The investigation regarding the allegation of bribery involving a Chinese company and the government of Namibia has sparked a lot of debate in international newspapers. First, because the Chinese company has some ties with the presidential family in China which led to the banning of google search terms involving the word “Namibia” in China. No [...]

Two months ago I was invited by a group of passionate young people from Yale University to deliver a speech on the bilateral agreements between China and Tanzania, as I happen to be one of the very few people who did actual research in Tanzania on the topic. I structured my presentation as follows: China [...]

The Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit has recently declared that his state is trying to defer the charges brought by the ICC chef prosecutor against the Sudanese president.

“Toward an Angola Strategy: Prioritizing US-Angola Relations”, An Independent Commission Report Sponsored by the Council on Foreign Relations, The Center for Preventive Actions, has a separate section dedicated to the Angola-China relations. I think some of their arguments are very convincing and describe the general concern the West has regarding the techniques employed by China [...]

This week NPR.org has launched an interesting series of podcasts / clips on Chinese investment in Africa titled “China Rising: China’s Influence in Africa.” It is a six episode series, starting with an interesting historical perspective of the Chinese – Sudanese relations. So far, the visitor can watch or read the transcript of the following [...]

The English version of “People’s Daily,” China’s official state paper, has an interesting article today on the current situation in Darfur. As expected the newspaper has strong opinions against the International Criminal Court’s prosecutor’s decision to charge president Omar al-Bashir with genocide. They argue the same thing as all those opposing the indictment: this will [...]

Many people consider China to be Africa’s new best friend, discovered after years and years of searching. Is this really the case? What are the common misconceptions about Chinese Investment in Africa? How much of a win-win relationship is this? Who benefits most out of this deal? Find out here. China is helping Africa achieve [...]

This is a short report on EU-Africa relations in the light of the Chinese Investors taking over most African state owned businesses. I decided to write and publish this report due to the ambiguous EU policies towards Africa. I felt the complexity of this relationship should be explored and…here it is. I’m publishing it today [...]

More and more contradictions come up regarding the Chinese official “go out” policy started in 2001. Yesterday the Chinese government received permission to buy government owned ivory from four African states: South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. South Africa’s ivory storage amounts to approximately 50 tones, Botswana has around 44 tones recorded, while the other [...]

I have finished reading the recent World Bank report on Chinese Investment in Africa, and I have to admit that I’m impressed. “Building Bridges: China’s Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa” is actually one of the best World Bank reports I’ve read in the last four years. There are, however, some downsides: it [...]