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The China in Africa Podcast

Twice-weekly discussion about China's engagement across Africa and the Global South hosted by journa

Episodes

Total: 321

Zambia suffered a major setback this week in its nearly three-year odyssey to restructure $32 billio

Prior to the October 7th terrorist attack by Hamas in southern Israel, China had positioned itself a

U.S. lawmakers met this week to discuss how to combat the use of child labor in the Democratic Repub

Amid a slowing economy at home, more Chinese companies are now looking to invest abroad in search of

There's a widely-held perception in many parts of the U.S., Europe, and India that debt and geopolit

Two years ago, China introduced a series of new so-called "green guidelines" that it hoped would pro

Eat Bitter is a new documentary making the rounds of the international film festival circuit that te

China's media presence in Africa is far more pervasive today than it was a decade ago, but not in th

Five of the 24 heads of state who attended this week's Belt and Road Forum in Beijing were from Afri

Across Africa, public opinion about China has been quite positive overall with favorability ratings

China's economy emerged from the pandemic much weaker than before. Unemployment is up, exports are d

Only a handful of universities around the world teach area studies courses in China-Africa relations

Dramatic scenes this week in Italy where 7,000 people, mostly from Africa, came ashore after making

The Chinese economy is in trouble. Exports, manufacturing output, and investment are all down. Unemp

Chinese lending to African countries plunged to below a billion dollars in 2022, the lowest level in

There was a glimmer of hope last month that China and India would pull back from their increasingly

The Chinese Foreign Ministry was among the first major governments this week to welcome the African

China's Belt and Road Initiative marked its 10th anniversary this month, prompting a lot of discussi

There's been a surge of activity in Africa-ASEAN relations in recent weeks highlighted by Indonesian

Over the past 20 years, tens of thousands of kilometers of new railway lines have been built across