China’s engagement with its African counterparts in May spanned the gamut—from concrete economic dealmaking and forward-looking trade cooperation largely in North and East Africa to sports diplomacy ...

The move could aggravate one of the continent’s most pressing economic problems: over-dependence on the export of raw and minimally-processed minerals and materials.

China’s zero tariff regime has the potential to boost trade between African countries and lead to better coordination.

China-Africa relations in June were largely defined by two comprehensive diplomatic, trade-oriented meetings, both of which were held in China: the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the ...

China is expanding its economic relationship with Africa while U.S. trade policy is at a turning point, notes a University of Illinois analysis.

Africa's vast mineral wealth is reshaping global power dynamics in the 21st century, sparking a new geopolitical contest between China and the United States. While Beijing has long held a dominant ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa addresses the opening ceremony of the 2024 Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Sep. 5, 2024.

China’s economic footprint in Africa has grown fast over the last two decades. Across the continent, Chinese-backed mines, oilfields, railways and industrial zones have gone from being ambitious ...

The agrifood system is central to safeguarding food security, ecological environment, and sustainable socioeconomic development, encompassing the entire chain from production, storage, and processing ...