An opportunity: “African environmental reporting group, the Oxpeckers Center for Investigative Environmental Journalism, is offering an experienced Chinese environmental investigative journalist a three-month reporting Fellowship based in Southern Africa. The 2015 Fellow will work alongside the Oxpeckers core investigative team,… Continue Reading
Commentary piece by Bob Wekesa, published in Kenya’s Business Daily The continuing Nairobi-Mombasa standard gauge railway saga offers a deep learning curve for Kenya and China. Much as focus has been trained on the money, it is becoming obvious that… Continue Reading
Wits China-Africa Reporting grant recipient Emeka Umejei investigates why China’s infrstructure-for-resources deal failed in Nigeria, originally published on African Arguments I was on board the defunct Air Nigeria Airline to the Gambia for the Conference for African Ministers, Fisheries and… Continue Reading
With the strengthening of Sino-African political relations, especially the deepening of bilateral trade cooperation, more Chinese companies are including Africa in their plans, with investment sectors like infrastructure, agriculture, tourism, airline transportation and financing. But Hou Weili of Beijing Review… Continue Reading
It seems like the issue surrounding China’s involvement in Africa just cannot go to rest. During a session around the topic of infrastructure at the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum in Cape Town, business leaders and government officials were… Continue Reading