With the imminent disconnection of the SIM cards of Nigerian phone users who failed to enrol for the National Identification Number (NIN) registration, Ifedayo Ogunyemi, a participant in the Digital Identity, Data and Technology in Africa Workshop 2021 and digital identity reporting… Continue Reading
By Jacinta Mutura, first published in The Standard. They trek for miles to make referrals, provide health education and nutrition surveillance, collect vital data and assist with immunisation, all for free. At 73, Susan Wanjiru lives John F Kennedy’s clarion… Continue Reading
By Nigerian journalist Kunle Sanni, a participant in the Digital Identity, Data and Technology in Africa Workshop 2021 and digital identity reporting grants series. First published in Premium Times. Nigeria’s digital e-commerce platforms offering short-term loans have resorted to unprofessional… Continue Reading
By Gideon Sarpong, first published on iWatchAfrica. It is now over two years since Emmanuel Essien, a fishing observer, vanished on board a Chinese owned trawler called Meng Xin 15 in 2019. Ghana’s Minister of Information announced in October 2021 that an… Continue Reading
By Sharon Tshipa, first published in print on November 19 2021 in The Botswana Guardian. The existence of China-aided schools in Botswana is a fulfilment of a promise made by the former Chinese Ambassador, Liu Huaxing, in 2009. At the time, the… Continue Reading
By Ugandan journalist Ian Katusiime, first published on The Independent. On 30 November 2021, the Ugandan army alongside the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Forces (FARDC) launched joint air and artillery strikes against camps of the Uganda rebels of the… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) held a joint webinar (see here to view in full) with the African Centre for the Study of the United States (ACSUS) on 31 March 2021 discussing key issues presented by Africa-China-US relations under the Joe Biden… Continue Reading
Ten journalists from different parts of Malawi were selected to participate in the Journalism Workshop on Capacity Building for Development of Media, held on 22 September 2021 in Mzuzu, Malawi and hosted by the the Centre for Investigative Journalism Malawi… Continue Reading
Research report by Mandira Bagwandeen, PhD Candidate (University of Cape Town) Note: This content is produced by an independent researcher and does not represent the views of the Africa-China Reporting Project or the Wits Centre for Journalism. As the final… Continue Reading
By Isaac Khisa, first published in The Independent. The Ugandan government has in the past years faced harsh criticism over regular borrowings from the China Import Export Bank to facilitate development of infrastructure projects including hydropower dams, roads and possibly… Continue Reading