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The China in Africa Podcast — 317 episodes
China Is More Popular Than the U.S. in Africa. Here's Why
What Africa's Youth Really Want From China, the U.S. and Europe
How China Wants to Rewrite Global Governance
Why Critical Minerals Alone Won't Make Countries Rich
What's Next for China-Africa Trade?
Africa's China Trade Challenge Isn't Market Access. It's Market Readiness.
South Africa's Protests, China-Africa Trade and Global South Politics
Kenya's China Debt Restructuring Explained
China Unveils Vision for a New World Order
Africa Is Closing The Door On Taiwan
Former State Department Insider on Washington's Muddled Africa Policy
WEEK IN REVIEW: China's Africa Influence Test - Trade, Ebola & Perception
How the US Is Trying to Challenge China's Critical Mineral Dominance
Kenya Court Orders Secret China Railway Contracts Released
What Africa Looks Like From Beijing Today
Middle Powers in a Post-American Order
Inside the Race for Africa's Strategic Corridors
Why 3 African States Said No to Taiwan
China, Surveillance, and Africa's Digital Transformation
Awkward China-Africa Conversations in Washington, D.C.
Why Residents Near a Massive Chinese-run Mine in the DR Congo Are Getting Sick
China's Economic Relationship With Africa Is Entering a New Phase
View From Washington: What the US Needs to Do to Re-Engage Africa
Comparing U.S. and Chinese Aid Strategies in Africa
Who Controls the Battery Age? Congo, China, and the New Resource Order
Why Private Bondholders Matter More Than China in Africa's Debt Debate
How a Little-Known Chinese Company Conquered Africa's Cell Phone Market
Why Africa is Now a Key Front in the U.S.-China Rivalry
China's Expanding Military Engagement Across Africa
U.S. Pushes New Critical Minerals Bloc to Counter China
Africa and the New World Order: U.S. Pulls Back and China Moves Forward
China's Place in the New Post-American International Order
What Did Wang Yi Accomplish on His Low-Key Africa Tour?
Why Wang Yi Chose Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania & Lesotho for His 2026 Africa Tour
2025 China-Africa Year in Review
China's Outsized Role in West Africa's Illegal Resource Trade
China's Role in Africa's Industrialization: Obstacle, Partner, or Both?
Why the U.S.-DRC Mining Deal is Bad News For China
China at COP30 and the New Politics of Climate Change
How China Uses Parliamentary Buildings to Build Influence in Africa
Chinese Nationals' Role in Africa's Illicit Weapons, Mining, and Money Flows
Is China's "Engineering State" the New Development Model for the Global South?
Why China's Ability to Make a $6 Toaster is a Big Problem for the Global South
How China Changed Its Image in the African News Media
China's Evolution from "Rules Taker" to "Rules Maker" in Development Finance
Kenya's Chinese Debt Swap Comes With a Hidden Currency Risk
Folashadé Soulé on the Evolution of African Agency in China Relations
[CGSP FORUM] Africa's Energy Future and China: Gauging the Price of Power
Kenya's China Debt Deal Challenges Old Narratives
Chinese Online Outrage Over $80 Billion Zambia River Suit
China's Play for Global Governance Leadership
Africa Buys More From China Than Ever. That's a Problem.
Africa-Asia Relations Beyond China
China's Gradual but Growing Security Influence in Africa
Kenya Caught Uncomfortably Between the U.S. and China
Africa is a Testing Ground for China's Global Security Initiative
How Zambian Media Frames China, the U.S., Japan, and South Africa
If You Want to Get Rich, Build a Road. Testing China's Theory in Africa
A Turbulent Week for China-Africa Media Narratives
[WEEK IN REVIEW] China Invests in Angola to Secure Food Supply Chains
China's Vital, Yet Poorly Understood Role in Africa's Energy Sector
How China Really Secures Its Loans to Developing Countries
The Evolution of China-Africa Research and Where It's Headed
Lessons for Europe From China's Critical Minerals Strategy in Africa
It's Payback Time For a Lot of Those Chinese Loans
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China Forced to Regroup After Israel-Iran War
China's Africa Security Strategy: Training, Arms, and Political Influence
[GLOBAL SOUTH] How Middle Powers Are Navigating the U.S.–China Rivalry
The Chinese FDI Boom in Africa That Wasn't
Trump's New Africa Policy Focuses on Deals... and China
China-Africa Critical Minerals Update: Clean Up in Zambia, Disputes in the DR Congo
Active Non-Alignment in the Era of U.S.-China Rivalry
How Chinese EVs Are Powering Africa's Mobility Revolution
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why the India-China Détente May Be Over
Somaliland's Strategic Gamble: Betting on Trump, Backing Taiwan, Defying China
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Becoming Africa's Go To Source for Weapons
The Future of U.S. and Chinese Aid Programs in the Global South
The New Realities About Chinese Development Finance in Africa
Kenya Prez Ruto Shows Persistence Pays When Negotiating With China
Zambia's Kafue River Disaster Puts China's Mining Record Under Fire
[GLOBAL SOUTH] South China Sea Update: Will the U.S. Really Defend the Philippines Against China?
