In Tanzania, the government is stepping up its efforts to criminalise homosexuality, prompting a number of foreign donors to withhold aid to the East African nation in light of recent developments and comment from senior officials. On Tuesday, President John
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Ethiopia’s space agency has announced plans to launch its first satellite during 2019, with financial and logistical help from Beijing.
Authorities in Kenya have charged three Chinese railway workers for allegedly trying to bribe investigators looking into fraudulent activities involving ticket sales on a massive $3.2 billion railway project.
China’s aggressive investment in Africa over the past two decades has divided opinion, with many from the West calling out China’s economic interests as a new form of colonialism. What can’t be debated is the numbers: between 2003-2014, Chinese investment
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Rwanda has signed loan agreements worth more than $300 million with China and India as the two Asian leaders made their first visits to the East African nation.
Djibouti has launched the largest free trade zone in Africa as the tiny port nation continues its drive to become a global trade leader.
A lot is said about China’s growing investment in Africa – particularly from Western media outlets which like to paint the Asian powerhouse as taking advantage of African nations. It’s an interesting narrative given the history Western powers have with
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A 756-km rail project connecting landlocked Ethiopia with Djibouti has officially started commercial operation.
Djibouti has signed a preliminary deal for a $4bn gas project with Chinese firm POLY-GCL Petroleum Group Holdings Ltd.
What would a Chinese economic slowdown mean for Africa?
China’s extensive investment in Africa has drawn a lot of attention in the Western media over the past couple of decades. The Asian powerhouse has established itself as the single largest investor in Africa, promising to invest $175 billion across
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