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Jevans Nyabiage
Africa Correspondent
Kenyan journalist Jevans Nyabiage is the South China Morning Post's first Africa correspondent. Based in Nairobi, Jevans keeps an eye on China-Africa relations and also Chinese investments, ranging from infrastructure to energy and metal, on the continent.
Kenyan journalist Jevans Nyabiage is the South China Morning Post's first Africa correspondent. Based in Nairobi, Jevans keeps an eye on China-Africa relations and also Chinese investments, ranging from infrastructure to energy and metal, on the continent.
Languages Spoken:
English
Analysts say Beijing is gifting space infrastructure as a form of soft power on the continent.
As Zimbabwe’s largest agricultural export and a primary foreign currency earner, tobacco dominates its trade with Beijing.
Envoy makes the pledge as Beijing prepares to roll out tax-free access to the Chinese market for goods from 53 African nations.
A Kenyan investment agency says most projects signed off in 2025, including a steel processing plant were either operational or being built.
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Chinese commercial truck builder FAW now outsells major Western and Japanese brands including Toyota, Daimler and Isuzu.
Technologies for synthesising substitutes or alloys could cut time required to secure critical materials to just a few years.
Beijing has increased engagement with countries in the Sahel following the French military exit, and with Russian weapons in short supply.
Africa Finance Corporation executive says entering Chinese capital markets is a ‘natural evolution’.
Ma Xueliang has been appointed as the new ambassador in Tripoli as Beijing seeks to ‘keep a foot in the door’ despite the volatility.
Decision to repay loans and import costs directly to China in Chinese currency is practical rather than political, experts say.
Report says the decline highlights a ‘more selective phase of engagement’ by Beijing.
Data points to growing African trade deficit as Trump imposes tariffs, and African demand for manufactured goods and commodity price spikes.
Beijing dedicates 2026 to ‘cultural and social diplomacy’ across the continent, with 600 activities aimed at fostering strong friendships.
Observers describe high-profile exercise involving economic grouping as largely symbolic rather than step towards military alliance.
Preliminary ‘early harvest’ framework grants zero-duty entry to over 98 per cent of Kenyan exports, as Nairobi pushes for 100 per cent access.
In a call with the Somali foreign minister, China’s top envoy reiterates Beijing’s support for Somalia’s territorial integrity.
In Ethiopia, Wang joins African Union leader Mahmoud Ali Youssouf in voicing concerns over US raid on Venezuela.
It is the first defence cooperation under the Brics framework, with the Russian and Iranian navies reportedly taking part.
Signatories must guarantee that genetic sequence data and samples from potential outbreaks are shared with the US within 5 days of detection.
Eritrea asks Beijing to raise issue at the UN, saying it should ‘shoulder its moral responsibilities’ while drawing parallels with Taiwan.
The Gara Djebilet deposit in the Sahara Desert was discovered decades ago but is only now coming into production.
National museum in Nairobi celebrates 620th anniversary of Ming dynasty navigator’s voyages and 62 years of modern bilateral ties.
Large-scale, China-backed projects entice contract workers to take up posts in some African nations, while political instability keeps others away.
Ouster of Guinea-Bissau leader Umaro Sissoco Embalo has sparked political instability fears, raising stakes for Chinese economic interests.
Beijing’s strategy to project influence through gifting prestigious presidential palaces and parliamentary buildings labelled ‘unique’.
Mining minister says China and Rio Tinto were pressed to work on shared infrastructure because ‘we do not want railways running everywhere’.
Public-private partnerships or PPP model for African infrastructure tipped to grow as ‘bankable’ projects can attract global finance.
Botswana, Lesotho and Namibia also miss out on duty-free treatment over fellow trade bloc member eSwatini’s diplomatic ties with Taiwan.
As ties with Washington deteriorate, Pretoria is ‘determined to pursue economic diplomacy’ as it pursues new markets in Asia and Europe.