WEEK IN REVIEW: Kenya Courts China While U.S. Sounds Alarm Over Beijing's Reach in Africa
The Fate of China's Global Supply Chains in the New Tariff Era
China and the New World Trade War
In China's Wake, India Tries a Cleaner, Fairer Mineral Path in Africa
Lessons From Southeast Asia on How to Manage Great Power Rivalries
South Africa's Active Yet Unequal Trade With China
WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese Mining Disaster in Zambia
China, Africa, and the Post-American World
China, the U.S., and the Competition for Africa's Strategic Resources
Zimbabwe's Fight for Responsible Mining: Lessons for Africa & China
The End of the West and the Future of China
Tracking China's Dominance of the Transition Minerals Trade
Chinese AI, Automotive Tech Poised to Sweep Across Global South
Navigating U.S.-China Rivalry: Africa's Strategic Response in the Trump Era
Debate: Is China a Helpful or Horrible Trade Partner for Global South Countries?
The U.S. or China: South Africa May Soon Have to Choose
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Who Gets to Tell the China-Africa Story?
U.S. Aid Freeze Creates New Opening for China in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's Role in the Panama Canal Controversy
Does Trump Help or Hurt China's Diplomacy in Africa?
The World According to Marco Rubio
China and the Global South in the Trump 2.0 Era
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Wraps Up Low Key Africa Tour
Why Views About China Are So Different in the Global North and South
[DOUBLE EPISODE] 2024 China-Africa Year in Review
Morocco is Now a Major Hub for Chinese Investment in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Don't Expect a Resolution to the South China Sea Crisis in 2025
Why Some African Countries Welcome Trump's Return to Power
[GLOBAL SOUTH] "Some Improvement" But Still a Long Way to Go to Resolve China-India Border Tensions
Fact-Checking International Media Coverage of Biden's Africa Tour
[WEEK IN REVIEW] China's Role in Africa's Energy Transition and Biden's Angola Trip
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China, Indonesia and the Great Power Competition for Transition Minerals
Xi Took Center Stage at G20 While African Union Kept a Low Profile
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Is China Building a New Military Base in Cambodia? Maybe. Probably.
Chinese Lending to Africa is Way More Complicated Than You Think
How Will Trump's Return to Power Impact China-Africa Ties?
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Update on the State of the BRI in the New "Small and Beautiful" Era
Chinese Companies Engage in Massive "Forest Looting" in the DR Congo
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Power Shift: China's Role in Central Asia's Renewable Energy Transformation
Stymied in the West, Chinese EV Brands Look to Expand in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] India Claims Major Breakthrough in Border Stand-off With China
Global Gateway in Africa: Europe's Answer to China's Belt and Road
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's Paying a High Cost for Its "All-Weather" Relationship With Pakistan
Judd Devermont on the State of U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa
Beyond Railways and Ports: China's Evolving Lending Strategy in Africa
Negotiating Chinese Infrastructure Deals: Lessons From Two African Countries
Railroads and Rivalries in Southern Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's Response to the Wars in the Middle East
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Illegal Chinese Miners in Ghana Have Been Warned
[GLOBAL SOUTH] How Persian Gulf Countries Are Responding to the U.S.-China Rivalry
Can China Help Africa Become the Next Factory of the World?
