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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 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

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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US-China relations

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

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Africa

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

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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

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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A container is lifted at Chancay Port in Peru, on November 14, 2024, following an inauguration ceremony for the project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. It will be South America’s first smart and green port. Photo: Xinhua
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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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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People stand next to a humanoid robot from Unitree Robotics during the Global Developer Conference, organised by the Shanghai AI Industry Association, in Shanghai on February 21. Photo: AFP

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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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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Colonel-Major Chen Xuming, China’s first ever defence attaché to Niger, is welcomed at a reception in Niamey on February 8. Photo: Handout
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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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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Chinese contractors are increasingly bidding for and winning rail projects in East Africa that are not funded by China’s banks. Photo: CGTN
Mainland China

Guinea’s vast Simandou mine on track to start delivering for Chinese investors

Locomotive deals worth more than half a billion dollars signal iron ore could start flowing to ports this year.

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Electric & new energy vehicles

China’s EV battery makers are powering past tariffs on a Morocco bypass

Chinese-African joint venture is latest company to find way past Western trade barriers while leveraging region’s abundant battery materials.

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Africa

China’s peace strategy in Horn of Africa is slow-going, but can it reap rewards?

Beijing is taking a slow but safe approach to promoting harmony in a region of Africa beset by war and insurgencies, experts say.

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Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration

Africa braces as Trump’s WHO withdrawal, aid freeze set to ‘gut public health’

US exit from the WHO is expected to have a huge impact on Africa, which relies on the agency’s programmes to help address disease outbreaks.

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Donald Trump signed a blizzard of executive orders as he was sworn in for a second term on Monday, including for the US to exit the WHO. Photo: AFP
DR Congo

Chinese nationals ignore embassy warnings in gold rush to DRC’s troubled east

A worsening security situation in the African nation’s eastern provinces is no deterrent in reward-cost calculus, one expert said.

Africa

Why Wang Yi’s ‘close call’ could prompt China to step up African security push

China could be driven to bolster its support for stability in West Africa and the Sahel after the deadly attack in Chad, observers say.

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China’s Africa imports rise, but will 2025 uncertainties halt trade gains?

Boost in commodities demand helps narrow Africa’s China trade deficit as nations urge more imports of processed goods.

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China took a shine to African gold exports last year, helping to drive down the continent’s trade deficit. Photo: Shutterstock

Chinese fishing crew safe after hijack but is piracy returning to Gulf of Aden?

Attacks remain well below 2011 peak but China’s vast maritime interests in the waters off Somalia could be targeted, observers say.

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The pirates that prowl the Horn of Africa from Somalia’s coastline – the continent’s longest – prey largely on foreign fishing interests, which include a strong Chinese presence. Photo: Shutterstock
Africa

3 Chinese citizens sentenced to 7 years for illegal mining in DR Congo

The trial took place against a backdrop of increasing efforts to combat illegal mineral trafficking in the DRC.

Belt and Road Initiative

China gets major Nigeria rail project back on track by granting key loan

Chinese state lenders had pulled the plug on the Kaduna-Kano project in 2020, but have greenlit new financing on commercial terms.

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