Deborah Brautigam: No Evidence of Chinese Debt Traps in Africa

...Chinese infrastructure projects around the world in an article recently published in The American Interest magazine and found no evidence to support this oft-cited charge. China’s critics in the U.S....

Education in Impoverished Areas in China and Kenya During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Comparative Study

...What’s more, access to electricity (% of the population) in Kenya was reported at 63.81 % in 2017, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators. Likewise, news such...

What Lessons Can Africa Draw From China in Urban Transportation?

Africa is urbanizing faster than any region in the world. Today, an estimated 472 million Africans live in cities and that number is expected to double over the next 25...

A Kenya Beyond Maasai

...around the world. She regards herself as a global citizen and that the world needs universal inclusiveness. As a Baha’i, Kathy believes that oneness of religion, God and humanity is...

The Growing China-Africa Information Divide

A heated discussion about the merits and dangers of Chinese loans to Africa is now taking place in the aftermath of last weekend's landmark debt default in Zambia. Analysts, finance professionals, journalists, activists, and various other stakeholders across Africa, the U.S., Europe, and elsewhere are all working ...

Lessons From ASEAN on How Africa Can Better Manage Ties With China

While Chinese engagement in Africa is a relatively new phenomenon, dating back around 20 years now, countries in Southeast Asia have millennia of experience in managing ties with Beijing. Today, the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian ...