Natural Resources

The Latest News & Analysis About China's Extractive Industries in Africa

Africa’s abundant natural resources are the foundation of its trade relationship with China. Angolan oil, Gabonese timber, and Congolese cobalt are among the many raw materials that Chinese industry depends on to manufacture the products that are shipped to consumers around the world.

But with the rapid evolution of the BRI, much of China buys in Africa is now sourced elsewhere.

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Millions of Leaked Bank Transactions Reveal Massive Corruption by the DR Congo’s Former President Kabila, Some Linked to Chinese Entities

A pair of blockbuster investigations have been published this month by separate organizations in France and the United States that detail how millions of dollars were illicitly siphoned out of the country by the former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila and his allies, including millions ...

Chinese Mining Companies Move Forward With Two Huge Deals Worth More Than a Billion Dollars in Ghana, DRC

Tanzanian Authorities Arrest Chinese Farmer For Illegally Pumping Millions of Liters of Water From Local Rivers

Biden-Tshisekedi Meet on Sidelines of G20

Should Chinese Nationals Help Supervise Mining Activities in the DRC? A Military Governor Thinks So, But Kinshasa Says Otherwise

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