Battling a yearslong economic crisis and persistent accusations of corruption, Zimbabwe’s president faces the greatest threat to his power since taking office in a coup nearly eight years ago, with members of his own party calling for his resignation. The president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, has vowed to crack down on dissent, saying in a speech at…
Chinese company Ganfeng Lithium has completed a major lithium processing plant in Mali – defying security challenges, a strict new mining code and a lithium supply market glut. China’s largest lithium producer, Ganfeng announced that the first phase of its Goulamina lithium mine, in the southern region of Bougouni, had gone live in mid-December. It…
When Rwandan President Paul Kagame spoke at the recent Doha Forum, he sang China’s praises. “We have been benefiting from the cooperation and the attitude of bringing everybody to the table where everyone feels they are winning in the process,” he said. “That is, to my understanding, what China presents.” Kagame is not alone in…
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…
Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong will press on with explaining the implementation of the “one country, two systems” governing principle to foreign envoys after some declined invites to visit a mainland Chinese province. But Cui Jianchun, the head of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong, said on Sunday consuls general should try to…
Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong will press on with explaining the implementation of the “one country, two systems” governing principle to foreign envoys after some declined invites to visit a mainland Chinese province. But Cui Jianchun, the head of the foreign ministry’s office in Hong Kong, said on Sunday consuls general should try to…