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Could china be intentionally choking Africa with debt ?

Could china be intentionally choking Africa with debt ?

For a few years now, the Chinese government have been lending billions of US dollars to help African countries in their infrastructure building projects....
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Shanghai Shenhua: Didier Drogba, two weeks and then goes away?

On total Disagreement with the other shareholders of Shanghai Shenhua the wealthy chairman has issued an ultimatum to...
Hao Ge: An African super star singer in China

Hao Ge: An African super star singer in China

He is a qualified engineer from Nigeria who has become a super star in China. His stage name, Hao Ge, could be translated into...
Ethiopia: Chinese smugglers risk 10 years in prison

Ethiopia: Chinese smugglers risk 10 years in prison

Two Chinese citizens who were apprehended by the Ethiopian Federal Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (FEACC) as they tried to smuggle rare Ethiopian artifacts out...
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The United States, Britain and China – Sudan, a nation divided

The seventh in our series of articles about Sudan’s pending referenda focuses on the United States, the United Kingdom and China and the remarkable...
Nigeria: Funds from China fuel China-Africa debate

Nigeria: Funds from China fuel China-Africa debate

Nigeria has embarked on improving its infrastructure by securing funds from China to finance rail and communication projects despite mixed reactions towards China’s growing...
The rebirth of Africa: The way forward

The rebirth of Africa: The way forward

‘Only where there is life is there also a will not a will to live however, but so teach I thee a will for...
Ethiopia gets a US $27m Chinese leather factory

Ethiopia gets a US $27m Chinese leather factory

China-Africa Overseas Leather Products S.C. and China Africa Development Fund (CADFund) on Wednesday inaugurated a 27 million dollar factory in Ethiopia. The company has...
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The ancient coin that gives impetus to China-Africa trade

An ancient Chinese coin that dates from the 15th century, discovered on the northern coast of Kenya, reveals the existence of advanced commercial and...
Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai, Chinese poet Liu tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize

Zimbabwe PM Tsvangirai, Chinese poet Liu tipped to win Nobel Peace Prize

For the second year running, Zimbabwean Premier Morgan Tsvangirai has been tipped to win the Nobel Peace Prize after bookmakers listed him among hopefuls to land...
Ethiopian PM Zenawi snubs West hails China and India

Ethiopian PM Zenawi snubs West hails China and India

Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has snubbed Western donor countries and praised India and China as ‘dependable allies’ as he advised African countries to...
China to finance Ethiopian rail construction

China to finance Ethiopian rail construction

The Export and Import (EXIM) Bank of China has reached an agreement with the Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) to finance its Light Railway Network...
Nigeria gets help from China to refine its own oil

Nigeria gets help from China to refine its own oil

Nigeria has moved to improve its oil production and refining as China prepares to build an $8bn oil refinery in the country that would...
Africa’s growing wealth: The real challenge is cohesion

Africa’s growing wealth: The real challenge is cohesion

Africa, in the last decade, has experienced a marked economic growth fueled by emerging economies. South-South cooperation, as well as intra-African trade, has jump-started...
Ghana officials corroborate Ivorian stowaways’ story against Chinese vessel

Ghana officials corroborate Ivorian stowaways’ story against Chinese vessel

Ghanaian officials have corroborated the story of three Ivorian stowaways who were thrown into the sea on Saturday night after being discovered in the...
Cameroon: World leaders and Nobel Peace Prize winners debate Africa’s future

Cameroon: World leaders and Nobel Peace Prize winners debate Africa’s future

“Africa is a sleeping giant that is about to be awoken” Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations told an audience in...
Ethiopia Railway finally gets Chinese funding after Indian delay

Ethiopia Railway finally gets Chinese funding after Indian delay

After several years of actively seeking financial support for the development of a crucial transportation network, the Chinese Government has granted Ethiopia a multi-billion...
Ethiopia: Chinese fund to embark on multi billion dollar investment

Ethiopia: Chinese fund to embark on multi billion dollar investment

China Africa Development Fund (CADFund), which officially opened its Addis Ababa Representative Office a week a go, is considering investing in three projects in...
Somalia: Number of successful pirate attacks decline

Somalia: Number of successful pirate attacks decline

With the cooperation of the international shipping industry, there has been steady progress in the fight against maritime piracy off the east coast of...
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Nigeria: Manufacturers frown at China’s dumping of cheap products

Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), have bitterly condemned China's exaggerated dumping of "cheap and substandard" products on the Nigerian market, describing the situation as...
China warns Zimbabwe: We are not ‘friends!’

China warns Zimbabwe: We are not ‘friends!’

China looks set to abandon Zimbabwe. The communist nation has told the southern Africa country “not to expect further loans from Beijing until it pays its...
Ethiopian Shipping lines set to get heavy loan from China

Ethiopian Shipping lines set to get heavy loan from China

The Export and Import Bank of China (EXIM) has shown keen interest to finance a substantial portion of ESL's (Ethiopian Shipping Lines S.C) loan...
Zimbabwe: Chinese company to develop satellite towns after prison complex deal

Zimbabwe: Chinese company to develop satellite towns after prison complex deal

China Sonangol, a Chinese company, has been handed land in excess of 1 000 hectares in Zimbabwe to develop satellite towns around Harare at...
Ethiopia: Norway joins China in mega hydropower project

Ethiopia: Norway joins China in mega hydropower project

Norway is now the second country after China to financially support Ethiopia’s hydropower development after a loan request for the Eastern African country’s mega...
Angola: Chinese violence and murders, protest or criminality?

Angola: Chinese violence and murders, protest or criminality?

The spate of violence against Chinese nationals in Angola is fast becoming an issue of concern. A sense of neocolonialism amongst some Angolans is...
China buys Zimbabwe prison

China buys Zimbabwe prison

Zimbabwe"s controversial relationship with China has taken an amusing turn after the communist country bought Harare Central prison complex which houses more than 2000 families and...
U.S. dollars and a world of proxy cocaine users!

U.S. dollars and a world of proxy cocaine users!

It simply beats my imagination as to how every single U.S. citizen has already handled cocaine or risks handling it in the very near...
Guinea: Mixed feelings over Chinese take over of Guinea’s Bauxite mines

Guinea: Mixed feelings over Chinese take over of Guinea’s Bauxite mines

China has agreed to take over all mining rights to Guinea’s reserves of bauxite, and construct ports, railway lines, power plants, low-cost housing and...
Africa: Rwanda President defends China, scorns western relations with Africa

Africa: Rwanda President defends China, scorns western relations with Africa

Mr. Paul Kagame has backed China's engagement in Africa, claiming the Asian country offers what African nations need; investments and money. This appraisal of...
Tanzanian President doesn’t believe China is “gobbling up” Africa

Tanzanian President doesn’t believe China is “gobbling up” Africa

African leaders “have a duty to create the right climate for business” in Africa, Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said September 28 in Washington. Kikwete...