2020 Will be a Big Year in the China-Africa Tech Sector

China's role in the African tech market is rapidly evolving away from just being a source of low-cost electronics to becoming the indispensable player in the continent's rapidly developing market for digital services, networking equipment and venture capital financing.

Africa's Major Economies Sinking Under the Weight of Surging Debt, Reduced Trade, and Massive New Social Welfare Costs

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KTN's Mike Gitonga: "The SGR Has Had Scandals Right From the Word Go"

KTN News presenter Mike Gitonga discussed The Standard’s reporting on the escalating SGR scandal in his morning “Press Review” segment on Monday. Get a daily email packed with the latest...

Fake COVID-19 News and Misinformation Now Rampant on African WhatsApp Channels and Social Media

...Twitter and WhatsApp about buying used mattresses from China because they are infected with the deadly virus. Get a daily email packed with the latest China-Africa news and analysis. Read...

Kenya's President Doesn't Want to Hear Any Lectures From U.S., EU-Led Donors As Country Restructures Its Debt

President Uhuru Kenyatta warned international development agencies, and the U.S. and Europe on Friday against using Kenya’s current debt crisis as a pretext to lecture the country and interfere in...

A Journalist's View On Reporting the China-Africa Story

The US-based online news site Quartz is among a growing number of international media companies that is investing resources to better cover Africa. The company launched Quartz Africa in June...

The Country, the People, and the Debt

The news last week that South Africa has received a $4.3 billion loan from the IMF to help tide it over the COVID-19 crisis resulted in a revealing moment online. Rather than celebrating this lifeline to an economy that was already weak before the pandemic, ...