By Gregory September The IMF’s 2026 global growth projections tell a story of seismic economic shifts – and one African nation’s quiet but consequential arrival. When...
By Dishant Shah The real question isn’t whether zero-tariff access helps Africa. It’s who captures the value – and who gets left holding the commodity. If...
By Gregory Simpkins Africa has long been a target of outside interests looking to capitalize on what the continent has to offer. The 19th-century European exploration...
By Ajay Wasserman South Africa has executed a calculated maneuver that could redefine Africa’s position in global trade architecture – a strategic pivot that reshapes continental...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Great-power competition has returned to Africa. But this is no simple reprise of the Cold War – it is more chaotic, more...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Strategic equity demands and infrastructure investments signal a new era of African economic sovereignty. The landscape of African resource control is undergoing...
By Gregory Simpkins In recent weeks, the island of Greenland has become a hot international topic. It has been at the top of the agenda for...
By Dishant Shah In diplomatic corridors and boardrooms across the continent, a familiar question echoes: “Should Africa align with India or China?” The premise is flawed...
By Davida Ademuyiwa Africa is no longer on the periphery of global geopolitics. Over the past two decades, it has emerged as a pivotal arena for...
By Mary Alorh In today’s fiercely competitive global landscape, opportunity often emerges where others have failed – and nowhere is this more evident than in the...
By Godfred Zina The growing diplomatic ties between Eritrea and Saudi Arabia are poised to reshape the power dynamics in the Red Sea and the Horn...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu When the Cold War ended and the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, many expected international organizations formed during that era...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu The uranium used in the creation of the first atomic bombs was largely sourced from the mines of the Lubumbashi area in...
By Mary Alorh The recent visit of China’s foreign minister to Nigeria, the continent’s most populous country and a key trade partner, has reinforced the strong...
By Paul Nantulya Africa-China relations in 2025 kicked off with a trip to the continent by China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi from January 5-11. Since 1991,...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu In recent years, Africa’s stance on global events and its relationships with major powers have been the subject of increasing discussion and...
Bloomberg | Nigeria’s biggest bank is opening a new branch in Hong Kong in its first step of Asian expansion. The push into the Chinese territory...
By Paul Frimpong What will the future of Africa-China relations look like without the active participation of the youth? How can a continent where over 60...
By Gregory Simpkins As the international community moves toward an energy future featuring renewable energy, the source of critical minerals and the location of their processing...
By Mary Alorh In recent decades, Africa’s role on the global stage has grown significantly, driven by shifts in international politics. The rise of new powers...
By Emmanuel Musaazi Before China’s economic involvement in Africa, the continent’s development trends were influenced by various factors but primarily colonial legacies where African economies were...
Reuters | China, Tanzania and Zambia signed an initial agreement to rehabilitate a decades-old railway aimed at improving the rail-sea transportation in resource-rich East Africa, Chinese...
By Paul Nantulya The Ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), to be held in Beijing from September 4 to 6, takes place at a critical juncture....
By Mary Alorh To be recognized as a global superpower, a nation must demonstrate dominance across multiple areas such as trade, defense, and more. Over the...
By Godfred Zina With its growing interest and influence in Africa, China aims to further enhance its cooperation with African leaders at the upcoming Forum on...
By Danilo Desiderio A Chinese proverb states, “To get rich, build roads first.” While China has embraced this philosophy, Africa has chosen a different path, focusing...
By Mary Alorh The recent coups in the Sahel region have accelerated the expansion of global powers on the African continent. China and Russia are deepening...
The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is set to take place in Beijing from September 4 to 6, with the theme “Joining...
By Mary Alorh The East African region holds strategic importance on the continent, boasting some of the world’s premier holiday destinations and attractions. The East African...
China has soared to become sub-Saharan Africa’s top trading partner in the past two decades. A fifth of the region’s exports now head to China, while...
By Fidel Amakye Owusu Last year, a friend suggested that China’s colorful and elaborate receptions for African leaders in Beijing play a significant role in attracting...
By Gregory Simpkins The prevailing world economic order since the end of World War II, established by the major powers at that time, is coming unraveled....
By Paul Frimpong In the years leading up to 2000, Africa faced numerous challenges, including civil wars, diseases, and a crippling debt burden. The continent, often...
By Gregory Simpkins For more than a year now, the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) coalition has been pressing hard for replacement of the...
By Gregory Simpkins The global environment is changing at an accelerating pace. The post-World War II arrangements have broken down to be replaced by an emerging...
