Before the project, it would take over six hours to complete a 133.9km distance from Sembabule to Mpigi before connecting to the Masaka-Kampala highway. By Ugandan journalist Davis Buyondo, first published in New Vision. About five years ago, a road… Continue Reading
Critics raise the issue of loans and economic benefits regarding the Chinese-built SGR rail in Kenya, but experts and insiders say they should have a long-term perspective of the African country’s development. By Chinese journalist Wang Wenwen, first published in… Continue Reading
On 28 October 2019 the Africa-China Reporting Project (ACRP) hosted the Open Forum: Key Voices on Digital Identity and Data Privacy at Wits University. The following is a summary of the main themes discussed at the event. Speakers Thea Anderson:… Continue Reading
By Nosmot Gbadamosi, first published by South China Morning Post China has promised Ghana billions of dollars worth of infrastructure projects in exchange for access to mine bauxite. Ghana has the world’s fastest deforestation rate – and mining is a… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project and Omidyar Network invite you to: Open Forum: Key Voices on Digital Identity and Data Privacy in Africa Monday 28 October 2019, 09:00 – 12:30 Senate Room, Solomon Mahlangu House, Second floor University of the Witwatersrand,… Continue Reading
By Peng Sisi, first published on the China Africa Project. One afternoon, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, a courier of the clothing e-commerce company, Sarai Afrique Fashion House, stopped his Boda and picked up a paper bag with a… Continue Reading
By Aminateh Nkemngu, first published in The Post newspaper and online at Journal de Cameroun. Despite a 66% reduction in mortality between 2000 and 2015, malaria remains a major global public health problem, affecting mostly Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the… Continue Reading
By Yu-Shan Wu, originally published on Africa Portal. The drive to transfer technology and know-how from China to the African continent has taken centre stage in the relationship. Chinese diplomats increasingly emphasise this aspect of cooperation at public events; and several… Continue Reading
Africa-China Journalists Forum 2019: Ten Years of Africa-China Journalism and the Future 30 October 2019 09:30-13:00, followed by lunch African Investigative Journalism Conference 2019, Johannesburg Auditorium 1, Wits Science Stadium, Wits West Campus RSVP to Bongiwe Tutu [email protected] by latest… Continue Reading
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) at Wits Journalism and partners Khetha (WWF) and VukaNow (USAID) organised the Wildlife Poaching & Trafficking Journalism Training Workshop at the Southern African Wildlife College (SAWC) in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, to enable journalists to improve the quality… Continue Reading