Washington had been a buffer against China’s efforts to use UNESCO to influence education, historical designations and even ...

Total trade between China and Africa was worth $296bn in 2024. Yet the value of what China exported west ($179bn) was much higher than what Africa sent east ($117bn). This year, partly as a result of ...

FOCAC 2024 marked a milestone, but 2025 is the year that will test whether upgraded ties can deliver real outcomes.

According to the China Africa Research Initiative, Chinese loans to Africa dropped from $29.4 billion in 2016 to $8.9 billion in 2018.

South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile has called on China to urgently open it’s market to more local goods to cut an ...

The China-linked cyber espionage group tracked as APT41 has been attributed to a new campaign targeting government IT ...

African Union Chairman Moussa Faki denied that China has a monopoly on business in Africa, adding, “I think the Africans are mature enough to engage in partnerships of their own volition which ...

The U.S. State Department said on Monday that the Chinese government had blocked a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office employee ...

South Africa vows to expand its trade portfolio to create more balance and tackle a growing trade deficit which heavily ...

China has granted up to $178 billion in loans to 52 African nations over the past two decades, according to the School of Advanced and International Studies' China Africa Research Initiative.

Nearly US$51 billion was allocated by China for lending and investment in Africa at the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit held in Beijing earlier this month. More than half ...

Delegations from dozens of African countries are gathering in Beijing for a three-day summit set to see China showcase itself as a lead partner for the continent, despite slowing lending for its ...