The Namibian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has spoken out against the illegal establishment of Chinese trading shops in informal settlements, contrary to the Foreign Investment Act of 2010 that forbids foreign nationals from engaging in trade reserved...

French suggests China’s place in the world today, and the increasingly robust manner in which it is engaged in the coastal areas surrounding it, must be understood through a historical lens. While there are clearly economic motivations for...
In 2011, the BBC published a documentary on Chinese migrants in Africa, titled “The Chinese Are Coming.” Barely six years later, Western media such as the Financial Times and Quartz now say the Chinese are leaving, alleging that...
I spent time with four Chinese transplants living in four African countries, to find out what inspired them to embrace what many may consider a daunting transition. These are not the stories of business moguls or cultural influencers,...