Africa and creditors wake up to debt dilemma
Covid-19 has brought Africa’s debt problems into sharp focus.…
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Turkish construction companies help to move Africa forward
The reputation of Turkish building contractors for quality and meeting deadlines is increasing on the continent, and with good reason, as NJ Ayuk explains
China has been Africa’s biggest builder the past two decades, creating $470bn worth of roads, rail lines, ports, airports, oil, gas and power facilities, pipelines, office buildings and other projects in 2018 alone.…
China’s global vision
Bruno Maçães’ study examines the implications of China’s Belt and Road project, arguably the most ambitious geopolitical initiative of our times.…
Chinese influence grows as US flounders in Africa
As the unfolding tariff war between the US and China looms ever larger, Africa finds itself in a bind as the world’s greatest superpowers vie for trade supremacy.…
Africa-Asia trade finance gap: Time to take stock
In conversations about Africa-Asia trade relations, I always hear the same words: infrastructure, China, investment, gap.…
Beware Africa’s grey rhinos
I recently came across a reference to grey rhino risks in an article about business in China and assumed the author had conflated the white and black rhino into a single grey version.…
Asia-Africa Report: Demystifying the dragon in Africa
When the Chinese government agreed to fund the TAZARA Railway connecting Tanzania and Zambia to the tune of RMB988m ($147m) in 1970, few would have predicted that the Asian nation would become Africa’s most important economic partner.…
China’s role as catalyst of African industry
As China continues to flex its muscles globally, its relationship with African states remains a point of fascination in the international arena.…
China’s new silk road gets off the mark
With its placid waters, expansive lakeside villas and towering mountains, the plush resort of Yanqi Lake offers an unassuming location from which to launch China’s bid for international hegemony.…
Ten thousand Chinese businesses in Africa – McKinsey
Up to 10,000 Chinese businesses may be active in Africa, dwarfing previous estimates, according to findings from consultancy firm McKinsey that challenge traditional views of China’s engagement with the continent.…