Despite Chinese investment in African green energy and infrastructure projects, comprehensive diplomatic engagements, and joint innovation ventures, tensions between countries grew in certain corners…

A Kenyan delegation traveled to Beijing in late April, resulting in comprehensive economic dealmaking. On the continent, April saw multisectoral Chinese investment in Algeria and Nigeria, the formati…

Senior Fellow for Africa Policy Studies and former ambassador Michelle Gavin breaks down the tense U.S.-South Africa meeting at the White House. 

Diplomacy was at the forefront of China-Africa relations in February, with China continuing to showcase its commitment to African countries amid far-reaching policy changes from the United States.

Building relationships with the region, rather than transactional neocolonialism, is the best route for strengthening the United States’ critical mineral supply chains.

China continued to strike economic deals with African countries, particularly in infrastructure, sustainable development, and mining.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi continued the tradition of visiting the continent at the beginning of each year.

Apart from a few noteworthy deviations, November saw routine Chinese investments in infrastructure and green energy across Africa, in addition to strong Sino-African cultural exchanges. Africans made…

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Chinese diplomatic developments abounded across the African continent throughout October, including the implementation of new China-Africa partnerships in the wake of last month’s Forum on China-Afri…