Ivanhoe Atlantic project would supply iron ore to America and allies but faces opposition in west Africa — and Washington ...

In recent years, Chinese international investment schemes have increasingly emphasized “green development” and a “Green Belt ...

After years of Chinese dominance, the US is once again the largest investor in Africa. But statistics alone do not tell the ...

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Over the past 25 years, the relationship between China and Africa has achieved a leapfrog ...

Beijing’s strategy to project influence through gifting prestigious presidential palaces and parliamentary buildings labelled ...

The Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is held in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province, on June 11, 2025.

Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. But China could be losing ground in a country on which it heavily relies for the critical minerals that drive electric vehicle production ...

The recommendations, adopted at the fourth plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in October, ...

The State Department has told Fox News Digital it is working to reduce the "national security" threat to the U.S. from China’s domination of the rare earth minerals market, with new signs that Africa ...

China is a major global player in clean energy, extending its influence through investments in emerging economies, particularly in Africa's energy sector. Chinese companies and financiers have been ...

"Africa is entering a period where, for the first time in modern history, it will not be dominated by external powers," Gregory Copley, president of the International Strategic Studies Association, ...

Without a renewed push to secure new African assets—and without addressing technical, commercial, and political barriers—China risks losing its strategic foothold in one of the world’s most ...