng, published a lengthy statement on Kenya's Capital FM radio website on Sunday, detailing Beijing's four main priorities for its foreign policy in Africa. Wu is the former ambassador to Kenya and now the ...
China’s New Top Diplomat For Sub-Saharan Africa Lays Out His Agenda
China's former ambassador to Kenya and the new head of the African Affairs Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wu Peng, laid out his agenda in a recent column published in the state-run China Daily newspaper. There ...
China Shakes Up the Leadership of Its Sub-Saharan African Diplomacy
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs has made leadership changes in its African policy team. Dai Bing, who was the Director-General of the African Affairs Department (a role comparable to that of the Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs) is now in New York where he's ...