Africa , Development & Aid , Economy & Trade , Editors' Choice , Featured , Food & Agriculture , Headlines , Population , Sustainability , TerraViva United Nations UNITED NATIONS, Jul 19 2019 (IPS) - When the United Nations General Assembly met in 2007 to...

Over 50 developing countries' Chinese debt accounts for on average 15 percent of their individual GDP. New report shows that the majority of the world's developing country's debt to China is considered "hidden." China's loans for poor countries are primarily for...

Standard Bank Group’s Head of Africa China Integration, Dr Manessah Alagbaoso, Thomas Bisonga,Head of Business Banking Stanbic bank Kenya, Mohamed Dahiye, DIrector, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KNCCI) and Ralph Deng,Zhejiang InternationalTrading...

Technology, particularly that of Chinese telecoms firm Huawei, is a major point of conflict between Washington and Beijing. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri In the future, when we look back on the 2010s, we might well identify it as the decade when tech became irreversibly...

China and Russia have been forging new ties with Africa, a continent in which the United States has struggled to assert itself under President Donald Trump. Beijing has long prioritized its relationship with the continent, a frequent stop for Chinese diplomats and...

South Africa Mthuli Buthelezi is one of the lecturers who have been appointed to teach Zulu at the Beijing Foreign Studies University in China. The introduction of Zulu lessons at a university in China will go a long way in enabling indigenous languages to be treated...

Roadside vendors in Lagos central district, Nigeria. Roadside vendors in Lagos central district, Nigeria. Pius Utomi Ekpei | AFP | Getty Images Leaders from 54 African nations met on Sunday to make a critical expansion to their continental free trade zone. If the...

Red-and-gold Chinese banners hang outside the headquarters of Djibouti’s free-trade zone, adding a splash of colour to the dusty desert gateway of this hugely ambitious project, the biggest of its kind in Africa. Inside the building, Chinese businessman Robin Li...

The United Nations has often accused the Congolese army of human rights abuses. (Reuters file photo) DAKAR: A Congolese army officer arrived in the village of Kafwaya in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine next door. As...

The Marit Maersk cargo ship sets off from the Qingdao Qianwan Container Terminal in Qingdao, China. European manufacturers are following in the footsteps of their American counterparts and sourcing goods elsewhere due to the trade war. Photographer: Make no mistake...

© Global Look Press / Qiao Xiaochun Customs data showed trade with BRI countries for the period was up 9.7 percent year-on-year. It has outpaced the growth rate of China’s total trade, which remained stable at 3.9 percent. Exports and imports with Russia, Saudi Arabia...

President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser, Ivanka Trump, and Kwesi Quartey, Deputy Chairperson of the African Union Commission, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 15, 2019 (AP photo by Jacquelyn Martin). During the Cold War, American policymakers frequently pushed...

Africa's Agenda 2063, adopted by the African Union in 2013, clearly outlines Africa's priority areas for economic growth and development, as well as the implementation plan to be achieved during the 50-year period. The framework provides a blueprint of opportunities...