Infographic: Africa’s shifting trade ties from France to China
By The ChinaAfrica Project The German consumer data service Statista published an interesting map on Tuesday that visualizes Africa’s two-decade-long…
Chinese economic engagement in Africa: Implications for US policy
By Carla D. Jones, Hermann A. Ndofor, and Mengge Li China may have missed the European Scramble for Africa that…
AU Opens Post-Conflict Center To Help Countries Escape Cycle Of Violence
By ADF Staff To improve the political stability of African nations, the African Union recently launched its Centre for Post-Conflict…
Chinese Vaccines: Distributions in Africa remain highly skewed in favour of North Africa
By The ChinaAfrica Project As of this week, China has distributed 117.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines throughout with just…
Again, USAfricom Commander claims China is planning Atlantic military base
By Eric Olander The commander for U.S. forces in Africa (AFRICOM), General Stephen J. Townsend reiterated his assertion that China…
China ramps up efforts to control media narrative in Africa
By ADF STAFF The outbreak of COVID-19 has led China to supercharge its nearly 14-year propaganda effort in Africa, increasing…
China-Africa: $254b-worth trade in 2021 breaks all-time record
By Eric Olander Two-way China-Africa trade surged last year to a new record of $254 billion, an impressive $67 billion increase…
The long arc of Chinese lending to Africa
By Cobus van Staden The biggest headline from November’s FOCAC meeting was China’s pivot away from infrastructure funding. But like…
Small bands of mercenaries extend Russia’s reach in Africa
•Local despots seek unsqueamish hired guns By The Economist As he handed over a large wooden key on December 14th, a…