News
China’s Xi Jinping Congratulates Ghana’s President-Elect John Dramani Mahama
China’s President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory message to Ghana’s President-elect John Dramani Mahama
Report: Sharp Drop in Illegal Export Of Rosewood From Ghana To China
Washington-DC based Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) has reported a sharp (90%) decrease in the illegal export of rosewood from Ghana to China. Earlier in 2019, EIA revealed that since 2012,…
OPINION & ANALYSIS
This Is How Africa Leverages China’s $730B Belt And Road Initiative To Face Climate Change Risk
There could be an opportunity, while leveraging China’s Belt and Road Initiative, to develop in a way that is sustainable for African people and Africa’s environment.
CULTURE
African Art And Artifacts Return Home Thanks To Chinese Investment
The rise in demand and negotiations for restoring looted African objects is being lead by African museums, archaeologists, and art collectors.
A Shared Reality: Asia and Africa’s Anti-Blackness Fuels $10B Skin Whitening Industry
Asia and Africa’s beauty markets share a reality that is little discussed. It is the enormity of their respective skin whitening markets. Asia’s skin whitening market is valued at $7.6…
BUSINESS
Are The Chinese Taking Over Africa’s $4B Wax Print Market With Cheaper Textiles?
The simple answer to the question of whether the Chinese are taking over Africa’s wax print business is, yes. But the story of the origin and ownership of African print…
LIFESTYLE
All Roads Lead To Nowhere Else, But China
No travel during Chinese New Year 2021? Here is how a South African living in China celebrated the holiday and coped with feeling homesick.