[DOUBLE EPISODE] The China-Africa Summit Debrief
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why the U.S. is Struggling to Compete in the Global Competition for Critical Resources
[BONUS EPISODE] Chinese, African Perspectives on the FOCAC Summit
David Monyae on the Politics of FOCAC
[GLOBAL SOUTH] View From Israel: China's Growing Influence in the Middle East
Energy is Going to be the Hot Topic at Upcoming China-Africa Summit
African Priorities at the Upcoming China Summit
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Westlessness: A New Era Where the West Still Matters, Just Not as Much
China-Africa Summit Preview: What's on the Agenda for FOCAC 9?
Jendayi Frazer on U.S.-China Geopolitical Competition in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] The ASEAN Wonk on Great Power Politics in Southeast Asia
A New Vision for European Engagement in Africa (Beyond Confronting China)
China-Africa Relations as Seen From the United States
Who Gets to Tell the Africa-China Story?
The Impact of Chinese Overcapacity on Developing Countries
WEEK IN REVIEW: Chinese Debt and the Anti-Government Revolt in Kenya
[GLOBAL SOUTH] The Crisis in the South China Sea Enters a Dangerous New Phase
How China's Changing Economy is Impacting Africa?
It's Time to Take the BRICS More Seriously
The Future of Chinese Development Finance in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Jane Perlez on the Global South's Role in the U.S.-China Strategic Rivalry
The Hidden World of Chinese Manufacturing in Ethiopia
[GLOBAL SOUTH] What's Driving the Surge in Brazil's Business Ties With China
Illegal Chinese Timber Trade Fuels Insurgency in Mozambique
WEEK IN REVIEW: China in the Sahel | ChatGPT's take on China-Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Indonesia's Role in the South China Sea Crisis
China-Africa Relations in the Era of Great Power Competition
Insights From Hannah Ryder on This Year's China-Africa Summit
WEEK IN REVIEW: The Chinese Supermarket Scandal in Nigeria
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Should China Use Its Influence With Iran to Help the U.S. and Israel?
U.S.-China Competition for Africa's Critical Resources
The State of Chinese Tech in Africa With Benjamin Dada
Labor Relations at Chinese Construction Sites in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why a Chinese-backed Canal Project in Cambodia is Making Vietnam Very Nervous
Tang Xiaoyang on Why the U.S., Not China is to Blame for Africa's Debt Problems
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Chinese EV Brands Want to Dominate Global South Auto Markets
WEEK IN REVIEW: Why Angola is the "Vietnam of Africa"
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Author Jeremy Garlick on China's Strategic Advantage in the Global South
China's Slowing Economy Could be a Catalyst for Change in Africa
A Call for African & Latin American Countries to Share Notes on Dealings With China
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Surveying the Geopolitical Landscape in SE Asia With ASEAN Wonk Prasanth Parmeswaran
Chinese Diplomacy in Sierra Leone and Nigeria With Tobi Oshodi
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China and the Indonesia Nickel Trade: Measuring the True Labor and Environmental Cost
What Exactly is the "Global South"?
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China-Indonesia Ties in the New Prabowo Subianto Era
Africa's Digital Sovereignty in the Era of U.S.-China Great Power Competition
Africa's Debt Dilemma: The Urgent Need for More Equitable Borrowing
WEEK IN REVIEW: Kenya to Overhaul China Policy & Chinese Infrastructure in the DRC
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's New Investment Priorities In Latin America And The Caribbean
Noo Saro-Wiwa on "Black Ghosts" in China and the Complex Lives of the African Diaspora
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why Vietnam is Not "In Play" in the U.S.-China Rivalry
Chinese Weapons Are Becoming Increasingly Popular in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Guarding West Africa's Forests: Exploring Ways to Put an End to Illegal Chinese Timber Trade
China-Africa Relations in 2024: Insights From Six Experts
The Africa-China 2023 Year in Review
WEEK IN REVIEW: Ethiopia Debt Update | China @COP28 | Chinese Energy Projects in Africa
Chinese 'Illegal Mining Queen' Jailed in Ghana
A Primer on China's Role in the Worsening Zambian Debt Crisis
WEEK IN REVIEW: Zambia Debt | Lula's China Diss | China-Africa Journalism
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's Response to the Israel-Hamas War
Africa is at the Center of U.S.-China Competition for Critical Resources
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Chinese Overseas Investment: Which Countries Will Benefit Most?
