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Breaking news, analysis and opinion on relations between China and countries in Africa, covering trade, resources and the Belt and Road Initiative.
A mine worker in the Democratic Republic of Congo holds up a lump of cobalt. China has invested heavily to set up cobalt and copper mines in the country. Photo: AFP
Belt and Road Initiative

Why China is worried about its growing reliance on Africa’s resources

China has heavily invested to secure raw materials from African nations, but US accusations over those deals pose new risks.

Africa

Ghana bans foreigners from local gold trading in major overhaul

Energy

US$4.7 billion loan for Mozambique gas project steps up contest with China

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Belt and Road Initiative

New Chinese funding plan will help extend railway to Uganda, Kenya says

Mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo is China’s ‘pot of gold’ at the end of the Standard Gauge Railway, analyst says.

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Chinese workers on a section of the Standard Gauge Railway in 2018, before a presidential inspection of the Nairobi-Naivasha Phase 2A project. A Chinese consortium will provide 40 per cent of the funding for the 475km line from Naivasha to Malaba. Photo: AFP
Africa

African designers descend on Shanghai Fashion Week as Chinese market beckons

With China poised to pass the US as the world’s largest apparel market, African fashion brands have showcased their work at SHFW.

Video | China-Africa economic ties: A new chapter

China maintains its lead as Africa’s top trading partner, but economic headwinds have forced a shift in Beijing’s approach.

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Africa

Video | China-Africa economic ties: A new chapter

China maintains its lead as Africa's top trading partner, but economic headwinds have forced a shift in Beijing’s approach

How China is reshaping its economic ties with Africa
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US-China relations

Zambia withdraws US-based footballers from China tournament over travel limits

The players will not be able to compete at a women’s tournament in Yongchuan owing to US travel measures, Zambia Football Association said.

Energy

Nigeria courts Chinese investment as interest booms in oil and opportunities

Abuja pushes for shift towards value-added exports amid increasing concern about trade imbalance that favours Beijing.

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Africa

Will Zambian mine disaster spill over to destroy relations with China?

A 50-million-litre acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia is now threatening to kill ties with Beijing, experts say.

An acid waste spill from a collapsed tailings dam at the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine has contaminated a major river, causing a devastating environmental disaster in the African nation. Photo: AP

What do China’s growing African port interests mean for its naval ambitions?

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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A container vessel docks at Lekki Port in Nigeria. According to a new study, China gains as much as US$13 in trade revenues for every dollar invested in African ports. Photo: Handout
US-China relations

Trump cut off aid to South Africa. Will it tilt the balance in China’s favour?

Washington’s ‘self-centred foreign policy’ may push Pretoria and others closer to Beijing, observer says.

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Africa

As Chinese gas investments in Africa take off, oil imports sink

While China’s oil trade in Africa has dropped over recent years, there is another fuel that investors cannot get enough of.

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Focus

A battle is playing out over Congolese cobalt. China is well ahead

Rivalry for critical minerals is intensifying, but observer says US ‘doesn’t offer viable alternative’ to Chinese investments in DR Congo.

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Science

Why is China quietly helping Africa build a Great Green Wall across the Sahara?

‘This battle can be won’: desert expert reveals how China’s technology, funding and strategies aid ambitious environmental project.

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Africa’s Great Green Wall project, which features input and funding from China, is promoted in southeastern Niger. Photo: Weibo
Africa

China still leads the pack in Africa’s critical minerals race as US falls behind

Beijing has spent years – and billions – investing in Africa’s mining sector, and it is now paying off, experts say.

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Belt and Road Initiative

Macroscope | Why China’s belt and road will go from strength to strength

With rival initiatives lacking substance, Beijing’s transcontinental project is likely to expand as the US exits multilateral commitments.

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Two Sessions 2025

China pledges to help Africa develop as ‘land of hope for the 21st century’

Foreign Minister Wang Yi stresses support for an African ‘voice in international affairs’ as ‘crucial to the shared destiny of humanity’.

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Workers from Niger and China work on an oil pipeline, one of the scores of Chinese-funded projects across the continent. Photo: AFP
Two Sessions 2025

China hits out at US Pacific policy ‘failure’, tariffs war – as it happened

Foreign minister answers questions about strained US ties, the Ukraine war and China’s strategy in Middle East.

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China technology

Opinion | China’s AI push in the Global South is not just about technology

By providing AI-powered products, infrastructure, governance tools and data-driven insights, China aims to reshape the global digital order.

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How China is holding out hope as South Sudan seeks to revive oil lifeline

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.

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Displaced Sudanese fetch water at a refugee settlement outside Juba, capital of South Sudan, last week. Damage to a major oil pipeline running through its conflict-torn northern neighbour has had a grave impact on South Sudan’s economy. Photo: Xinhua
DeepSeek

As Africa races towards its AI revolution, China is with it each step of the way

While DeepSeek is helping African nations leapfrog development milestones, there are still challenges ahead, experts say.

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Chinese AI start-up DeepSeek could help Africa in its digital transformation, while helping to cement Africa’s relationship with China. Photo: Reuters

Are China’s growing Zimbabwe ties part of bigger plans for southern Africa?

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.

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Africa

Why China is working so hard to boost military ties in Africa’s Sahel region

The appointment of China’s new defence attaché to Niger signals a larger move by Beijing to fortify security in Africa, experts say.

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G20

Will China fill gap left by the US at G20 meeting in South Africa?

Analyst says China emphasis on working together on international issues is the opposite of ‘America first’ as espoused by Trump.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statement that the US will not attend the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting in South Africa, could leave room for China to have a bigger - or at least different - role, analysts say. Photo: AP
Belt and Road Initiative

China and the chocolate factory: Ivory Coast investment helps secure cocoa beans

If tonnes of beans go to China instead of Europe or US, chocolate makers in those regions will feel the loss, expert says.

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China is investing in cocoa bean processing factories in Ivory Coast and Ghana, which control 60-70 per cent of the world’s cocoa bean production. Photo: AFP
US-China relations

Why US cuts to African aid may not be an easy win for China

Donald Trump’s spending freeze may look like an open goal, but Beijing could still struggle to take advantage of the situation.

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Belt and Road Initiative

‘Game changer’: why Chinese rail contractors have East Africa in their sights

Business case is stacking up for the export-driven railway network that China’s companies are building with African finance.

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