What does the Chinese media say about Africans leaving Guangzhou? In early July, CNN published an article on the recent trend of Africans leaving Guangzhou. The story was also picked up by several Western outlets. The feature inspired responses from… Continue Reading
It was a week of billion-dollar deals. China Railway Construction Corp Ltd signed two deals in Nigeria and Zimbabwe worth a combined $5.5 billion. In Nigeria the Chinese-state owned corporation signed a $3.5 billion contract with the Ogun State government to… Continue Reading
Namibia has enjoyed a good reputation for its nature conservation, but there is evidence the illegal trade in wildlife products is taking off. Chinese journalist and recent Oxpeckers fellow Hongxiang Huang travelled to the smuggling hotspot of the Zambezi border region… Continue Reading
This story, published on ChinaDialogue, was written by Hongxiang Huang, who spent three months in Southern Africa as an environmental journalism fellow working with Oxpeckers, supported by the Wits China-Africa Reporting Project Dong has been sent to Mozambique by his… Continue Reading
Wildlife trafficking syndicates brazenly sell rhino horn and ivory at Chinese markets in Southern Africa’s capital cities, in the face of global attempts to crack down on the illicit trade in endangered species. Continue Reading
Critics say the Chinese government is not doing enough to stem the illicit ivory trade, which has exploded in the five years since conservationists and governments agreed to a program of limited ivory sales. by Dan Levin for the New… Continue Reading