In Africa, a potent force for advancement is stirring. Bursting with youthful talent and abundant resources, the continent stands on the cusp of a transformative journey:...
By Paul Frimpong Few alliances have sparked as much interest and speculation in the complicated fabric of international relations as between Africa and China. The relationship...
By Paul Frimpong Modernization is a universal cause that affects all of humanity. There is no single paradigm or solution to modernization. The nature and rate...
By Jevans Nyabiage SCMP | China’s total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 percent in 2023 from 2022 to US$282.1 billion, but Africa’s trade deficit...
By Paul Nantulya and Leland Lazarus 2024 is a pivotal year for China and the Global South. China continues to make an active diplomatic push for...
By Gregory Simpkins In December 2022, the Biden Administration convened a summit with African governmental leaders, as well as African and American businesspeople and civil society...
Bloomberg | Nigeria will seek to become a member of the BRICS group of nations within the next 2 years as part of a new foreign...
By Paul Frimpong Over the last decades, China has been at the forefront of championing multiple global initiatives, including the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global...
By Tokunbo Aderemi Ayoola Nigeria’s railway network serves only a small portion of the country. The country is 923,770 square kilometers (357,000 square miles) , with...
By Christopher Isike How might BRICS affect US-African ties? Altering diplomatic relations between African countries and the US on account of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China...
By Gregory Simpkins One of the biggest stories in recent weeks has been the ongoing evolution of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), this...
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...
AFP | BRICS leaders have agreed to expand the club of major emerging economies and adopted conditions for entry, South Africa said on Wednesday, as the...
By Bhaso Ndzendze Some three decades since the end of the Cold War, the world order is undergoing a structural transformation. At the heart of it...
By Zita Zage In recent years, the BRICS group of nations, consisting of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, has emerged as a formidable presence...
Reuters | The development bank founded by the so-called BRICS countries closed the auction for its first South African rand bonds on Tuesday, as it comes...
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...
By Dimitri Zabelin In the coming decades, Africa will become a pivotal player in international affairs. A confluence of the continent’s abundance of strategic resources, favorable...
By Padraig Carmody A few years ago, the BRICS grouping – Brazil, Russia, China, India and South Africa – had lost salience because three of its...
Xinhua | South Africa has invited heads of state of all African countries to the BRICS summit, which is set to be held in August in...
By Gregory Simpkins There has been increasing talk about a New World Order created by the alliance primarily of China and Russia, along with other nations...
By John J Stremlau China’s foreign ministry published a 4,000-word analysis entitled US Hegemony and its Perils on 20 February. It’s an indictment of alleged US...
Xinhua | Like many senior U.S. officials who have visited Africa, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen did not fail to target China and raise concerns about...
AP | US President Joe Biden told dozens of African leaders gathered in Washington that the United States is “all in on Africa’s future,” laying out...
By Gregory Simpkins For two decades, the United States has held a trio of conferences that used to be considered summits: the African Growth and Opportunity...
Bloomberg | Africa’s annual exports are expected to double to US$540 billion by 2030 from a decade earlier, chiefly on shipments from Nigeria to the Asian...
By Gregory Simpkins Much has been written and said about how the world’s big powers have squeezed Africa into the middle of their global conflicts –...
By Gregory Simpkins A lot of attention has been given to China’s involvement in Africa, and of course, the ongoing participation of Europe’s former colonial powers...
Brookings | Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his team will be in sub-Saharan Africa from August 7 to 12, paying visits to three countries: South...
By Dennis Matanda The expression “tenacious contention” suggests that China and the United States are at an impasse after a dogged battle for the position of...
By Weiwei Chen Common perceptions about Chinese engagement in Africa are that it is one-dimensional and sometimes biased. One common problem with this perception is the...
African governments should avoid the zero-sum trap - especially when dealing with US-Chinese rivalry and adopt strategies that strategically play rivals against each other and implement...
By Hippolyte Fofack More than 20,000 Africans were killed in violent conflicts in 2020, an almost tenfold increase from a decade ago. Concurrently, and perhaps not...
By Max Walter Industrial policy is seeing a revival in Africa and beyond. In fact, governments across the continent are now explicitly using a variety of...
The Chinese as colonizer trope has been repeated too often and information about Africa is too scant for most people to analyze these news stories correctly.
China in many ways needs Africa to become the world’s largest manufacturing hub. With a growing youth population, providing concessional loans to African governments for the...
"Chinese investments in Africa are “going on very well. The next thing I would ask from them is to allow our products to enter their market...
