South Africa will use FOCAC to increase bilateral trade with China
South Africa hopes to use its term of co-chairing the next Forum for Africa-China Cooperation, to increase bilateral trade between the two countries…more on the story… source
President Kagame adresses the Forum on China Africa Cooperation- Sharm el-Sheikh, 8 November 2009
Remarks by Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, Sharm el Sheikh, Sunday 8th November 2009. source
GLOBALink | China-Africa trade reaches all-time high in 2021, showing resilience amid pandemic
China-Africa trade has bucked the global economic downward trend, and analysts believe it has contributed to the African economy’s resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenges. #GLOBALink source
US Pressure on Africa to Choose World Bank Over China: What is going on?
Over the past two decades, China has significantly expanded its infrastructure projects across nearly every African country. This involvement includes massive investments in roads, railways, ports, and other critical infrastructure, amounting to over $140 billion in loans for various projects. As of 2020, around 49 African countries had signed agreements under China’s Belt and Road […]
The Global China Interview Series: China-Africa relations
China have had strategic relations with African countries for almost two decades. The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) could arguably play a major role in industrialization and economic transformation in Africa. Will China-Africa cooperation generate more resources for economic growth and development on the continent? Or will Africa be plunged into a debt trap by […]
China Africa Business Forum.
The remarkable growth and investment potential in both China and Africa makes for a dynamic partnership in global economics. Whether Africa and China can have a win-win partnership is another issue altogether. ABN’s Buntu Williams went to find out at the China Africa Business Forum that just concluded in Johannesburg. source
China appears to be losing interest in Africa
Beijing-based investment attorney Kai Xue joins Eric & Cobus to discuss why he thinks Africa is no longer appealing to Chinese companies. Kai Xue is a longtime Sino-African affairs analyst and carefully monitors trade, FDI and migration data between the two regions. He is among a growing number of Chinese analysts who are now increasingly […]