Mali's $11 billion Chinese gamble
Mali appears to be engaged in a risky diplomatic face-off with China over a proposed $11 billion...
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The BRICS Bank: China's drive to shake up development finance
Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (aka the 'BRICS') are moving forward with an...
How South Sudan is changing China
It's widely accepted that China is having a profound impact on China but rarely are African...
Tanzania's president knows how to play the China card
Tanzanian president Jakaya Kikwete returned from Beijing this week loaded with $17 billion in new...
View From Beijing: A Conversation with Jeremy Goldkorn
South African-native and Jeremy Goldkorn is an outspoken commentator, blogger and podcaster....
Chinese corporations in Africa: saints or sinners?
"The African way of life is under attack by Chinese corporations," argues University of...
China's controversial hair exports to Africa
Thousands, maybe even millions of African women, are wearing hair extensions made in China. What...
Dalai Lama forces China to overplay its hand in South Africa
Pretoria's apparent refusal to grant Tibetan spiritual leader The Dalai Lama a visa to attend a...
China halts arms sales to S. Sudan (wait, what?)
In June, China's ambassador to Juba publicly declared that Beijing would not sell weapons to any...
Al Jazeera stands alone among the major international news channels in its regular coverage of...
Mugabe critic: Zimbabwe's 'old friend' China is bleeding it dry
Harare-based economist and columnist Vince Musewe doesn't mince words in his criticism of...
South Africa to Dalai Lama: 'you're not welcome' (really)
For a third consecutive time, South Africa has made it clear to the Tibetan spiritual leader The...
China-Africa trade may be booming, but big problems loom
Trade between China and Africa will break another new record this year as it's expected to top...
China steps up in West Africa to help fight ebola
China appears to be leveraging the ebola crisis in West Africa to radically improve its...
How China & US are "complementary rivals" in Africa
There is a persistent meme within the international media that China's rise in Africa represents...
Reporter's Notebook: CCTV Africa's special reports from the DRC
China Central TV multimedia journalist Clementine Logan recently completed a series of special...
China looms over the US-Africa Leaders Summit
For the first time for an American president, Barack Obama is convening in Washington a summit of...
The Chinese-African honeymoon is over
There is a growing sense among Africans and Chinese alike that their once heady romance is now...
China turns to Africa for solar power sales
Turned away by trade tariffs in Europe and the United States, Chinese solar panel makers are now...
Understanding Chinese foreign aid to Africa
China's recent publication of its white paper on international aid reaffirmed the important role...
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