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The China in Africa Podcast

Twice-weekly discussion about China's engagement across Africa and the Global South hosted by journalist Eric Olander and Asia-Africa scholar Cobus van Staden in Johannesburg.

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The Blurry Lines Between Chinese Aid and Investment in Africa

The Blurry Lines Between Chinese Aid and Investment in Africa

For most countries, aid and investment are two entirely different things. Not with the Chinese, though, where until rece... Read more

4 Oct 2019

43mins

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The UN's role in China's African development agenda

The UN's role in China's African development agenda

China's embrace of multilateral diplomacy in Africa is something of a new phenomenon. For years, Beijing rejected the We... Read more

22 Apr 2017

31mins

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The hollow rules governing China-Africa investment

The hollow rules governing China-Africa investment

Even though China is one of Africa's largest investors, ranked seventh overall according to Ernst & Young, there are... Read more

25 Feb 2017

26mins

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China's Belt and Road: Is it Good for Africa?

China's Belt and Road: Is it Good for Africa?

China's Belt and Road Initiative is widely hyped, and many African governments view it as a special shot in the arm of A... Read more

25 Jun 2017

29mins

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Reporter's Notebook: Covering the China-Africa Story for the New York Times

Reporter's Notebook: Covering the China-Africa Story for the New York Times

Western news coverage of China's engagement in Africa is often confined to the business section, generally focusing on l... Read more

13 May 2017

31mins

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China-Africa Relations in 2020: Key Trends to Watch

China-Africa Relations in 2020: Key Trends to Watch

This week Eric & Cobus discuss what's ahead in 2020 for China-Africa relations. Each shares their views on three key... Read more

6 Jan 2020

57mins

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The Hopes and Despair of African Migrants in China

The Hopes and Despair of African Migrants in China

Unlike the United States and countries in Europe, China has never been regarded as a popular destination for economic mi... Read more

15 Apr 2017

23mins

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Chinese media's African identity crisis

Chinese media's African identity crisis

The Chinese Communist Party-controlled international television news broadcaster CGTN (China Global Television News) fac... Read more

4 Mar 2017

40mins

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China's 'Belt & Road' Trading Strategy Presents New Challenge to U.S. Influence in Africa

China's 'Belt & Road' Trading Strategy Presents New Challenge to U.S. Influence in Africa

The implementation of China's ambitious "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) trade agenda in Africa is now fully underway. The la... Read more

29 Jul 2017

24mins

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A Cautionary Lesson About Chinese Manufacturing in Africa

A Cautionary Lesson About Chinese Manufacturing in Africa

The pace of Chinese manufacturing going offshore has picked up significantly in the past year, spurred on by U.S. sancti... Read more

25 Oct 2019

57mins

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What Should the U.S. Do to More Effectively Compete With China in Africa?

What Should the U.S. Do to More Effectively Compete With China in Africa?

In this special edition of the China in Africa podcast, Eric & Cobus join Judd Devermont, Africa Director at the Cen... Read more

8 Aug 2019

46mins

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China's Growing Influence in the Mideast, Persian Gulf & Mediterranean

China's Growing Influence in the Mideast, Persian Gulf & Mediterranean

China's crude imports from Saudi Arabia surged last year by 47% highlighting the Kingdom's growing importance to Beijin... Read more

25 Feb 2020

59mins

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The Belt and Road Is a Chinese Plan to Build a New World Order

The Belt and Road Is a Chinese Plan to Build a New World Order

Author and Hudson Institute senior research fellow Bruno Maçães joins Eric and Cobus to discuss the key drivers of China... Read more

4 Jul 2019

41mins

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The Rapidly Growing Market for Chinese Private Security Contractors in Africa

The Rapidly Growing Market for Chinese Private Security Contractors in Africa

The recent kidnapping of three Chinese miners in the southwestern Nigerian state of Osun highlights the vulnerability t... Read more

20 Dec 2019

42mins

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Africa's New Embrace of Russia Risks Alienating China, U.S.

Africa's New Embrace of Russia Risks Alienating China, U.S.

Last week's Russia-Africa Summit in the Black Sea city of Sochi marked Moscow's formal re-entry into the African diploma... Read more

29 Oct 2019

41mins

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Here’s How China Is Changing Africa’s Future

Here’s How China Is Changing Africa’s Future

Amid a surge of European and U.S. inward-looking nativist populism, the West's longstanding influence in Africa is in re... Read more

3 Sep 2017

31mins

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Confused About China's Belt & Road Agenda? You're Not Alone

Confused About China's Belt & Road Agenda? You're Not Alone

37 foreign heads of state came to Beijing this week to take part in the second Belt and Road summit hosted by Chinese pr... Read more

26 Apr 2019

45mins

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An Insider’s View of the China-Africa “Debt Trap” Debate

An Insider’s View of the China-Africa “Debt Trap” Debate

W. Gyude Moore, Liberia’s former Minister of Public Works, recognizes that African countries are taking a huge risk by p... Read more

4 Aug 2018

39mins

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China Takes on a More Prominent Role in Mideast & Gulf Politics

China Takes on a More Prominent Role in Mideast & Gulf Politics

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi kicked off his annual tour of Africa in Cairo this week where he met with senior Egypti... Read more

10 Jan 2020

40mins

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U.S. Struggles to Keep up With China's Commercial Expansion in Africa

U.S. Struggles to Keep up With China's Commercial Expansion in Africa

Atlantic Council Senior Fellow Aubrey Hurby joins Eric and Cobus to discuss her new report on how the United States can ... Read more

26 Jul 2019

46mins

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