By Kenyan journalist Allan Olingo Ogunah, first published in The East African on 30 December 2017 It is midday on the pristine Watamu beach on the Kenyan Coast, and the blazing sun has kept everyone under beach umbrellas. Being peak… Continue Reading
By Nigerian journalist Odinaka Anudu, originally published on Business Day Online (Nigeria). Note: Following the publication of this feature on 24 December, on 28 December the The Federal Government of Nigeria, in order to address the corruption outlined in this feature, announced… Continue Reading
By Andrew Mtupanyama, first published in The Nation on Sunday (Malawi) on 10 December 2017. Note: In 2017 Nation Publications Limited (NPL) journalist Andrew Mtupanyama travelled around Malawi to compile a detailed visual picture of China’s major infrastructural projects to enable… Continue Reading
By Nigerian journalist Odinaka Anudu. First published in Business Day (Nigeria) on 4 December 2017. At a Pretoria-bound train in Rosebank, north of central Johannesburg, economic capital of South Africa on November 12, a middle-aged man and a woman were… Continue Reading
By Temwani Mgunda, originally published on mbc.mw. Malawi’s fledgling fish industry is presently wallowing in a myriad of challenges, a scenario that makes it fail to register meaningful and sustainable growth. The industry confronts such setbacks as failure to commercialise… Continue Reading
By Arison Tamfu, first published on Daily Reporter. A traditional Chinese architectural gateway automatically beckons the visitor. For a moment, you will think you are in China but no, you are in South Africa precisely at Johannesburg’s China Town, a… Continue Reading
By Claire van den Heever (@clairevdh), first published on Quartz. Ten Zambian women sit in a row, readjusting hairdos and smoothing skirts in a flutter of nerves. Another young woman is in tears on the manicured lawn of Lusaka’s Chinese… Continue Reading
By Elias Ntungwe Ngalame, originally published at Cameroon News Agency. Cameroon is witnessing significant progress in its electricity and transport infrastructure development in the last few years, but for lack of financial and technical knowhow, the impetus is coming from China,… Continue Reading
Newly constructed Chinese stadia in Cameroon are serving more than just football, they are changing lives. By Arison Tamfu. First published on Daily Reporter. The day was Saturday November 29, 2016. The event was semi-final of Africa Women Cup of… Continue Reading
In high demand for traditional medicine, donkey skins have become a hot commodity on the black market. By Kimon de Greef. In an animal rescue career spanning 27 years, it was the worst case South African SPCA inspector Reinet Meyer had… Continue Reading