China, Taiwan and the Somaliland Question
China's engagement across Africa is increasingly shaped by both high-level geopolitics and competition in everyday markets. Somalia's renewed ties with Beijing are being driven in part by the Somalila...
18 Sep 42min
Kenyan President Orders Crackdown on Foreigners in Small Businesses, Including Chinese
Kenya's crackdown on foreigners operating small businesses has put Chinese traders at the center of a wider debate over competition, immigration, and economic opportunity. President William Ruto's tar...
11 Sep 58min
Is China Decolonizing African Media or Expanding Its Influence?
China's influence in Africa's media landscape increasingly operates through content-sharing agreements, journalist training, paid placements, and support for local broadcasters. These "below-the-line"...
4 Sep 54min
Why Namibia's China Strategy Is Worth Watching
Quite often, foreign leaders travel to China without a clear strategy for turning high-level diplomacy into tangible economic gains. This was on display earlier this year when U.S. President Donald Tr...
20 Aug 46min
China Is More Popular Than the U.S. in Africa. Here's Why
China's popularity across Africa remains strong, with new Afrobarometer polling showing Beijing again outperforming the U.S. and Europe in public perception. But those favorable views are far from str...
14 Aug 57min
What Africa's Youth Really Want From China, the U.S. and Europe
Young Africans increasingly see China as an important partner, but their support comes with clear expectations about what that relationship should deliver, according to findings from the recently publ...
7 Aug 57min
How China Wants to Rewrite Global Governance
China is moving quickly to expand its influence over global governance as the United States steps back from its traditional leadership role. Earlier this month, President Xi Jinping unveiled the World...
30 Juli 30min
