Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Chinese workers are returning to Africa in their thousands, reversing a decade-long decline and signalling a renewed focus on ...

Africa’s largest e-commerce platform has discovered an unexpected weapon in its battle against Chinese shopping giants: embracing the very merchants that power its competitors while capitalizing on ...

Analysts say there's a perception that Chinese prefer to operate outside the formal banking system and that they carry large sums of cash Chinese nationals are being targeted by kidnappers in African ...

The manufacturing of African print textiles has shifted to China in the 21st century. While they are widely consumed in African countries – and symbolic of the continent – the rise of “made in China” ...

China's role in Africa is shifting from state-owned enterprise-led infrastructure to private consumer goods. Surge in Chinese exports and small entrepreneurs targeting Africa's growing consumer market ...

Recent reports from several think tanks detailed the important role of the media in framing—and at times, facilitating or limiting—Chinese influence across Africa. These reports highlight the CCP’s ...

This is a blog post by Eric Olander and Cobus van Staden... The Chinese presence in Africa has been so sudden and so all-encompassing that it's left a lot of people confused. I want to start by trying ...

Chinese lending to African nations has remained below $2 billion for the second year in a row, according to data from Boston University’s Global Development Policy Centre’s Chinese Loans to Africa ...

Throughout both the COVID-19 pandemic and much of 2023, there was been an abundance of reporting on a slowdown in Chinese lending to Africa, and projections that this would continue into the future.

China continues to dominate trade with the continent. But overlending—and US initiatives to extend its security and investment footprint—are challenging its position. China solidified its position as ...