China's new commercial media is complicating the Party's good news narrative about Africa: A stack of Southern Weekly newspapers (left) are displayed at a newsstand in Beijing, ReutersSince the Chinese government started introducing economic reforms in the early 1980s the Chinese media has experienced widespread decentralisation and commercialisation. It has become huge, … [Read more...] about China’s new commercial media is complicating the Party’s good news narrative about Africa | The Conversation
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How US aid to Africa has changed in the wake of China’s growing influence | The Conversation
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn greets US President Barack Obama on his arrival in Ethiopia. Reuters/Tiksa NegeriThe economic and political reach of the US, arguably the most visible and vocal Western country on the African continent, is gradually being diminished. This follows a pattern in which the economic and political stronghold of Western countries … [Read more...] about How US aid to Africa has changed in the wake of China’s growing influence | The Conversation
What Africa can learn from China’s special economic zones | The Conversation
Shanghai demonstrates how good planning can help Africa to develop successful special economic zones. Shutterstock China and its African partners want to scale up industrialisation on the continent in addition to China’s infrastructure development projects - the “Three Major Network” of railway, road and regional aviation. China’s own experience in industrial development … [Read more...] about What Africa can learn from China’s special economic zones | The Conversation
China’s Confucius Institutes aren’t perfect but have much to offer Africa | The Conversation
Confucius Institutes offer China a chance to teach people around the world about the country's language and culture. ShutterstockInfrastructure development and economic cooperation will probably dominate discussions during the first ever Forum on China-Africa Co-operation on African soil. But education also features on the agenda. This is an important opportunity to reflect … [Read more...] about China’s Confucius Institutes aren’t perfect but have much to offer Africa | The Conversation