Forum looks to build on the increasingly close economic relations that have been forged between China and Africa over the last 20 years.
Ignorance about Africa-China is a convenient way to keep the focus on China, while not acknowledging the toxicity of the actual Africa-West relationship, or to reckon...
By Song Guoyou As more and more Chinese enterprises expand into Africa, there has been increasing interest in China’s economic activities in the continent. As well...
By Jean-Claude Masangu Mulongo U.S. President Obama has left the continent. During his historic and inspiring visit to Kenya and Ethiopia, he announced several new initiatives...
By Frank Sieren U.S. President Barack Obama cannot do much more in Africa. Asia, especially China, is so far ahead that the United States won’t be...
By Allan Olingo China’s push for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to endorse its currency, the yuan (or the reminbi -RMB), as a global reserve currency...
By Chen Weihua U.S. President Barack Obama will take off later this week on a trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, his first trip to the 2...
By Thebe Mabanga The 7th Summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) member states – the five major emerging national economies –...
The emerging market BRICS nations will have their own development bank by the end of the year, South Africa has said. “The New Development Bank is...
By Bo Li Many people are not aware that the relationship between Africa and China is not just a one-way street. Beyond the small businesses that...
Sometime last year, a high-ranking Ugandan Minister sent an email to a contact in a United States Agency. Like any good college alumni, Mr. Minister had...
By Wang Xiangjiang In recent years, the West has conjured up fantastic theories like “neocolonialism”, “China is exploiting Africa’s resources,” etc., effectively throwing mud at China...
A new development bank launched by emerging economies will help all nations in distress to return to health, South African President Jacob Zuma said earlier this...
From left to right, President Macky Sall of Senegal, Former Malawian President Joyce Banda, U.S. President Barack Obama, President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone, and...
China trade with Africa projected to grow. SOURCE/Standard Chartered Research When the east African nation of Uganda sought bids last month for an US$8 billion contract...
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging giants are expected to sign a deal next week to open their own development...
A World Bank official has warned Zimbabwe against using its minerals as collateral to secure loans, with the debt ridden country currently struggling to meet financial...
Ethiopian Airlines will decide in June on whether to place an order for 30 narrow-body Airbus or Boeing jets as part of fleet its expansion plans,...
Angola is one of the priority countries for China in Africa, where it will continue to focus over the next few years, according to US research...
Barbados and China Tuesday signed a visa waiver agreement that Bridgetown said would allow for increased cooperation between the two countries. Foreign Affairs and Foreign and...
Political dimensions could affect Africa’s growth if the region does not pay much attention into this area. In the past Africa has been plagued by coups...
East African leaders and China formally signed agreements on Sunday for the construction of a new multi-billion dollar railway linking the Kenyan port of Mombasa to...
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang is visiting Kenya over the weekend for a three-day visit during which Kenya and China sign more than 17 new contracts....
China and Angola plan to sign a range of agreements including in the fields of energy, finance and manufacturing, Premier Li Keqiang said after meeting President...
Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Abuja, Nigeria’s president assured citizens and global onlookers that the current school girl kidnapping situation is the beginning of...
China and Ethiopia have siged more than a dozen agreements aimed at shoring up burgeoning ties between the world’s second-largest economy and the African continent that...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang unveiled extra aid for Africa totaling at least 12 billion dollars on Monday. The country also offered to share advance technology with...
Aliko Dangote, CEO of the Dangote Group, believes that Africa needs to have strong institutions to combat corruption. Dangote advised, “One of the greatest obstacles apart...
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to visit four African countries, including oil-rich Angola and Nigeria, but will not be going simply for energy deals as China...
China-Africa trade has grown more than tenfold in the past decade with an estimated stock of over 20 billion US dollars. These revelations were announced at...
While African governments and development partners are investing more in roads and rails infrastructure much more needs to be done for any meaningful socioeconomic impact to...
Kenya is set to begin the Mombasa-Nairobi standard gauge railway construction as soon as funds needed to start the project is released by China from a...
Sub-Saharan Africa’s economic growth is set to hit 5.2 per cent, up from 4.7 per cent, the World Bank has said. “This performance is boosted by...
Washington will host the US-Africa summit in August, but it is already late to the game of African summitry. Japan hosted its first Africa summit in...
A new generation of business leaders are investing in Africa’s capacity to manufacture cars, process minerals and build equipment. Some governments are now looking for ways...
China’s enduring importance for Africa was strengthened again in 2013, when trade between the globe’s most populous country and the African continent soared to a record...
