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China says it will grant zero-tariff treatment to imports from the 53 African countries with which it maintains diplomatic relations

China announces major push to strengthen its partnership with Africa amid US trade tension

China is boosting its ties to Africa, with zero-tariff trade and a year-long people-to-people exchange initiative, aiming to expand investment and infrastructure development…

China announces major push to strengthen its partnership with Africa amid US trade tension

China is boosting its ties to Africa, with zero-tariff trade and a year-long people-to-people exchange initiative, aiming to expand investment and infrastructure development…

Chinese ambassador Wu Peng. (X)

UPDATED: China trade to ‘soften blow of US tariffs’

China’s ambassador said South Africa’s call to narrow its trade deficit and diversify exports required building local beneficiation capacity

Themed flower beds are set up along the street to greet the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) on September 2, 2024 in Beijing, China. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)

China’s interests in Africa are being shaped by the race for renewable energy

As the ninth Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) kicks off in Beijing, a new, green theme is shaping their relationship: the global renewable energy race

Scratch my back: China’s President Xi Jinping walks with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa into the Focac round table conference in Beijing in September 2018. China’s investment in Africa has risen dramatically.(Lintao Zhang/POOL/AFP)

Continental drifts towards Africa

Last year the UK, the United States, Russia and the European Union unveiled their new strategies for Africa and China Germany and India tweaked theirs

The second factor reflecting a change in US foreign policy towards South Africa is that, for more than 12 months, the US did not appoint an ambassador to South Africa. (Getty)

The United States is shifting its attitude towards Pretoria

Historically, South Africa has been seen as a strategic partner for countries outside the African continent, specifically the US

With the US and China both competing for influence in Africa, it’s unclear whether their actions during the pandemic will change perceptions of either superpower on the continent. (Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP)

Continent must be smart about funding

To limit dependence on China, Africa has several options to raise cash for infrastructure development

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the 2018 Beijing Summit Of The Forum On China-Africa Cooperation. (Lintao Zhang/Pool via Reuters)

China’s expanding military footprint in Africa

A markedly more muscular approach on the continent is taking Beijing out of its comfort zone

President Cyril Ramaphosa says his economic stimulus package should fend off a full recession. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Bleeding SA turns to Ramaphosa

Hopes are pinned on the economic stimulus package but uncertainty bedevils the economy

China’s state construction company is helping Algeria build its Great Mosque in Algiers. This is just one of many of China’s projects on the African continent. (Ramzi Boudina/Reuters)

How much is China’s $60-billion really worth?

Xi Jinping opened his wallet again, but it’s hard to track where the money for Africa really goes