A Greenpeace report accused Chinese vessels of illegal fishing in West African waters. According to the report, the “number of Chinese-flagged or Chinese-owned fishing boats operating in Africa has soared in recent decades, from just 13 in 1985 to 462… Continue Reading
The West still regards Africa as “the third world,” South Africa’s president Jacob Zuma told Russian television network RT, and sees its relationship to the continent as one of former master-former subject. The same perspective informs economic relations between the… Continue Reading
The recent visits to China by the Zambia and Uganda Presidents resulted in a number of several deals that will see the Chinese government and companies investing in the two countries. Edward Lungu and Yoweri Museveni were in China for… Continue Reading
The manager of the Chinese restaurant at the center of a racism row in Nairobi, Kenya, was released on bail this week. Esther Yang is charged with operating the restaurant without a license. She is also accused of working without… Continue Reading
Read Barry Sautman and Yan Hairong’s response on Pambazuka News to Human Rights Watch’s update on Chinese copper mining in Zambia which they describe as “shoddy social science and part of the one-sided China-in-Africa discourse that is promoted by the… Continue Reading