Susan Walsh, File/AP Photo Washington And The World The president likes to say that his tariffs are hurting China and no one else. But if China is feeling the pain, so will the United States. As President Donald Trump escalates his trade war with China, the...

Diplomacy The two African nations also dismissed a Wall Street Journal report saying Huawei employees helped officials conduct espionage against opposition figures Lawyer says the article ‘is neither a fair nor a responsible representation of Huawei’s legitimate...

Trucks loaded with crude oil leave Ngamia Eight in Turkana County on June 3, 2018 after launch of the Early Oil Pilot Scheme. PHOTO | JARED NYATAYA | NMG A Chinese State-owned petroleum multinational has won the deal to buy Kenya’s maiden crude oil export, giving the...

Pop star-turned-opposition Ugandan lawmaker Bobi Wine, whose real name is Kyagulanyi Ssentamu. (Ronald Kabuubi/AP) THE KEY U.S. officials who argue Huawei can’t be trusted to play a major role in building global 5G telecommunications networks got another boost...

Chinese mobile-phone and device maker Transsion is teaming up with Kenya’s Wapi Capital to source and fund early-stage African fintech startups. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Transsion is a top-seller of smartphones in Africa that recently confirmed its imminent IPO....

‘Basic’ environment ministers stress the responsibility of rich countries, in draft declaration that ignores António Guterres’ call for more ambitious national plans Environment ministers from Brazil, South Africa, India and China are meeting in Brasilia (Pic:...

The Trump administration and the Pentagon have repeatedly warned that China and Russia are expanding their influence across Africa, where the two longtime American adversaries “interfere with U.S. military operations and pose a significant threat to U.S. national...

Argument In Africa, China Is the News Beijing’s infrastructure projects may grab headlines, but its efforts to shape the media are more dangerous. A customer pays for a copy of the Africa edition of China Daily at a newsstand in Nairobi on Dec. 14, 2012. Washington...

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT The burgeoning China-Africa relations have been praised by many policymakers and technocrats. The alliance holds good prospects, which makes for a very exciting future between the two partners. One of the aspects of this is the increasing...

Diplomacy From Kenya to Ethiopia, Botswana to Cameroon, belt and road developments have seen write-offs of hundreds of millions of dollars African nations have problems making repayments, which report says raises ‘legitimate concerns about the sustainability of...

(Corrects to 1 billion cubic metres in paragraph 5) BRAZZAVILLE, Aug 12 (Reuters) - An oil discovery in Republic of Congo could produce nearly 1 million barrels of oil per day, a company involved said on Monday, possibly quadrupling the nation’s output and propelling...

With stakes worth billions of dollars in businesses ranging from agriculture to oil, gas, and construction, China's Greek-gift economic assistance is increasing unemployment and worsening job creation in Nigeria. THISDAY investigations revealed that China's...

Inga-1 Hydroelectric Dam One of the most ambitious projects in Africa’s history has encountered a series of delays and false starts over the years. But as the winds of change blow, renewed optimism is also in the air. The Grand Inga Dam, once fully completed, would...