News

Here Is Why Social Media Erupted After Chinese Man Was Enstooled As A Chief In Ghana

In a ‘grand’ durbar, a Chinese man, Sun Qiang, was enstooled as Nkosuohene, which literary translates as ‘Development Chief’ in Kwahu-Abetifi, a town in the Eastern Region of Ghana.  According…

Here Is How China Helped To Build One Of Africa’s Most Iconic Railways

An account of China-Africa contemporary relations is woefully incomplete without the mention of the TAZARA Railway in Tanzania. In a book entitled A Monument to China-Africa Friendship: Firsthand Account of…

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

Blackface And The Need To Address Cultural Competency In Asia

South Korea has made global headlines this week after one of its most famous entertainers, Sam Okyere, made a post on social media about blackface.  Okyere, Ghanaian, faced backlash after…

TikTok’s Future Rises In Africa As It Faces Ban Threats In US

Developments on how TikTok is being used and accepted in Africa.; in contrast with what TikTok is dealing with in the US ban threat.

BUSINESS

20 Business Opportunities For Africans Considering Business In And With China

According to the World Economic Forum, China is expected to have the largest economy in the world by 2030, just 10 years from now! Despite the undeniably negative toll that…

LIFESTYLE

My Experience In China During The Pandemic: “I Was Moved By The Resilience”

by Augustina Adzo Bansah As panic increased throughout the world due to COVID-19, accounts and rumors spread about the lockdown, testing, and who to blame. We at ‘Africans on China’,…

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