South Africa’s education minister says the nation of 11 official languages will introduce Mandarin into its school curriculum. The move is part of a greater effort...
Senegal secured pledges worth about $7.8 billion at a donor conference that began in Paris on Monday to help kick-start a development plan aimed at doubling...
Gabon’s government has told French oil major Total’s local subsidiary to pay $805 million in back taxes from 2008 to 2010, in a case watched closely...
The Barbados government says it wants a speedy conclusion for an air services agreement with China as it hopes to lure visitors and investors from the...
New oil legislation will give Angola’s currency and banks a boost, but for some, non-performing loans are spreading at an alarming rate. Banks in Angola are...
By Bright Simons In May last year, China’s President Xi Jinping announced during a visit to Tanzania that the great Asian power shall be providing $20bn...
By Carlos Lopes Africa’s political economy is deeply ingrained with its history of the exploitation and (mis)-management of its mineral and natural resources. More than 500...
In the week of September 16, various African governments and their business executives made presentations to various Washington, DC audiences. These 5 days were presentation galore!...
(Reuters) – Kenya wants to host a clearing house for China’s yuan currency – a bold African first that would deepen the continent’s ties with Beijing,...
While South Africa remains the most attractive corporate investment destination in Africa, Nigeria is nipping at its heels and may overtake it as soon as next...
Business leaders from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging economies met Tuesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, to discuss trade with...
(IANS) – Business leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) are meeting in Johannesburg, South Africa Monday to identify specific measures to eliminate...
By Carlos Lopes and Kemal Dervis Everyone stands to gain if Africa can sustain and accelerate its progress in tackling poverty and finding jobs for its...
India and China are actively competing for business on the increasingly important African continent. The demand for resources to fuel their rapidly growing economies is playing...
In a thorough first-of-its-kind study, the Brookings Institution made an excellent point: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of 2000 has always had an excellent...
(PR Republic) – The Ethics Institute of South Africa (EthicsSA) has launched a survey to gauge perceptions about Chinese companies doing business across 15 African countries....
A younger Barack Obama with his grandmother during his first trip to Africa to visit the family of his father, Barack Obama, Sr. PHOTO/Maya Soetoro-Ng President...
As bilateral between China and Africa continues to gather momentum, it is becoming increasingly necessary for a new cross border payments mechansim that is suitable for...
Chinese citizens arrested earlier this week for illegal gold mining in Ghana are to be deported, a spokesman for the country’s immigration service said last night....
By Sanou Mbaye In recent years, China and Africa have formed one of the modern era’s most successful economic and trade partnerships. China benefits from Africa’s...
By Ryan Elcock “Defeat the enemy from within by infiltrating the enemy’s camp under the guise of cooperation, surrender, or peace treaties. In this way you...
A younger Barack Obama with his grandmother during his first trip to Africa to visit the family of his father, Barack Obama, Sr. PHOTO/Maya Soetoro-Ng The...
Over the next few weeks, various U.S. based bodies – Brookings Institution, Woodrow Wilson Center and the Corporate Council for Africa – will emerge with reports...
The just concluded BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) summit concluded in Durban, South Africa calls for stronger partnerships, integration and industrialization to tackle various...
The establishment of the BRICS bank will provide the emerging economies in Africa and the Caribbean with an alternative to the IMF and World Bank (Bloomberg)...
The new president of China, Xi Jinping, lands in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Sunday at the beginning of a three-country tour of Africa. He faces...
Senator Chris Coons. PHOTO/Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images Delaware lawmaker says the United States ignores trading opportunities in Africa at its peril. Democratic Senator Chris Coons, who chairs...
Uncle Sam is an elderly man with white hair and a goatee. He usually wears a white top hat with white stars on a blue band,...
By Stephen Hayes Why aren’t American businesses doing better in Africa? I was recently asked by a news researcher to provide names of companies who have...
High level representatives of the African Union and African regional economic blocs have been invited to attend the the fifth Brazil, Russia, India, China and South...
After more than five years away from home, your correspondent returned to East Africa. Making a pitstop in Dubai, I was reminded of how global the...
South Africa’s biggest bank, Standard Bank, on Monday said that trade between China and Africa is likely to be over US$200 billion this year. The bank...
By Stephen Lande + Dennis Matanda In September 2012, just as the 3rd Country Fabric was about to expire, the non controversial African Growth and Opportunity...
Author’s Note | November 23, 2012: An 800 word editorial for The Habari Network morphed into longer commentary following comments from economic policy and trade doyens....
