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Chinese investment in Africa

China Should Invest in a Green Transition, Not the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
By Abigail Sunshine Nalule
Even while China chairs the U.N. biodiversity conference, its companies are damaging crucial ecosystems in Uganda.

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.

The Secrets of China’s Economic Statecraft in Africa
By Anzetse Were
Beijing has succeeded by responding to African governments' precise needs, against a backdrop of lingering mistrust of the West.

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.

China’s Investment Drive and Africa’s Disjointed Infrastructure
By Oluwatosin Adeshokan
The Lagos-Ibadan train line joins a list of disjointed infrastructure projects taken up on the African continent by Chinese firms.

Is the Africa-China Relationship at Its Lowest or Highest Level Yet?
By Leah Lynch, Hannah Ryder, and Jing Cai
A focus on a supposed drop in Chinese financing overlooks the commitment to strengthen relations in other key areas of importance to African leaders.

The Quiet China-Africa Revolution: Chinese Investment
By Yike Fu
While loans take the lion’s share of the focus, Chinese FDI in Africa has also been growing at a rapid clip.

Why Is China Looking to Establish Banks in Nigeria?
By Oluwatosin Adeshokan
For China, the establishment of banks in Nigeria presents an opportunity to further integrate itself with the financial systems of the African continent.

Gauging the Future of Chinese Investment in Africa
By Ovigwe Eguegu
China’s report on the private sector in Africa reveals two challenges and two elephants in the room

The African Continental Free Trade Area Is a Boon for China
By Jonathan Munemo
The biggest beneficiary of the new trade bloc may be China rather than Africa.

China Consolidates Its Commercial Foothold in Djibouti
By Mordechai Chaziza
China's presence in Africa's smallest country is far more extensive than just a military base.

How China Lost Nigeria
By Adagbo Onoja
Even as China built up its influence, it remained deeply vulnerable to negative counter-narratives from the United States. That’s the paradox of hegemony.