CHINA AFRICA NEWS
China’s $3 Billion Investment in Kenya’s Railway System: How the Standard Gauge Railway is Transforming East African Trade
China’s $3 billion investment in Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) has become one of the most significant infrastructure projects in...
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Kamala Harris’s visit underscores the tricky choices Zambia is making about international allies
US vice-president Kamala Harris’s recent visit to Zambia is an example the country’s increased engagement with western nations. It gave...
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the link with host political regimes
China has rapidly become Africa’s most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities,...
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what released documents say, and what they don’t
A media frenzy has erupted in Kenya over the November 5, 2022 release of three Chinese loan contracts signed between...
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what the blockbuster movie tells us about China’s views on Africa
The Chinese film Wolf Warrior II (2017) has been a runaway success – even though it contains controversial expressions of...
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how Kenya’s auditor-general misread China’s Standard Gauge Railway contracts
In December 2018, a leaked letter from the Kenyan auditor-general’s office sparked a rumour that Kenya had staked its bustling...
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How memes in the DRC allow people to laugh at those in power – and themselves
Memes have become expressions of contemporary culture worldwide, as people document their daily lives through images. The world of memes...
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