The China in Africa Podcast

Many African countries are confronting unprecedented challenges from a convergence of forces far beyond their control. Africans are suffering disproportionately from the effects of climate...

Elephants, rhinos, and lions usually come to mind first in discussions about the China-Africa animal trade, not donkeys. But surging demand for donkey hides used...

While Vice President Kamala Harris worked hard to keep the focus on U.S.-Africa relations during her recent tour of the continent, reporters in the traveling...

China’s share of Ghana’s $55 billion public debt is quite small at just $1.7 billion or 3% of the total, but Beijing nonetheless plays a...

One week after a brutal attack on a Chinese mining site in the Central African Republic (CAR) that killed nine people and injured two others...

Reporting on China is difficult even for the most experienced journalist who’s spent years living there and speaks the language. So, it’s not surprising that...

It’s been a momentous past two weeks for Chinese foreign policy with major a breakthrough in the Sri Lanka debt impasse and the landmark announcement...

There was a major breakthrough this week in China’s months-long standoff with the World Bank, IMF, and other multilateral creditors when Beijing agreed to fully...

The G20 finance ministers meeting in India came and went without any progress on the debt standoff between China and the IMF/World Bank over who...

Controversial joint naval exercises among South Africa, Russia, and China got underway this week off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal, prompting a fierce backlash from critics...

China is no longer in the game of providing African countries with enormous loans to finance large-scale infrastructure projects. In fact, BRI financing last year...

Thousands of African students are back in class again in China following a three-year absence due to the pandemic and Beijing’s strict COVID Zero travel...

U.S. officials are speaking out about the urgency to diversify supply chains for critical resources that are now largely dependent on China, particularly rare earths...

Qin Gang is carrying on a 33-year-old tradition by making Africa the first official visit of the new year for China’s foreign minister. Qin took...

Chinese trade with Africa is widely expected to break yet another record in 2022, while Chinese lending to countries across the continent fell again. Meantime...

The three-day U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit wrapped up in Washington, D.C. on Thursday with a declaration by President Joe Biden that his administration is “all in”...

Africa is home to the world’s youngest and fastest-growing population, creating what proponents call a “demographic dividend.” Conversely, China is rapidly becoming one of the...

China is forecast to break another trade record with Africa this year, potentially even crossing the $300 billion barrier. While that sounds great, the big...

China has built the world’s largest and most intrusive surveillance system to monitor the behavior of its people. Millions of cameras, vast databases, and sophisticated...

African telecom operators have resolutely opposed U.S. calls to stop using Chinese networking hardware. In fact, Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese tech firms in recent...

This Summer the United States updated its foreign policy for Africa when it shifted the focus from competing with China to improving governance and bolstering...

[DISCLAIMER: This special bonus episode was recorded live from a classroom on the campus of Wits University in Johannesburg. Unfortunately, the audio quality isn’t great...

Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined a more assertive foreign policy vision during his closely-followed address at the 20th Party Congress in Beijing last Sunday. He...

The United Nations Development Program issued a new report this week that once again sounded the alarm on the urgent need for debt relief in...

Home Coming is the latest Chinese blockbuster movie set in Africa that registered big box office returns during its Golden Week opening. The film is set...