Cameroon and the local subsidiary of a Chinese manufacturer have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a multi-million dollar plant for environment-friendly vehicles in...
South Africa today indicted that it was ready to host a planned development bank for the Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) grouping of...
The Communist Party of China prepares to unveil its new leader at the 18th Party Conference while Americans vote for who will win the next four-year...
By Javier Cuñat According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), from 2000 to 2010, six of the world’s ten fastest-growing economies were in sub-Saharan Africa and...
U.S. President Barack Obama (l) and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney. PHOTO/File Competing for white working-class voters, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney squared off...
By Ryan Elcock As Africa and the Caribbean continue to develop their own economies and bring prosperity to their people, there are sure to be hiccups...
Although a direct correlation may never be established, one might not be too far off if they blamed the Bush II administration for the increase in...
As at August 1, 2012, China has more medals than any other country at the London Olympic Games. The Chinese are probably on track to win...
Didier Drogba of Chelsea holds the UEFA Champions League trophy after his team’s final soccer match against Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena in Munich, May...
By Emmanuel Musaazi China has become the new cash cow on the block. Money from China is being sought worldwide and countries are lining up bowl...
The launch of the BRICS development bank in South Africa would provide Africa, the Caribbean and other emerging countries an alternative to the Western dominated Bretton...
China’s investment in Africa represents a small but rapidly growing piece of total Chinese outward foreign direct investment worldwide. Africa is the third largest recipient of...
By Ryan Elcock I recently stumbled upon an interesting article from the Jakarta Globe called, “China Extends its Economic Influence to the Caribbean Region” which got...
The UN Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Wednesday threatening non-military sanctions against Sudan and South Sudan if they don’t halt escalating violence on their border...
(Reuters) – The United States on Thursday circulated to the U.N. Security Council a draft resolution that warns Sudan and South Sudan of sanctions if they...
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir, right, reviews an honour guard with Chinese President Hu Jintao. PHOTO/Alexander F. Yuan/AP The president of the world’s newest nation, South...
The president of South Sudan says attacks by rival Sudan amount to a declaration of war on his country. Salva Kiir made the remark Tuesday during...
The United States is clearly worried about China’s rising economic and political influence in Africa. As recent comments by a State Department official and independent analysts...
China’s economic might has rolled up to America’s doorstep in the Caribbean, with a flurry of loans from state banks, investments by companies and outright gifts...
Zimbabwe has set sights on the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) group of emerging world economic powerhouses as a source of trade and...
Already Africa’s single biggest trading partner, China is set to become the continent’s largest export destination in 2012 according to South African based Standard Bank. The...
China and Europe remain the biggest threats to the Caribbean’s economy, that is, Chinese deceleration and European debt. But how vulnerable is the Caribbean to those...
(Reuters) – Kenya Airways will spend US$3.6 billion over the next five years on new planes and routes, mainly to connect travellers between Africa and Asia,...
U.S. President Barack Obama. PHOTO/File President Barack Obama plans to announce Tuesday the creation of a new enforcement office to challenge what the White House calls...
U.S. President Barack Obama listens to China’s Vice President Xi Jinping. PHOTO/reuters Barack Obama has warned Beijing that it has to play by the same rules...
Zambia President Michael Sata. PHOTO/Reuters/Makson Wasamunu Six weeks after his election, President Michael Sata still seems unsure about what he is doing at State House. Few...
(Reuters) – Ethiopia signed an agreement with a Chinese state-run firm to build the final section of a railway line that will link its capital Addis...
While the west experiences economic difficulty, Africa contiues to look east – towards China. The west has every reason to be worried – about it’s declining...
President Barack Obama’s close attention to the Asia-Pacific region signaled both a turn toward a part of the world experiencing solid growth and one away from...
China has recently surpassed the United States as sub-Saharan Africa’s largest trading partner. China is busy building railways and roads in Angola, Nigeria and Kenya, revving...
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett (right) welcomes China Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu (left) to Jamaica on his arrival – Photo by Barrington Flemming China’s vice premier and...
The two-day China Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum opened here on today with China announcing that it would pump millions of dollars in assistance to...
The west’s warnings over China’s involvement in Africa are growing in volume. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has described Chinese movements on the continent as...
North Sudan has granted its main ally and oil buyer China more oil exploration rights as both countries seek to boost ties, Sudan’s foreign minister said....
The Finance Minister says the offer was extended to the Asian country during a recent meeting with officials there.
OPINION - Despite the growing trend of Chinese workers marrying local African women, predictably, many in their home country have a lot to say about it..
