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With China poised to pass the US as the world’s largest apparel market, African fashion brands have showcased their work at SHFW.
Abuja pushes for shift towards value-added exports amid increasing concern about trade imbalance that favours Beijing.
A 50-million-litre acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia is now threatening to kill ties with Beijing, experts say.
Beijing’s trade bets on African ports are paying off, but protecting those investments could mean repurposing facilities for military use, analysts say.
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While China’s oil trade in Africa has dropped over recent years, there is another fuel that investors cannot get enough of.
Rivalry for critical minerals is intensifying, but observer says US ‘doesn’t offer viable alternative’ to Chinese investments in DR Congo.
Beijing has spent years – and billions – investing in Africa’s mining sector, and it is now paying off, experts say.
Drilling is back on at two major oilfields after a damaged pipeline halted exports, while a China-funded pipeline may also be in the works.
Beijing is betting on resources, labour and long ties to makes Zimbabwe a major steel hub, and a strategic foothold in the region, experts say.
The appointment of China’s new defence attaché to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, experts say.
Analyst says China emphasis on working together on international issues is the opposite of ‘America first’ as espoused by Trump.
If tonnes of beans go to China instead of Europe or US, chocolate makers in those regions will feel the loss, expert says.
Donald Trump’s spending freeze may look like an open goal, but Beijing could still struggle to take advantage of the situation.
Business case is stacking up for the export-driven railway network that China’s companies are building with African finance.
Locomotive deals worth more than half a billion dollars signal iron ore could start flowing to ports this year.
Chinese-African joint venture is latest company to find way past Western trade barriers while leveraging region’s abundant battery materials.
Beijing is taking a slow but safe approach to promoting harmony in a region of Africa beset by war and insurgencies, experts say.
US exit from the WHO is expected to have a huge impact on Africa, which relies on the agency’s programmes to help address disease outbreaks.
A worsening security situation in the African nation’s eastern provinces is no deterrent in reward-cost calculus, one expert said.
China could be driven to bolster its support for stability in West Africa and the Sahel after the deadly attack in Chad, observers say.
Boost in commodities demand helps narrow Africa’s China trade deficit as nations urge more imports of processed goods.
Attacks remain well below 2011 peak but China’s vast maritime interests in the waters off Somalia could be targeted, observers say.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi sas China ‘will help Africa to develop and revitalise itself and move towards modernisation’.
Chinese foreign minister’s four-nation visit begins with pledge to help resource-rich Namibia transform advantages into societal benefits.
The four-seat RX4E model is being targeted at countries with poor road infrastructure where it could have a wide range of uses.
China’s naval presence in an area notorious for piracy is both protecting its investments and stretching its military muscles.
After buying a major stake in Mali’s Goulamina lithium mine, Chinese firm Ganfeng has now started production for the project’s first phase.
Public views of China in sub-Saharan countries are overwhelmingly positive, Asia Society survey shows.
With US Republicans backing recognition of Somaliland, a top Chinese diplomat has visited Mogadishu to offer Beijing’s support.
