News
The Largest Data Center In Central Africa Was Just Built By The Chinese
In Cameroon, the state-owned telecommunications company Cameroon Telecommunications (Camtel) has unveiled the Zamengoe Data Centre, a tier III data centre located on the outskirts of the capital Yaounde. The data…
Sharp Drop In Africa-China Trade In First Half Of 2020, More Turbulence Expected
Data on the effects of the coronavirus on Africa and China trade is now available. According to figures from China’s General Administration of Customs, trade between Africa and China trade…
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.