In 2014, during the Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs in Beijing, Chinese President Xi Jinping advocated for strengthening China’s soft power globally by improving how the country ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion in financing to Africa, during the summit he hosted for the continent's leaders in Beijing last week. The move comes as the U.S. scrambles to regain ...

Africa's vast mineral wealth is reshaping global power dynamics in the 21st century, sparking a new geopolitical contest between China and the United States. While Beijing has long held a dominant ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening ceremony of the 2024 Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sep. 5, 2024.

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In April 1998, a young geologist and his team set out from the village of Moribadou and trekked for six hours through the Guinea Highlands, a densely forested plateau that spreads across four ...

It has been the highlight of most African leaders’ diplomatic calendar for nearly a quarter of a century. Ever since the inaugural Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) in Beijing in 2000, the ...

It's Rosaleen in for Joyce. China has long dominated Africa’s infrastructure, energy and trade sectors. Now, the United Arab Emirates is emerging as a strategic rival despite robust ties between the ...

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Chinese firms now have a 66% stake in the newly completed port of Kribi, Cameroon, which was built by a state owned contractor. Image courtesy of Kribi Port Authority April 12, 2025 China watchers are ...

As China and Russia gain ground in Africa, the U.S. policy should distance itself from its unpopular European partners. While attempting to stop the war in Ukraine, President Donald J. Trump must ...