Africa-China trade - The Habari Network

Visual representation of China’s $1 trillion trade surplus contrasted with Africa’s reliance on exporting raw materials and importing finished goods, emphasizing Africa’s opportunity to build industrial capacity and economic independence.

China’s Trillion-Dollar Trade Surplus – and Africa’s Defining Choice

By Gregory September China has crossed a historic threshold: a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Even as exports to the United States decline sharply, the world’s second-largest...

African factory workers assembling goods beside a map of the AfCFTA trade bloc, symbolizing regional industrialization and value addition.

Opinion6 months ago

What Africa Produces: A Question of Capability, Not Necessity

By Danilo Desiderio For decades, a persistent narrative has shadowed Africa’s economic trajectory: the continent exports what it doesn’t consume and imports what it needs. A...

Chinese-funded infrastructure project in Africa symbolizing economic partnership, not colonialism.

Opinion10 months ago

Is China Colonizing Africa?

By John Kourkoutas The phrase is often repeated – yet rarely explained. Stripped of context and nuance, it risks oversimplifying a complex reality. The truth is,...

Africa wants its economic relationship with China to change - here's what Africa is asking for

News3 years ago

Africa wants its economic relationship with China to change – here’s what Africa is asking for

By Chinedu Okafor China’s senior African diplomat stated earlier this week, during a briefing on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in South Africa that African...

Why Africa and China are together driving and redefining 21st-century growth

Opinion3 years ago

Why Africa and China are together driving and redefining 21st-century growth

By William Blackie African commodities played an important role in China’s development into a modern industrial giant and global economic superpower. Africa has also benefited from...