Are Africa - China Ties Taking Strain?
Relations between Africa and China are being questioned by some African government officials who claim amongst others that it is to blame for "de-industrialising" the continent.
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Africa:
Africa Must Get Real About Chinese Ties
This Day, 19 March 2013
Nigeria, a country with a large domestic market of more than 160m people, spends huge resources importing consumer goods from China that should be produced locally. We buy… Read more »
The Great Wall of China.
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Nigeria:
'China Not Responsible for De-Industrialisation of Africa'
Leadership, 19 March 2013
The Chinese Government has said that it was not to blame for the de-industrialisation and less developed state of African countries as widely believed, saying that this was a… Read more »
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Africa:
Development or De-Industrialisation - A New Look At Chinese Engagement With Africa
Vanguard, 19 March 2013
Africa's relations with China have been the subject of interest for decades. At a deeply personal level, my own first contact with China was almost romantic. My father was… Read more »
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Africa:
China's Foreign Minister Urges Respect of Africa's Choice for Partners
Focac, 11 March 2013
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi Saturday urged all parties to respect African countries in choosing cooperative partners by themselves. Read more »
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Namibia:
Chinese Imports to Nam Growing
Namibian, 20 March 2013
NAMIBIA last year imported goods worth about N$2,4 billion from China - nearly 63% more than it did in 2011, the latest figures of the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) show. Read more »
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Nigeria:
China Seeks Combined Effort Against Import of Fake Goods to Nigeria
Daily Trust, 19 March 2013
Envoy of the People's Republic of China on African Affairs Ambassador Zhong Jianhua has called for combined efforts with the Nigerian government to tackle the importation of… Read more »
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Nigeria:
FG to Export 3.3 Million Metric Tons of Cassava Chips to China
Daily Trust, 18 March 2013
Nigeria will export 3.3million metric tons of dry cassava chips to China this year alone, minister of agriculture and natural resources, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina has said. Read more »
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Nigeria:
China's Rise and Nigeria's Prospects - Can We Replicate Same?
This Day, 16 March 2013
I was struck by the caption on the cover of The World Street journal edition of Wednesday-March 13, entitled "For Xi, a 'China Dream' of Military Power. "In the article written by… Read more »
InFocus
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The nation's sugar company has signed a deal with the China Development Bank to secure financing for two new refineries. Read more »
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Local firms with links to China are better placed to grow their revenues than their counterparts, according to survey by the international firm Regus. Read more »
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China has become Africa's largest financier of economy-boosting infrastructure, but will its economic model serve the continent's interests? Read more »