Africa: Over 100 Ministerial Officials Gathered in Beijing

By Fei Zhou

BEIJING, China, August 29, 2016 (FOCAC) -- July 29th witnessed a momentous event in China-Africa communication and cooperation. Over 100 ministerial officials from China and African countries gathered in Beijing to attend the Coordinators' Meeting on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation(FOCAC), jointly planning for China-Africa cooperation.

China's big investment in Africa has suffered from instability and lack of local knowledge

By Lui Zhen

SHANGHAI, China, August 24, 2016 (South China Morning Post) - Chinese investors in Africa have suffered huge losses due to instability on the continent and the failure of some mainland companies to fully grasp local conditions, a major think tank has warned.

China has greatly expanded its infrastructure, energy, mining and manufacturing businesses in Africa in recent years, but the investment environment there has many risks and many companies’ operations are flawed, according to the annual report on development in Africa by the Beijing-based Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

China’s role in improving public health in Cameroon

By Manyanye Paul Ikome

YAOUNDE, Cameroon, April 30, 2016 (FOCAC) -- Forty years ago, Cameroon and China embarked on south-south cooperation. Since then, positive statistics have been recorded at Cameroon’s Ministry of Public Health.

Africa's $30 Billion Rail Renaissance Holds Ticket for Trade

By Liezel Hill

NAIROBI, Kenya, April 10, 2016 (Bloomberg) -- On a sweltering Kenyan morning on the outskirts of a national wildlife park, Chinese and local workers maneuver a massive concrete rail-bridge structure onto towering support piers. In the distance, trucks loaded with shipping containers rumble down a highway.

Promoting Clarity

By Ni Yanshuo | ChinAfrica Web Exclusive

SHANGHAI, China, March 13, 2016 (ChinAfrica) -- Of these events, what impressed him most were two international forums held in South Africa and Italy in September and October 2015 in succession, reflecting the different interests audiences in developed and developing countries have in China.

Brazil and China Active in African Agriculture

MOSCOW, February 21, 2016 (Buziness Africa) -- The China and Brazil in African Agriculture Project has just published online a series of studies concerning Chinese and Brazilian support for African agriculture.  They will appear in an upcoming issue of World Development.  The six articles focusing on China are available below: