China’s extensive investments in Ethiopia’s railways and airports are raising concerns about foreign ownership in the country ...

A decade ago Jua Power, a family-owned solar-energy firm, had little reason to leave China in search of customers. With the ...

China has been a reliable economic partner to Africa for awhile, but its involvement is becoming more targeted and ...

Atlantic Lithium Ltd (AIM/ASX: ALL), an Africa-focused lithium exploration and development company advancing projects in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, has agreed to a proposed $210mn takeover by China’s ...

For most of the past 25 years, Chinese construction companies operating in Africa could count on generous financial backing from Chinese banks. Between 2000 and 2019, Chinese funders committed almost ...

South Africa accounted for just under one-third of Chinese module exports to Africa in June 2025, according to Ember. Image: JUWI Renewable Energies. Africa imported over 15GW of solar panels from ...

Africa is full of those elements, which is why it is one of the most popular regions for Chinese bank loans (not investments ...

A Chinese bank has pledged $500 million to finance the construction of Ethiopia’s multibillion dollar airport in Bishoftu near the capital Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew Bekele ...

As China marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of its global infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), new data show lending to Africa has fallen to its lowest level in almost two ...

The Nairobi-Malaba Standard Gauge Railway across Nairobi National Park in Kenya, constructed by China Road and Bridge Corporation. Photo by Li Yahui/Xinhua via Getty Images For most of the past 25 ...