The notion of a "China debt trap" in Africa is not supported by empirical data, according to analysis presented during the Africa–China Dialogue hosted by ...

Africa has become the new great-power chessboard. The pieces aren’t soldiers or diplomats—they’re ports, railways, and ...

For two decades, China’s strategy in Africa was straightforward: shower the continent with opaque and corrupt loans to build roads, ports, and power plants, securing influence and natural resources ...

Ethiopia and Kenya may become Africa’s first countries to repay Chinese loans in Beijing’s currency. It’s the latest in a ...

In Kenya and Ethiopia, China is using debt distress as a strategic opening to expand the RMB’s international use.

So, it's no surprise that these three reports are yet another round of selective blindness and biased mudslinging at ...

In 1985, the American magazine Newsweek reported that the number of high-rise buildings in Shanghai, China’s biggest commercial city, could be counted on the fingertips.By 2005, 20 years later, when I ...

Economists warn that while China’s new funds may ease Africa’s energy poverty, they have not addressed the underlying risks ...

China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years. Now, it's emerging as the largest debt collector for many of the world's poorest nations — a shift that threatens to undermine poverty ...

Ghana’s energy debt and political realignment toward Russia and China are reshaping its democracy, straining US ties, and ...