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In China’s Wake, India Tries a Cleaner, Fairer Mineral Path in Africa
In January, the Indian government published a new critical minerals strategy that details how the country aims to bolster supply chains necessary for its green energy transition. While the report underscores the importance of developing domestic supplies of lithium and other ...
WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese Mining Disaster in Zambia
Millions of Zambians along the Kafue River are coming to grips with the devastating environmental impact brought about by a massive acid spill from a Chinese-run copper mine. A tailings dam broke on February 18th, sending 50 million liters of toxic ...
USAID’s Closure Threatens to Derail U.S. Involvement in the Lobito Corridor
U.S. participation in the Lobito Corridor project that aims to challenge China's dominance of African critical resource supply chains is now in jeopardy due to the Trump administration's decision this month to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). ...
Zambia Reaching End of Debt Restructuring Process
Zambia will soon be eligible once again for foreign financing as its debt restructuring negotiations are nearing the end, a French diplomatic source said Tuesday. France, which, along with China, heads the committee of public sector creditors for Zambia, was earlier ...
Biden Announces $1 Billion for Africa During Maiden Trip
By Aurélia End U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance to Africa during a visit to Angola, where the United States is showcasing a major infrastructure project aimed at countering China's investments on the ...
China’s Copper Play in Africa: High Stakes, Riches, and Risks in Congo and Zambia
Editor's Note: The following story is an AI-generated summary of a report by the China Nonferrous Metals Research Institute. The original story was published on the Institute's WeChat page in Chinese. CGSP editors have carefully reviewed the translation and the summary to ensure that it accurately ...
Myanmar and China Have Lowest Internet Freedom, Says Study
Myanmar and China have the world's worst internet freedom, with declines reported in a number of other countries led by Kyrgyzstan, a study said Wednesday. The further deterioration in Myanmar, a Beijing ally where the military seized power in 2021, marks ...
WEEK in REVIEW: Chinese FM Criticizes US Missile Deployment in the Philippines
Chinese naval and air forces conducted patrols around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Saturday after a slew of tense encounters with the Philippines in the disputed waterway in recent months. The patrols coincided with joint exercises carried out by the United States, Australia, Japan, ...
Everything You Need To Know About FOCAC 2024
With the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) now concluded, key themes and outcomes from the meeting have come into focus. While China and Africa remain aligned on many critical issues, the balance between their converging and diverging interests shaped the results of FOCAC 2024 in ...
FOCAC Should Focus on Promoting Green Energy Projects: Standard Bank
Energy issues are widely expected to be very high on the agenda at the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit that gets underway on September 4th in Beijing. Most African countries are facing chronic power shortages that are increasingly exacerbated by ...
Empowering Africa: How Host States Can Influence Chinese-Supported Power Projects
By Naa Adjekai Adjei Over the past decade, Chinese investments have significantly bolstered Africa's infrastructure landscape. However, prevailing narratives have often emphasized China's influence, overshadowing the critical role of African host states in determining ...
China Isn’t the Solution to Africa’s Industrialization Dilemma
There is going to be a lot of talk at the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that will take place in Beijing in early September about the need for African countries to move up the value supply chain. African ...