Africa has become the new great-power chessboard. The pieces aren’t soldiers or diplomats—they’re ports, railways, and ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening ceremony of the 2024 Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sep. 5, 2024.

At China Mall, a vast supermarket in Kampala, Uganda’s capital, Rose Ahurra picks up a small turquoise squirrel. The toy flashes as she puts it in a trolley laden with towels, clothes, containers and ...

This article was submitted as part of the Global Voices Climate Justice fellowship, which pairs journalists from Sinophone and Global Majority countries to investigate the effects of Chinese ...

The Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province, on June 11, 2025.

Africa's vast mineral wealth is reshaping global power dynamics in the 21st century, sparking a new geopolitical contest between China and the United States. While Beijing has long held a dominant ...

Miradie Tchekpo biggest dream has come true: She has landed a job as an interpreter working for a Chinese trading company in her home country of Benin. "In middle school, I watched Chinese TV channels ...

The apparent collapse of a 25-year tariff-free trade pact between the United States and Africa symbolises an American retreat, according to observers, who say the shift is paving the way for China to ...

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. On the infrastructure front, a consortium of Chinese banks led by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China reportedly provided 85 percent ...

China is advancing its "health silk road" in Africa by initiating major offshore projects to manufacture essential medicines, such as insulin and antiretrovirals. Nigeria is set to produce ...