Jevans Nyabiage

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jevans Nyabiage

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged Niger’s junta government to resolve disputes with Chinese energy companies operating in the West African nation through dialogue. Wang made the remarks during talks with his Nigerien counterpart Bakary Yaou Sangaré in the central Chinese city of Changsha on Wednesday.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jevans Nyabiage

Twenty more African countries, mostly from the continent’s middle-income nations, are set to gain access to the world’s largest consumer market duty-free as Beijing plans to remove tariffs for all products from every African nation except eSwatini. The measure was announced as African ministers joined Beijing at a meeting in central China affiliated with the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jevans Nyabiage

Since the 2023 coup that ousted the president of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, Beijing has consistently sought to strengthen relations with the country’s military government. In line with its non-interference policy, one of the cornerstones of China’s foreign policy that states that countries should not meddle in the domestic political, economic or social systems of other countries, China swiftly embraced the military junta in Niger.

2 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jevans Nyabiage

Egypt’s New Administrative Capital, located in the heart of the desert just 45km (28 miles) east of the capital Cairo, is taking shape, with China at the centre of its construction, operation and maintenance. Chinese state-owned construction giant, China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC), is not only the primary contractor for the central business district of the new city but will now operate and maintain it in a deal between China and Egypt.

3 weeks ago | scmp.com | Jevans Nyabiage

An increasing number of African military officers receiving training in China has concerned the Pentagon, with a top US military chief saying the PLA was replicating its training programmes for African personnel. Meanwhile, Beijing is expanding its footprint in Africa with a combination of military aid, training and arms sales in ways that experts warn could erode US influence.