Africa – Page 4 – Asia Times

China has launched a massive program of 'New Silk Roads' on land, sea and in the air. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Spending speed bumps hit China’s massive Belt and Road project

by Gordon Watts August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Wakanda Storm and Black Panther are seen at the Tokyo Comic Con 2017. Photo: Jake Adelstein

AT Finance, China, European Union, South Asia, World

Ethiopia becoming an industrial powerhouse and future ‘Wakanda’

by Frederick Kuo August 6, 2018

A US-made F-16 fighter jet. Photo: AFP/Sam Yeh

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

US war machine continues to grow under Trump

by Vijay Prashad August 3, 2018August 6, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the BRICS summit last year. Photo: AFP

Beijing, Bhutan, Chengdu, China, India, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World, Wuhan

A busy year ahead for Indian and Chinese relations

by Rajeshwari Krishnamurthy July 31, 2018

Senegal's President Macky Sall greets China's President Xi Jinping as he arrives at the Palace of the Republic in Dakar. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, South Asia, World

With Senegal deals, China’s Belt and Road reaches across Africa

by Asia Times staff July 24, 2018February 18, 2020

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Iraq, Italy, Middle East, World

Italian banker dodges queries on Africa deals

by PK Semler July 21, 2018July 21, 2018

A Chinese man kicked an African, who bullied a beggar. Photo: Weibo

China, Guangzhou, Taiwan

Kung fu hero’s rescue video kicks up real storm with viewers

by Asia Times staff June 7, 2018February 18, 2020

The Liaoning carrier group with destroyers and frigates during a naval exercise in the western Pacific. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Myanmar, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, World

Ports in a storm ‘stealthily’ expand China’s naval presence

by Gordon Watts June 2, 2018February 18, 2020

Christine Lagarde at the People's Bank of China and IMF Conference in Beijing. Photo: AFP / Wang Zhao

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

IMF head Lagarde warns of Belt and Road ‘debt risks’

by Gordon Watts April 12, 2018February 18, 2020

The then Syrian President Hafez al-Assad meets North Korea's Kim Il-Sung in Pyongyang, in 1974. Photo: AFP

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Vietnam, World

North Korean military efforts can be traced far off home base

by Robert E. McCoy March 29, 2018February 18, 2020

Saharian and sub-Saharian Nations close up in an small world globe. Photo: iStock

China, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

School is engineering West Africa expansion

by PK Semler March 21, 2018

Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing. Photo: AFP/ Philippe Lopez

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Middle East, Oceania, United Kingdom, World

Hong Kong’s ‘Superman’ flies into the sunset

by Asia Times staff March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Ethiopian workers are seen at the Huajian shoe factory on the outskirts of Addis Ababa. Photo: AFP / Zacharias Abubeker

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Middle East, World

How many ‘Chinese’ businesses are in Africa?

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 16, 2018February 18, 2020

Rex Tillerson boards his plane at the end of a five-country swing through Africa that turned out to be his swansong as US secretary of state. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

China, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, World

Tillerson called home early from rough Africa trip

by Asia Times staff March 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis

Australia, Beijing, China, European Union, Japan, Mexico, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, World

Trump gearing up for re-election, not trade war with China

by Ken Moak March 12, 2018

A female soldier is seen at the PLA's base in Djibouti. Photo: PLA Daily

Beijing, China, World

‘Significant’ consequences if China takes over Djibouti port, says US general

by Asia Times staff March 8, 2018February 18, 2020

A local resident greets Chinese and African workers on the Addis Ababa–Djibouti railway. Photo: Qin bin / Imaginechina

China, Egypt, France, Middle East, World

How accurate is investment reporting on China in Africa?

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large March 7, 2018February 18, 2020

Illustration: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Looming ‘debt risks’ threaten Belt and Road countries

by Gordon Watts March 6, 2018February 18, 2020

The face of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on a billboard in Ankara. Photo: AFP/Adem Altan

Bahrain, China, Egypt, European Union, France, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Turkey’s outreach hints at Ottoman revival

by Jonathan Gorvett February 18, 2018February 18, 2020

Lucky red envelopes will not be handed out to debt-stacked state-owned Chinese companies. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, World

China’s state-owned firms miss out on ‘lucky money’

by Gordon Watts February 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Some typical artifacts from Attirampakkam. Photo: Sharma Centre for Heritage Education

India, Israel, Middle East, South Asia, World

Indian stone tools could push back date humans left Africa

by Patrick Randolph-Quinney February 3, 2018February 18, 2020

A file photo of the China-constructed African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo: Xinhua

Beijing, China, France, Shanghai, World

Beijing accused of bugging African Union HQ for years

by Asia Times staff January 31, 2018February 18, 2020

China is detangling its maze of state-owned 'zombie companies'. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Middle East, World

China tries to breathe new life into corporate walking dead

by Gordon Watts January 30, 2018February 18, 2020

Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta (left) shakes hands with China's President Xi Jinping during the welcome ceremony for the Belt and Road Forum, at the International Conference Center in Yanqi Lake, north of Beijing, on May 15, 2017. Photo: AFP / Kenzaburo Fukuhara

Assessing ‘the China factor’ in Kenya and Zimbabwe

by Hannah Ryder December 2, 2017February 18, 2020

China, European Union, France, Hong Kong, Russia, Shanghai, World

US arrests two over massive Chinese oil bribery scheme in Africa

by Agencies and Asia Times November 21, 2017February 18, 2020

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Middle East, Singapore, South Asia, World

Coup in Zimbabwe: A win-win for China – for now

by Grant Newsham November 20, 2017February 18, 2020

European Union, France, India, South Asia, World

The enduring mystery surrounding Dag Hammarskjold’s death

by Abraham Joseph November 15, 2017November 16, 2017

A U.S. special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a U.S.-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, on March 4, 2014. Photo: Reuters

AT Finance, China, Germany, Vietnam, World

Washington’s African pivot in the ‘war on terror’

by Andrew Brennan November 1, 2017November 1, 2017

Photo: iStock

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People look at their smartphones while waiting for a train at a BTS station in Bangkok. Photo: AFP / Nicolas Asfouri

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by Maria Xynou August 27, 2017February 18, 2020