Beijing has long used infrastructure development as a means of building influence in Africa. Now, it’s using media as well.

China recently pledged $51 billion to Africa during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), representing a new paradigm in international collaboration aimed at mutual growth. This substantial ...

Currently, around 600 million people in Africa live without electricity, despite Africa's considerable renewable energy ...

Regardless of the changing international situation, China and Africa will steadfastly advance cooperation to a higher level, ...

FirstBank has announced its hosting of the first-ever China-Africa Interbank Association Forum to strengthen economic ties and investments between China and Africa. In a statement made available ...

US President Donald Trump's freeze on foreign aid is likely to create a vacuum in Africa that China can exploit, but diplomatic analysts say it may not be an easy win for Beijing. The United States ...

It appears Trump has backed down from pursuing a more aggressive and confrontational approach towards China, with his stance ...

China's imports from Africa rose to US$116.8 billion last year, up 6.9 per cent compared to 2023, driven by gold demand and agricultural products, which slightly narrowed the continent's trade ...

China recently pledged $51 billion to Africa during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), representing a new paradigm in international collaboration aimed at mutual growth .

At last year’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said his country had seen an increase in bilateral trade with China but it wanted “to narrow ...