Even if China remains the continent’s top trading partner, its investment and lending are ebbing. As the scramble for critical minerals heats up, several Asian countries are honing their Africa ...

As the United States and China compete for dominance in outer space, Africa is also looking to get in on the race toward the stars. China aims to enhance its cooperation with Africa by constructing ...

China has reaffirmed its commitment to100 per cent tariff-free treatment for goods emanating from African nations, Kenya included, that it has diplomatic relations with. Foreign Minister Wang Yi said ...

While Ethiopian Airlines remains the leader on China-Africa flights, with Egyptair in second place, Chinese carriers are taking a greater interest in the continent, as our infographics show. As ...

China Trade RelationsIn June 2025, China unveiled a landmark decision to grant zero-tariff access to all 53 African countries ...

African copper shipments to China are being disrupted by the temporary closure of a crucial exporting port in Tanzania following election unrest.

At the turn of the 21st century, precisely from October 10 – 12, 2000, the first ministerial conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing, following earlier ...

For two decades, China’s strategy in Africa was straightforward: shower the continent with opaque and corrupt loans to build roads, ports, and power plants, securing influence and natural resources ...

China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, disclosed plans by Chinese companies to establish a local insulin production facility in Nigeria. Yu said when completed, it would end Nigeria’s dependence on ...

Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging from electronics and ...

The United States can make a focused bet on African economies and reduce its dependence on Chinese supply chains. To protect critical American supply chains from China, the United States needs a ...

China called for deeper trade and investment ties with South Africa as it pledged to accelerate cooperation in industrialization, agriculture and market access. Business lobby groups from the two ...