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.
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English
Washington could secure access to crucial eastern coltan deposits, though analysts say Beijing’s entrenched infrastructure leaves American investors trailing.
Lower costs, downloadable models and greater language flexibility are helping Chinese AI models gain ground across the continent.
African companies should take advantage of the situation to reduce costs and gain access to proven technology, according to experts.
From government offices to roadside stalls, tea from China is at the heart of a slow ritual that provides time to talk and socialise.
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The continent’s banks are signing up for China’s Swift alternative, smoothing transactions and potentially avoiding sanctions.
State-owned Chinese companies are leading the way in the bidding war, but Washington is pushing the claims of firms such as Boeing and GE.
Countries including Zimbabwe and Guinea are ending the pit-to-ship model that saw them exporting raw minerals with limited local gains.
China’s retreat from big loans has made Africa a net repayer, as Beijing turns its focus to smaller, more selective projects.
Beijing backs local medicine manufacturing, with senior UN official voicing gratitude for ‘strong commitment to multilateralism’.
While Beijing is beating out Western players for major construction projects on the continent, it is not without competition.
From Burundi to Kenya to Morocco, film screenings, co-productions and cultural exchanges are helping to shape a new frontier of influence.
Films of the 1970s have offered a model of discipline that resonates with working-class youth in Abidjan, sending ripples across West Africa.
Beijing is transitioning from contractor to stakeholder in the fast-growing African economy, with US$209 million tourist complex in the mix.
By backing local production and infrastructure, Chinese firms are driving a shift to clean energy in Africa’s two-wheeler market.
The Africa Centre for Strategic Studies says Chinese firms are deeply embedded across the continent’s maritime networks.
Blanket relationship with all African nations is viewed as a precedent for partners like the EU.
As Beijing partners with the UN and the African Union to train officials on small arms control, analysts question its impact.
A 184km road project will make transport easier while Chinese experts and firms are assisting with technical support and local processing.
Ships are switching from bauxite to carrying the higher-priced, high-grade raw material as a seasonal deadline looms.
African nations are adding Chinese to their national curricula, but the roll-out is hampered by a lack of qualified teachers.
Specialists begin three-month frontline mission to contain outbreak across mining region dense with Beijing-backed mineral investments.
Beninese government has contracted Chinese firms to create seaside development linking port to historic slave route and memorial sites.
African nation’s new president is banking on Chinese investment to help fix its infrastructure gap with large-scale construction projects.
Arcadia starts processing Chinese lithium in hopes of snapping the ‘digging and shipping’ cycle following Harare’s raw mineral export ban.
Paris pitches a €23 billion investment ‘jolt’ to win over countries like Kenya after losing ground in the Sahel.
South African trade is pivoting to China as US tariffs bite, but Chinese industrial dominance poses a new dilemma.
US racing to fund infrastructure in Africa to process and mine critical minerals as it lacks the capacity on home soil.
While Chinese firms have long brought their own translators to the continent, they are now often hiring local linguists.
Economic ambitions are the priority, says official with project that Washington has framed as de-risking mineral supply chains from Beijing.
Analysts urge Beijing to invest in Africa’s industrial capacity to reduce its substantial trade deficit and create a more balanced relationship.
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China-Africa relations