China is revising its belt and road playbook in Africa, as it moves its investment focus to agriculture, manufacturing, industrialisation and green energy, including critical metals. The shift is part of Beijing’s pivot towards “small but beautiful” projects in its […]
China has announced another round of write-offs on interest-free loans to more than two dozen African countries, but observers say the relief addresses only a small fraction of the overall debt burden on those countries. Interest-free loan forgiveness is a
China writes off more interest-free loans to Africa, but is the move just symbolic? Read More »
The September 4-6 FOCAC Summit is expected to see African countries seek duty-free access to China for their products. In Beijing on Friday, Chinese foreign vice-minister Chen Xiaodong confirmed that “agricultural modernisation” would be part of the summit’s four high-level
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