Some communities in Shanghai have embraced the viral trend of commissioning videos of dancing Africans sending well-wishes to Chinese residents in lockdown. The videos often feature groups of children or muscular African men...
This week concluded the 2021 meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Hosted this time in Dakar, Senegal, the triennial summit has historically brought together Chinese and African heads of state in a public...
The Washington Post’s Laura Seay discusses China’s presence in Africa with Howard...
As the deadly Ebola virus spreads in Western African countries, and as sometimes irrational fears...
A report (PDF) published on Tuesday by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Foundation...
During the first U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, Barack Obama took a veiled jab at...
Howard French, author of China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New...
The BBC reports that Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan...
The Telegraph’s Fraser Nelson reports on China’s growing influence in Zimbabwe, which has been construed as a mockery of Western sanctions: In Zimbabwe, the press is full of signs of China’s growing influence. There...
The Wall Street Journal examines the global trade in fake, counterfeit and otherwise substandard malaria medication, in which China and particularly Guangzhou’s African community appear to play a substantial part. From...
Xi Jinping’s first overseas tour as China’s president is set to commence this weekend. After a stop in Russia, President Xi will travel to Africa – a continent where Beijing’s influence is a subject of...
As China transitions from being the world’s largest weapons importer to becoming a major producer, the Washington Post examines its role as an exporter of arms to 16 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. While the exports do...
Foreigners living in China have been in the spotlight recently as the behavior of a few has inspired the government to crack down on the group as a whole. In Guangzhou, tensions have flared between expats and authorities when a...
In the New York Times, Mohamed Keita, Africa advocacy coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, writes about declining press freedom conditions in many African countries and the increasingly influential role of...
Amidst a climate of widespread hostility towards immigrants in rich nations, The Economist points out the economic and other advantages diasporic populations bring to both host and home countries. Overseas Chinese, who taken...
Former New York Times Shanghai correspondent and current Columbia University Journalism School professor Howard French speaks with Radio Open Source about the role of Chinese migrants in Africa: HF: I was struck every time I got...
South African President Jacob Zuma just completed a three-day visit to China, accompanied by 17 Cabinet Members and 300 businessmen. The Wall Street Journal reports on the business deals forged during the visit: China and South...
From Time Magazine: The ambition, speed and scale of Chinese involvement in Africa is extraordinary. According to Chris Alden, author of China in Africa, two-way trade stood at $10 billion in 2000. By 2006, it was $55 billion,...
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