News
Zambia’s President Pleads For Debt Relief From China As Country Faces Economic Downturn
In a recent conversation, Zambia’s president, Edgar Lungu, has asked China’s president, Xi Jinping, for debt relief and cancellation. The matter of their conversation was revealed in a statement issued…
Report: The United States Marginally Beats China As The Most Influential Country According To A Survey Of Young Africans
A recent survey commissioned by the South Africa’s Ichikowitz Family Foundation titled African Youth Survey 2020 has revealed that Africa’s youth approve of China as one of the most influential…
OPINION & ANALYSIS
Why Ghanaians shouldn’t be mad at Chinese ambassador’s galamsey comment
Ghanaians are angry with the Chinese ambassador for saying Chinese are not to blame for the failed galamsey fight
CULTURE
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…
Does China’s $218 Million Fashion Industry Welcome African Fashion Designers
China’s $218 million fashion industry is opening up to fashion designers and models from Africa and Africa’s diaspora.
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.