Category Archives: China and Africa

African Boots – soft launch

In collaboration with Iain Manley, Danwei is proud to present a new website, still in beta, to track China – Africa relations: African Boots.

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Chinese entrepreneurs in Africa, land of a billion customers

Multi-billion dollar resource and infrastructure deals between China and African countries make the business headlines ever more regularly, but there are very few reports on the growing numbers of Chinese entrepreneurs and small private companies seeking opportunities in Africa that they cannot find in China.

Tessa Thorniley looks at how they are faring

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Botswana’s Chinese weekly, The Oriental Post

The Oriental Post (华侨周报) launches in Botswana. It’s a weekly, and it’s not the first Chinese-language paper in Africa

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Chinese South Africans are black

Chinese South African writer Darryl Accone, now with Empowerment Well, not exactly black, but it makes for a good headline. From The BBC: S Africa Chinese ‘become black’ The High Court in South Africa has ruled that Chinese South Africans … Continue reading

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Chinese arm shipment arrived in Zimbabwe?

Did the Chinese arms shipment actually arrive in Zimbabwe?

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No guns for Bob

It seems the Chinese arms ship can’t unload its Zimbabwe-bound cargo at any African port.

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Guns for Mugabe

Chinese guns for Zimbabwe.

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For Xu Jinglei and her team, shifting perspectives on South Africa

Xu Jinglei on the waterfront, Cape Town Maya Alexandri is currently traveling as part of actress / director / blogger Xu Jinglei’s entourage in South Africa and has been filing reports about the trip for the last week. This post … Continue reading

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A stereotypical Cape Town day for Xu Jinglei

Xu Jinglei at Vergelegen vineyard Maya Alexandri is currently traveling as part of actress / director / blogger Xu Jinglei’s entourage in South Africa, and will file reports about the trip for the next week. At the start of our … Continue reading

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Xu Jinglei in Cape Town

More from Xu Jinglei’s South Africa trip.

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