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China-Gabon Relations Get an Upgrade
April 24, 2023

China-Gabon Relations Get an Upgrade

By Yixin Yu
What are China’s interests in the Central African state, and vice versa?

China-Russia Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East
April 03, 2023

China-Russia Cooperation in Africa and the Middle East

By Mercy A. Kuo
Africa and the Middle East provide conducive conditions for China and Russia to advance their shared and separate agendas.  
What Nigeria Can Teach Us About China’s Belt and Road
November 10, 2022

What Nigeria Can Teach Us About China’s Belt and Road

By Tola Amusan
Each country must exercise agency to fully capture the benefits of the BRI. So far, Nigeria hasn’t.

Tanzanian President’s Visit to China Means One Thing: Africa’s Agenda Matters.
November 08, 2022

Tanzanian President’s Visit to China Means One Thing: Africa’s Agenda Matters.

By Huiyi Chen and Sena Voncujovi
If African countries like Tanzania have any say in the matter, rumors of the BRI’s death are greatly exaggerated.

How China’s Ambitious Belt and Road Plans for East Africa Came Apart
March 05, 2022

How China’s Ambitious Belt and Road Plans for East Africa Came Apart

By David Skidmore
China’s infrastructure projects abroad often suffer from misinterpretations of the local political climate.

African Opportunities in China-Africa Relations
February 11, 2022

African Opportunities in China-Africa Relations

By Ndidi Akahara
African countries have the agency to use relations with China to their own advantage. Whether African leaders will use their power to benefit their people is another question.

China’s Presence in Africa Is at Heart Political
August 11, 2021

China’s Presence in Africa Is at Heart Political

By Thierry Pairault
Beijing’s outreach to Africa is largely driven by the desire for support on the international stage from the continent’s 54 countries.
China’s Foreign Minister Revives Belt and Road on 5-Country Africa Tour
January 12, 2021

China’s Foreign Minister Revives Belt and Road on 5-Country Africa Tour

By Eleanor Albert
Wang Yi's visit added two new partners for the BRI, among other agreements.

China and Ethiopia, Part 4: Mekelle Industrial Park
April 16, 2020

China and Ethiopia, Part 4: Mekelle Industrial Park

By Istvan Tarrosy, Zoltán Vörös, and Seife Hailu Gebreslassie
Ethiopia, with dreams of being a textile and apparel manufacturing hub, is following China's blueprint for industrial parks.

Through Eritrea, China Quietly Makes Inroads Near the Red Sea
January 25, 2020

Through Eritrea, China Quietly Makes Inroads Near the Red Sea

By Austin Bodetti
China is finding an eager partner in Eritrea, an autocratic state generally overlooked entirely by world powers.

Who Is (and Who Isn't) Attending China's 2nd Belt and Road Forum?
April 27, 2019

Who Is (and Who Isn't) Attending China's 2nd Belt and Road Forum?

By Shannon Tiezzi
The list of attendees tells us a lot about how the BRI has progressed in the last two years.
FOCAC 2018: Rebranding China in Africa
September 05, 2018

FOCAC 2018: Rebranding China in Africa

By Shannon Tiezzi
Slight shifts in focus reveal China's attempts to shed accusations of “neocolonialism” once and for all.

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