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  • China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy
  • How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion
  • How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa

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scmp.com /1 month ago

China’s imports from Africa surge after Beijing expands zero-tariff policy

Africa’s exports to China have surged since Beijing expanded its zero-tariff policy across the continent in May, as customs data showed signs of emerging trade links in a range of...

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scmp.com /4 weeks ago

How Africa is becoming a ‘strategic hub’ for Chinese industrial expansion

For decades, resource-rich African nations operated on a straightforward pit-to-ship model whereby foreign operators extracted raw ore, loaded it onto cargo ships and exported it a...

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nytimes.com /1 month ago

How China’s A.I. Is Surging Across Africa

In African tech hubs, developers are picking China’s cheap, freely available artificial intelligence models over more powerful U.S. ones.

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zambianews.net /1 month ago

African manufacturers look to China's industrial experience to boost growth

On the sidelines of the 2026 Manufacturing Indaba in Johannesburg on Wednesday, Rhyan Injendi, Kenya's commercial and trade attache at the High Commission in Pretoria, told Xinhua...

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thenews-chronicle.com /1 month ago

China Reaffirms Equal Partnership with Africa Under FOCAC

China has assured African countries of the full implementation of commitments made at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Beijing Summit before the next ministerial meeti...

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asiatimes.com /1 month ago

China’s Africa lending model has a split personality

Over the past two decades, China’s rise as the world’s largest bilateral creditor has profoundly altered the global development finance landscape. Yet international scholarship on...

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zambianews.net /1 month ago

Roundup: African manufacturers look to China's industrial experience to boost growth

by Ntandoyenkosi Ncube JOHANNESBURG, July 15 (Xinhua) -- African manufacturers and trade officials have called on the continent to draw lessons from China's industrial transformati...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

How China is using film diplomacy to project a better image across Africa

Beijing’s soft power drive to win African hearts through cinema was on display recently in Bujumbura, where Chinese dragon and lion dances merged with sacred Burundian drums to ope...

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zambianews.net /3 days ago

Xinhua Headlines: RMB use expands in Africa amid growing financial connectivity and trade

* As China-Africa trade continues to expand, the RMB is being used not only for trade settlement, but increasingly for payment and clearing and, more recently, for financing.* Deep...

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conservativedailynews.com /1 month ago

China Pumps $33.5 Billion Into Africa In Six Months

by Paris Apodaca at CDN - China invested up to $33.5 billion within the last six months, a recent report found. The record investment exposes China’s expanding economic influence...

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asiatimes.com /1 week ago

While helping African farmers, China’s not funding food processing

China’s agricultural funding mainly goes to farm development, fisheries, irrigation, mechanisation, agricultural technology and rural infrastructure. Chinese invest less in agro-pr...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

China shifts from Africa’s top megaproject lender to a debt collector

Since the mid‑2000s, China has established itself as Africa’s principal bilateral financier for large infrastructure projects, including railways, bridges, dams and ports. But as t...

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scmp.com /2 weeks ago

Why China’s EV boom is seen as an ‘unparalleled opportunity’ in Africa

While the US and some European governments view China’s vast production of electric vehicles and green-energy tech as overcapacity, African companies see it as an opportunity to se...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

‘Practical’ young Africans leaning towards China over US and away from ideology

China has overtaken the United States in terms of positive perceptions among young Africans, though Washington is still seen as more influential than Beijing, according to a survey...

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asiatimes.com /1 month ago

China’s zero-tariff play aims to lock in African loyalty

China’s expanding zero-tariff access for 63 lower-income countries — 53 of them African — is far more than a developmental courtesy or a technical adjustment of customs schedules....

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africanews.com /2 weeks ago

China-Africa media cooperation: Building skills for the AI era

As the media landscape becomes increasingly digital and intelligent, the message from Beijing is clear: skills, technology and knowledge-sharing will be central to Africa’s ability...

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taipeitimes.com /5 days ago

Is China really a champion of the global south?

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thenews-chronicle.com /1 month ago

China Eyes Faster Entry for African Agricultural Products

China has upgraded its Green Channel policy to accelerate customs clearance for African agricultural exports, particularly fresh produce, as part of efforts to expand agricultural...

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allafrica.com /1 month ago

Africa: Chinese Expert Rejects Claims of China Debt Trap

[New Dawn] A Chinese development expert, Dr. Zhou Taidong, has rejected claims that China uses loans and aid to trap poor countries, saying China's cooperation with African countri...

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scmp.com /1 month ago

Is Turkey putting pressure on China in Africa’s infrastructure market?

Two years after Kenya’s deal with India’s Adani Group to modernise Jomo Kenyatta International Airport collapsed, the state-owned China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) has won a...

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miningweekly.com /1 month ago

Namibia secures China deals on infrastructure, mining and energy with state visit

China on Friday said it would step up cooperation with Namibia in the Southern African state's energy, farming, infrastructure, and minerals sectors during talks in Beijing between...

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focus.de /1 week ago

Trotz US-Militärhilfen von 1,3 Milliarden Dollar empfängt Afrikas stärkste Militärmacht Chinas Staatschef Xi Jinping – u...

Chinas Staatschef Xi Jinping ist nach zehn Jahren wieder nach Ägypten gereist. Kairo baut seine Beziehungen zu Peking in Militär und Wirtschaft weiter aus.

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thediplomat.com /1 month ago

As the World Courts Beijing, Namibia Shows How Africa Can Sharpen Its China Strategy

A recent state visit offers lessons for African governments on how to translate high-level diplomacy into industrial partnerships, value addition, and development outcomes.

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egyptianstreets.com /1 week ago

China to Expand Investment in Egypt’s AI and Electric Cars Industries

  Seventy years after Egypt became the first Arab and African country to establish diplomatic relations with the People’s Republic of China, Cairo and Beijing are looking to take t...

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