East Africa: The Raw Side of Chinese Traders

10 September 2016

Four years ago, I suggested that going by the Chinese migration trends in the East African Community (EAC) and Africa, in general, it would be just a matter of time before the Chinese hawker would stump his presence in Kigali (see "The Chinese hawker is assuredly coming".

I was wrong. Instead, a firm footing has since been established by the likes of the Chinese supermarket, T2000, in Downtown Kigali, which is famous for its cheap assortment of products imported from China.

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