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Are Chinese Loans To Africa Good or Bad? That’s The Wrong Question.

By Hannah Wanjie Ryder

September 05, 2018

The right question is what African leaders will do to demand what Africans need.

June 09, 2017

Why Chinese Infrastructure Loans in Africa Represent a Brand-New Type of Neocolonialism

How will African countries repay massive debts to China?

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Why Chinese Infrastructure Loans in Africa Represent a Brand-New Type of Neocolonialism

'China Inc.' Becomes China the Builder in Africa

September 29, 2016

'China Inc.' Becomes China the Builder in Africa

Chinese loans in Africa mostly go toward building roads, railways, and power lines, not extracting resources.

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'China Inc.' Becomes China the Builder in Africa

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