Acclaimed Author/Journalist Howard W. French: China Industrializing Africa is "Largely a Fantasy"

In his regular column in World Politics Review, the always-interesting author/journalist Howard W. French wrote today about Africa and its booming population will become a transformative power in the future....

Q&A: Why African Governments May Want to Pay Attention to Jamaica's Decision to Freeze Borrowing From China

Jamaica is taking bold steps to manage its growing indebtedness to China as part of an ongoing policy experiment that puts a hold on new borrowing from Beijing until the government reduces its current level of debt. And Kingston's approach in how it's trying to reconcile the ...

Africa's Donkey Population Risks Collapse Due to Surging Chinese Demand for Hides

NOTE: this interview with Alex Meyers was recorded just prior to his departure from the Donkey Sanctuary. Persistent Chinese demand for donkey hides is now pushing the animal's population in many countries, including a number ...

African Leaders Push Back on Western-led Debt Narrative, U.S., European Officials Should Take Note.

For years U.S. and European leaders have been warning their African counterparts about the dangers of taking on too much debt, particularly from China. Now, it appears that some African leaders have had enough of these lectures and they're starting to push back. They're saying that even ...

China's Rapidly Evolving Role in the International Peacekeeping and Development Arenas

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So the UK Now Wants to Compete With China in Africa. Here's What They'll Need to Do

15 African heads of state were in London yesterday for the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit that was hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Prince Harry. Like so many other "Africa Summits" in Russia, Japan, Turkey, and India among other places, China, although rarely mentioned, loomed large ...

Kenyatta Comes to Washington With a Simple, Blunt Message: Africa is Not Up for Grabs

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Africa Not Prepared to Deal With the Consequences of Economic Disruption in China

The Chinese economy is undergoing unprecedented economic disruption due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and African countries are largely unprepared for the impact that it's going to have on their economies. The prices of most major commodities oil, timber, copper that ...

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