AlJazeera Caught between competing powers to the West and East, how can Africa emerge from the race for its riches? Decades after the European powers carved up the African continent for their own imperial needs, Africa is undergoing a new wave of resource and strategic exploitation – some are calling it the new scramble for
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AlJazeera Caught between competing powers to the West and East, how can Africa emerge from the race for its riches? Decades after the European powers carved up the African continent for their own imperial needs, Africa is undergoing a new wave of resource and strategic exploitation – some are calling it the new scramble for
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BY KENNETH AGUTAMBA The New Times Rwanda-LI KEQIANG is not the president of China. He’s the prime minister, but the presidential red carpet welcome accorded to him on his recent visit to Africa speaks volumes. In Ethiopia, Li addressed African Union leaders; in Nigeria he delivered a keynote speech during the World Economic Forum and
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The WSJ May 14, 2014 Rise Wages at Home Spur Makers of Shoes, TVs, Cars to Expand on the Continent By PETER WONACOTT A shoe factory in Ethiopia CAPE TOWN, South Africa—Each sparkly green television motherboard that rolls off the Hisense Co. factory line here moves China a tiny step toward a new global manufacturing base.
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By Prof. B. R. Deepak Eurasiareview Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Ethiopia, Nigeria, Angola and Kenya between 4th and 11th May 2014. It was Li’s first visit to Africa, and coincides with the 50th anniversary of Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai’s first visit to Africa in 1964. Li’s visit has been considered as another milestone in
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By Agence France-Presse Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is to visit four countries in Africa on his first tour of the continent since assuming his position a little over a year ago, seeking to nurture a booming economic relationship. Chinese Premier…
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By: Apa March 4, 2014 a Ethiopia and Kenya on Monday secured a $5 million grant from the Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility (GRMF) for Eastern Africa to develop renewable energy and reduce cost in the use of fuel to generate electricity. The…
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By Henry Srebrnik, February 9, 2014 China is propelled abroad by the need to secure energy, metals and strategic minerals in order to support the rising living standards of its people. Being driven by economic survival, China is, in the…
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Tracy African leaders (presidents, heads of government, etc.) gathered in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital, this past summer to celebrate 50 years of the successes and challenges of the Organization of African Unity, OAU, now known as the African Union,…
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If the shoe fits then wear it By Andrew Moody and Wang Chao Ethiopia trying to become center for manufacturing in Africa on the back of Chinese investment, report Andrew Moody and Wang Chao Modern and brightly lit with all…
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