What the Past Tells Us About the Future of the BRI
Chinese Infrastructure Projects in Africa Don't Meet ESG Standards
New Documentary Humanizes the China-Africa Relationship
Assessing the Impact of Chinese Media Influence in Africa
Africa's Strong Presence at China's Belt & Road Forum
Zimbabwe's Elite Share Their Views on China: What a New Survey Reveals
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Michael Pettis Explains How China's Changing Economy Will Impact the World
What's It Like to Study China-Africa Relations at Harvard University?
Africa at the Intersection of Three Megatrends: China, Climate and Debt
[GLOBAL SOUTH] How China's Economic Slowdown Impacts Developing Countries
Chinese Lending to Africa Plunges to 20-Year Low
[GLOBAL SOUTH] The Downward Spiral of China-India Relations
WEEK IN REVIEW: AU in G20 and the New "Chinese Savior" Narrative in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] BRI @ 10: Lessons From Cambodia About Chinese Investment
Why Boosting Africa-Southeast Asian Trade & Investment Makes So Much Sense
China's Indispensable Role in Africa's Railway Renaissance
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China and the Politics of Global Climate Diplomacy
Africa's Prominent Role in the New "BRICS6"
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's New, Slimmed-Down Belt & Road Initiative
BRICS Summit Preview
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Pivot to Asia: Why the Near Abroad is Now China's Top Priority
China's Low-Key Response to the Niger Coup
Nigerians' (Misplaced) Anxiety About Chinese Debt
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Is China Setting the Agenda for Global South Debt Restructuring?
What a Railway in Kenya Reveals About How China Builds Things in Africa
China's Tactics and Methods to Influence African Media
Mapping the Chinese Cobalt Supply Chain in the DR Congo
Bases, Training and Weapon Sales: Latest Trends in China-Africa Military Ties
WEEK IN REVIEW: China and Zambia's Landmark Debt Deal
[GLOBAL SOUTH] A Primer on the Escalating Tensions in the South China Sea
WEEK IN REVIEW: China's New Green Energy Diplomacy in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's Fanciful Dream to Play Israeli-Palestinian Peacemaker
A Conversation With Judd Devermont, One of the Chief Architects of U.S. Foreign Policy in Africa
African Demand for Chinese Surveillance Technology
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Chinese Hacking in Kenya & DRC President Goes to Beijing
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Key Lessons From Indonesia's China-Backed Mining & Infrastructure Ventures
South-South Cooperation in Economically Perilous Times
Chinese Merchants Are Disrupting Kenya's Business Cartels
WEEK IN REVIEW: Life & Art Converge With China's Evacuations From Sudan
Understanding China's Role in the Developing World Debt Crisis (Part 2)
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Update on China's Role in the Burgeoning Global South Debt Crisis
Bright Simons on Africa in the Era of Great Power Competition
[GLOBAL SOUTH] U.S.-China Technology Competition in the Global South
The Far-Reaching Consequences of China's Demand for African Donkeys
[GLOBAL SOUTH] The Risks and Rewards of China's New Mideast Diplomacy
African Leaders Push Back Against Western Media Narratives on China
[GLOBAL SOUTH] What China's Past Tells Us About the Future of its Foreign Policy in Asia
China's Small but Important Role in Ghana's Debt Crisis
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China's Lending Money Again to Countries in the Americas
CAR Attack Sparks New Concerns About Safety of Chinese People in Africa
Reporting Tips for African Journalists Covering China
Africa's Role in China's Evolving Geopolitical Priorities
[GLOBAL SOUTH] What Lessons Should the U.S. Take From China's Mideast Diplomatic Breakthrough?
[GLOBAL SOUTH] What to Make of China's Mideast Diplomatic Breakthrough?
China vs. the Multilateral Development Banks
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Latin America Was Once an Afterthought for China... Not Anymore
WEEK IN REVIEW: China-IMF Debt Standoff | France's "New" Africa Strategy | SA Naval Exercises
WEEK IN REVIEW: South Africa: Naval Drills | Ghana: Debt Crisis | DRC: Mining Contracts
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Wang Huiyao on 'China's Misunderstood Foreign Policy'
What the New Port of Lekki in Nigeria Tells Us About the Future of Chinese Infrastructure Finance in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China, Latin America, and the Rise of a New Non-Aligned Movement
It's Getting Tougher for African Students to Get a PhD in China
How the U.S. Aims to Compete With China in Critical Resource Mining
The Role of Chinese Solar Technology in Africa's Just Energy Transition
[GLOBAL SOUTH] What's Driving the Steady Decline in Chinese Overseas Development Lending?
