Chinese companies will team up with African governments to fund infrastructure while reducing financial risk and easing debt pressure China has turned to public-private partnerships (PPP) to finance ...

African governments and other local actors have a crucial role to play in shaping the activities of Chinese firms.

A geopolitical contest is unfolding in central-southern Africa, where major global powers are vying for control of key logistical routes amid a global race to secure critical minerals for the green ...

Built at a cost of $500 million, Tazara stretches 1,860km and was designed to carry up to five million tonnes of cargo annually. Today, it moves only about 200,000 tonnes—just four percent of capacity ...

NEW DELHI- China is further strengthening its dominance in the rare earth elements sector by making deeper inroads into African countries, which are rich in critical minerals like cobalt, lithium, and ...

China is heavily investing in Africa's clean energy sector, bringing both significant benefits and concerns regarding ...

Also in West Africa, Senegal signed an agreement in December with China Railway Construction for the renovation of 400 miles of railroad. Projects are also planned in Tanzania, Mali and Egypt, while ...

The Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province, on June 11, 2025.

But China could be losing ground in a country on which it heavily relies for the critical minerals that drive electric vehicle production and renewable-energy storage. Reuters reports that China will ...