China in Africa

A closer look at the trends and differences in Japanese vs. Chinese lending to Kenya.

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.

The implications of Beijing’s progression from donating vials of the vaccine to setting up production in the continent are hard to ignore, especially for the leaders of the Quad.

While its bauxite and iron ore deposits make Guinea important to China, context is everything.

Taiwan's new representative office in Hargeisa not only gives Taipei another connection to the African continent, but also establishes a new model of relations that could be extended to other states.

Beijing’s outreach to Africa is largely driven by the desire for support on the international stage from the continent’s 54 countries.

The relationship hinges on proudly democratic Taiwan befriending an absolute monarch. Will pro-democracy protests spell the end of King Mswati’s rule – and relations with Taipei?

New research shows Chinese loans provide a significant boost to entrepreneurs in Africa.

Two Chinese workers were abducted this week, at least the third such incident this year.

The buzzword masks several misleading or harmful assumptions -- both about China and about recipient countries.

As the Biden administration starts a rumored review of U.S. Africa policy, the China factor will feature prominently.