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The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), proposed by China eight years ago, is transforming Kenya’s development space in a profound way, said a report released Wednesday. According to the report by Africa Policy Institute, a pan-African think tank, since the BRI was proposed in 2013, China has supported modern infrastructure …

ANALYSIS By Casper Lotter Comparative criminology is not just an academic exercise. In view of Africa’s ongoing and deepening engagement with China, it is worth asking what South Africa can learn from that culture when it comes to some of its most pressing social problems. The People’s Republic of China has been very successful at crime control. …

By Alfred de Zayas Activists and demonstrators take part in a march and demonstration at the U.S. Capitol during the Move On and Poor People’s Build Back Better Action in Washington, D.C., November 15, 2021. /Getty In a world of fake news, fake history, fake law, fake diplomacy, it is no surprise to encounter …

By Mazvita Makuyana Africa and China are preparing for the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which will be held in Senegal at the end of November. This year’s conference is significant because it marks a major milestone of two decades since the first summit was held in Beijing in …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) sent a strong signal to the world on November 22 that it desires peace and regional stability by establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership with China. This is the strongest level of diplomatic ties short of a treaty alliance. U.S. power game tacticians will …

By Andrew Korybko A China-Europe freight train runs through a national gate at the China-Mongolia border at Erenhot, north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, January 8, 2021. /Xinhua It’s been eight years since Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled his country’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in fall 2013. He first proposed the Silk Road Economic …

By Olatunji Saliu One of the biggest life dreams of Mukhtar Musa-Daud, a young Nigerian livestock farmer, is to establish one of the largest rabbit farms in Africa’s most populous country. Since leaving the university five years ago, Musa-Daudhas refused to accept a white-collar job as advised by his parents, especially his mother, who, …

By Staff writer.  Over the last two decades, China has established a significant economic presence in most African countries. Its lucrative economic investment package, flexible political approach, and focused big-ticket development projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) provide an ostensibly massive opportunity to African countries. China does not meddle …

By Katare Mbashiru TANZANIA is feeling proud for it’s tireless efforts in maintaining peace, defence and security in Africa and in the globe for 60 years since the country’s independence, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation, Ambassador LiberataMulamula has said. “During all this period, Tanzania has always participated in conflict resolution through dialogue in different …

By Silas Apollo Poll ratings of ODM leader Raila Odinga are climbing ahead of the announcement of his candidature next month, a new opinion poll released by research firm Tifa shows. However, Deputy President William Ruto is the candidate to beat in next year’s election, according to the poll. It …