A New Era of U.S. and Chinese Engagement in Africa is Now Underway
Why More Young Chinese Professionals Are Looking For Work in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Pepe Zhang on What to Expect This Year in China-Latin America Relations
Hannah Ryder on What to Expect This Year in China-Africa Relations
The 2022 Africa-China Year in Review With Gyude Moore
[GLOBAL SOUTH] New Report Debunks Chinese Debt Trap Narrative in Sri Lanka
China's Long Shadow Over the U.S.-Africa Summit
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Bad Takes: What the News Media Got Wrong About Xi's Trip to Saudi Arabia
Worrisome Demographic Trends in China and Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why U.S. Diplomacy is Struggling to Compete With China in the Global South
Why It Isn't China's Fault Its Trade With Africa Is so Distorted
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Can China's Surveillance State Governance Model Be Exported Abroad?
U.S.-China Technology Competition in Africa
[GLOBAL SOUTH] A Look Back on a Week of Intense Chinese Diplomacy in Southeast Asia
[WEEK IN REVIEW] Will China and Wealthy Countries Pay For Climate Damage in the Global South?
A Conversation with Molly Phee, the Top U.S. Diplomat for Africa
Emerging Trends and Myths in Africa-China Relations: Live From Johannesburg
[GLOBAL SOUTH] The U.S.-China Battle For Ideas in the Global South
Where Does Africa Fit in Xi Jinping's New Foreign Policy
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Despite Huge Problems, Pakistan Remains Indispensable to China
Debt in Africa: Everyone's Watching What China Does in Zambia
[GLOBAL SOUTH] China and India's Steadily Deteriorating Relationship
Africa Again is the Backdrop for a Chinese Blockbuster Movie
What Does Kenya's SGR Tell Us About the Future of Chinese Railway Development in the Global South
Nosmot Gbadamosi on US-China Competition in Africa, Debt and "Preventative Infrastructure"
[GLOBAL SOUTH] Why the U.S. And Israel Are Not Aligned on China
African Leaders, China Made It Clear This Week They're Unhappy With the Current International System
Navigating the Belt & Road With a New Digital Toolkit
Introducing the China-Global South Podcast
China and the Race to Dominate EV Battery Supply Chains
Week in Review: Illegal mining in Ghana, US Disillusionment in the DRC & #ChinaAfricaSpaceTalk
Why Zainab Usman is Cautiously Optimistic About the New U.S. Policy For Africa
Update on the Chinese Cobalt Stand-off in the DR Congo
Africa in the New Era of U.S.-China Great Power Competition
Week in Review: Kenya elections, Chinese mining woes in DRC & Xi Jinping's travels
Week in Review: Kenya Elections, Zambian Debt & Blinken's Africa Tour
Afrobarometer CEO Joseph Asunka on Public Perceptions of the U.S. & China in Africa
Week in Review: Taiwan, Tesla and Antony Blinken's Upcoming Africa Tour
African Exploitation Videos Are Big Business on Chinese Social Media
China's Discourse Power in Africa and the Global South
It Was a Bad, Very Bad Week For Chinese Mining in Africa
A Discussion With the Journalists Behind the BBC Doc "Racism For Sale"
How Did China Do in Its First Horn of Africa Peace Conference?
A Conversation With Huang Ping, China's Consul General in New York
Africa in the Era of Great Power Competition
The Politics of Chinese-financed Infrastructure Development in East Africa
U.S.-China Tech Competition in the Middle East
Magalie Masamba on What It's Going to Take to Resolve Africa's Debt Distress
Update on the Current State of China-Nigeria Ties With Efem Ubi
Lightning Round: U.S. Summits, Huawei and Chinese Mining in the DRC
China and the Future of Environmental Governance in Ghana
Huawei in North Africa: Lots of Good PR, Not a Lot of Tech Transfer
State of the BRI and the Messy Politics of a "Just Climate Transition"
The Port of Mombasa Was Never at Risk of Being Seized by China
Lessons For South Africa From China's Tech Hub in Shenzhen
Is It Time for a New Non-Aligned Movement?
A Discussion With Elizabeth Economy About the World According to China
China, Africa and a New Alternative International Order