Africa: Despite Controversy, China Still Bets On Technology in Africa

Allegations of bugging of the African Union headquarters by tech giant Huawei earlier this year appear to have done little to deter Chinese authorities from placing the firm at the centre of its future relations with Africa.

In January, the French newspaper Le Monde reported that data from the computer system it installed at the African Union headquarters had been "shipped" to Beijing.

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