By Nigerian journalist Eromo Egbejule, first published in the April 2018 issue of The Africa Report as part of a lead story on China relations in Nigeria. The second article, entitled Djibouti’s Booming Scene – Fueled By Foreign Militaries, was… Continue Reading
By Ugandan journalist Francis Mugerwa, first published on Daily Monitor. It is a sunny morning and a young man is seen squatting, holding a trowel in his right hand as he plasters cement on a drainage that is being constructed along the… Continue Reading
Official South Africa-China diplomatic relations commenced on 1 January 1998, thus in 2018 the two countries are celebrating 20 years of diplomatic relations. This anniversary offers an opportunity to reflect on engagements over the past two decades and for envisioning… Continue Reading
In a year marking 20 years of diplomatic ties between China and South Africa, UFRIEDA HO looks back on steps in the longer journey of Chinese South Africans at Wits University. Originally published in Wits Review Magazine, April 2018. The first… Continue Reading
By Botswana journalist Sharon Tshipa, first published at Weekend Post. Photo story first published at SOPA Images. To eradicate poverty, the President of Botswana, Ian Khama in his inaugural address in 2009 identified poverty eradication as one of his flagship… Continue Reading
H.E. Chinese Ambassador in South Africa Lin Songtian travelled with journalists on Monday 12 March 2018 to view Chinese business investments in Johannesburg, in particular the trip included a tour of the Newtown China Mall in Johannesburg and the factory of the… Continue Reading
(中文看下面) The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism is inviting all journalists to submit proposals for a series of Africa-China investigative journalism grants intended for larger and more expansive investigations. This series of grants will be supervised by… Continue Reading
By South African journalist Simon Allison, first published on Mail & Guardian. A rocky, steep-banked promenade outlines the port of Djibouti. Old men use it for their late-afternoon constitutionals and the odd beggar sleeps on its benches. The breeze is… Continue Reading
February 17 marks World Pangolin Day, a day to commemorate and bring awareness to the plight of the pangolin; the most trafficked animal in the world. The pangolin is being hunted and killed in vast numbers in Africa, where its scales… Continue Reading
By Zimbabwean journalist Sydney Kawadza, originally published in Business Weekly. Horrendous figures coming out of Zimbabwe indicate the loss of about 330 000 hectares of forests annually due to a variety of activities including agriculture, domestic use and veld fires,… Continue Reading