Nosmot Gbadamosi on US-China Competition in Africa, Debt and "Preventative Infrastructure"
Ghanaian Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia commissioned a new road this week built by the Chinese conglomerate Sinohydro and paid for as part of a $2 billion bauxite barter deal with the company. The ti...
30 Syys 202259min
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why the U.S. And Israel Are Not Aligned on China
Israel and China are reportedly in the final stages of negotiating a free trade agreement that both sides say will be done before the end of the year. This may come as a surprise to some given how rel...
27 Syys 202257min
African Leaders, China Made It Clear This Week They're Unhappy With the Current International System
African leaders one after another took the podium at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) this week to express their deep frustrations with the international system and how unfairly it treats developing cou...
23 Syys 20221h 5min
Navigating the Belt & Road With a New Digital Toolkit
October marks the 9th anniversary of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and after all these years, nearly a decade later, many people around the world are still trying to figure out what exactly t...
20 Syys 202257min
Introducing the China-Global South Podcast
Every week, The China-Global South Podcast will explore timely issues surrounding China's engagement in Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa, and other developing regions. Hosted by China-Glob...
16 Syys 20221h 11min
China and the Race to Dominate EV Battery Supply Chains
A new movement is underway in the U.S. to strip China out of the global supply chain for electric vehicle batteries -- everything from the extraction of the minerals and metals to the processing of th...
13 Syys 20221h 4min
Week in Review: Illegal mining in Ghana, US Disillusionment in the DRC & #ChinaAfricaSpaceTalk
Aisha Huang, aka the "Galamsey Queen," surprised everyone when she was arrested again for illegal mining in Ghana. What does her arrest say about the government's efforts to combat illicit Chinese min...
9 Syys 202253min
Why Zainab Usman is Cautiously Optimistic About the New U.S. Policy For Africa
Africa is increasingly becoming a main stage for great power competition. Last week, Japan wrapped up its triennial Africa summit where they threw some shade China's way. A few weeks earlier, the U.S....
1 Syys 20221h 14min
