A massive acid spill from a Chinese-owned copper mine in Zambia, which has caused severe environmental damage along a major river, could also cause severe diplomatic damage between the two countries, according to observers. On February 18, a tailings dam containing acid waste from the Sino-Metals Leach Zambia copper mine – which is majority-owned by…
A New Jersey man whose wife was killed in a horrific hippopotamus attack last year during a safari in Africa is suing the U.S. company that arranged the trip, alleging it failed to ensure their safety and did not adequately screen and supervise the tour guides. Craig and Lisa Manders were on a guided walk…
When Joe Biden arrives in Angola on Monday on his first African visit as US president, he is likely to land at a China-built airport and then be driven along a highway also built or financed by China. That goes to show how deep Chinese influence runs in Angola, where post-civil war reconstruction was largely…
The EU’s supply chain deal with Namibia amid a drive to reduce dependence on China may be benefiting Chinese firms instead, according to a policy brief. The November 2022 agreement was the European Union’s first with an African nation. It was expected to help the bloc diversify its energy sources and gain access to critical…
Chinese presence in the South African country became apparent in 2002, when former president Jose Eduardo dos Santos invited Beijing to invest following the end of the 27-year Angolan civil war that devastated the country’s infrastructure and economy. Now, the United States is challenging the dominant Chinese foothold in the region, by betting on a…
When Chinese President Xi Jinping opened the China-Africa summit on Thursday, he called on the continent to join China in leading the modernisation of the Global South, which he said has suffered “injustice” at the hands of the West. In a joint action plan, China called for strengthened cooperation on supply chains and green technology…
China, Tanzania, and Zambia signed an initial agreement to revitalize the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority on September 4, in an attempt to improve rail-sea transportation in East Africa, according to a report from Reuters. China proposed spending $1 billion to revamp the decades-old 1,156-mile-long railway in February via a public-private partnership model, according to the specialist…