Africa

South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to China's Xi Jinping in Pretoria in August
Belt and Road

China's Belt and Road came at 'right time' for Africa, says AU official

African Union trade and industry chief Muchanga pushes back on debt-trap charges

16 October 2023
World Bank Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg.
Interview

Climate action crucial to reducing poverty, World Bank official says

China's status could be discussed in next capital increase, van Trotsenburg says

13 October 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sees cooperation with the Global South as critical for a healthy international community. (Pool photo/Reuters)
International relations

Japan takes regional approach to diplomacy with ASEAN, Central Asia

Tokyo draws inspiration from 30-year-old TICAD framework for Africa

13 October 2023
A train is seen at a Chinese-built railway station in Nairobi, Kenya. (Photo by Takeshi Kumon)
Belt and Road

U.S., EU to support African railway development to counter China

West eyes mineral-rich corridor in Angola, DRC, Zambia as Belt and Road slows

11 October 2023
ASEAN Business Advisory Council Chairman Arsjad Rasjid: "What is important to see is that we are now looking at other nontraditional markets." (Photo by Bobby Nugroho).
Business trends

ASEAN courts Africa amid China slowdown: business council chief

Companies examine investment opportunities in 'nontraditional' markets

26 September 2023
Komatsu is preparing to tap growing demand for construction equipment in Africa. (Photo courtesy of Komatsu)
Construction

Komatsu, Hitachi Construction boost financing for African, U.S. buyers

Mining, infrastructure and housing demand expected to grow

22 September 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hugs Azali Assoumani of the African Union upon welcoming the grouping as a G20 member. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi) 
G20 Summit

Modi welcomes African Union into G20 as part of Global South push

Consensus on African grouping's inclusion praised as 'very positive news'

9 September 2023
The Group of 20 summit venue in New Delhi: World leaders will gather here over the weekend to discuss Global South issues as well as the Ukraine war. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
G20 Summit

India opens G20 seeking Global South wins despite Ukraine impasse

Modi aims to secure spot for African Union in divided group

9 September 2023
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China's Belt and Road at crossroads as more loans turn sour

10 years in, Beijing enjoys greater clout but new investments trend down

7 September 2023
A child is enrolled in the Aadhaar national ID system in New Delhi in 2018: The system, linked with a financial inclusion program, could help increase financial access in African states.
Opinion

India has more to offer Africa than just trade

Sharing of public technology platform know-how could have major impact

24 August 2023
Iron ore imported from Australia, Brazil and other countries is unloaded at a port in Taicang, in China's Jiangsu province. (Costfoto/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
Commodities

China bankrolls Africa railroad to cut Australia iron-ore reliance

Costly infrastructure in Guinea will unlock world's largest untapped source

14 August 2023
Supporters of the junta in Niger gather for a rally on Aug. 3. The West African country has been in turmoil since the military seized power on July 26.
Politics

Niger tensions threaten Chinese projects, as dam building stops

Beijing tells citizens to leave, stoking fears PetroChina pipeline works may stall

11 August 2023
Russian President Vladimir Putin with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in St. Petersburg on June 17. (TASS/Kyodo)
Comment

Will anti-Westernism sweep Global South?

Resentment against former colonial powers still festers in some emerging nations

5 August 2023
Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi meets with South African counterpart Naledi Pandor in Pretoria on Aug. 1. He will also visit Uganda and Ethiopia during his trip to Africa.
International relations

Japan foreign minister courts Russia's partners on Africa tour

Hayashi visiting South Africa, Uganda and Ethiopia to discuss Ukraine grain deal

2 August 2023
Raw ore taken from an industrial copper-cobalt mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Supply Chain

Japan builds supply chain for EV battery minerals in Africa

Tokyo eyes exploration with Zambia, Congo and Namibia to counter China

2 August 2023
Building a presence in Africa will help China's independently developed pharmaceutical products to enter the global market.
Caixin

Chinese drugmakers march into Africa

Foothold on the continent could give them sway in setting global standards

17 June 2023
The Menzel Lejmat Nord oil field in Algeria has a production capacity of 35,000 barrels of crude per day. (Photo courtesy of Pertamina)
Commodities

Pertamina and partners to invest $800m in Algerian oil field

Indonesian state-owned company extends contract with Sonatrach, Repsol

16 June 2023
Senegal's government data center in Diamniadio was a joint project with China, with servers provided by Huawei Technologies. (Photo by Ryohei Yasoshima)
Belt and Road

China's Belt and Road pivots from coal plants to data centers

Concern about costs puts more focus on biotech and digital projects

6 May 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Kenyan President William Ruto pose for a photograph in Nairobi on May 3. (Handout photo from the Kenyan Presidential Press Service)
International relations

G-7 to show commitment to Global South, Kishida says in Africa

Ghanian and Kenyan leaders affirm opposition to Russia's invasion of Ukraine

5 May 2023
Hiroshi Matano, executive vice president at the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (Photo by Kosuke Takami)
Interview

Investment in developing nations may hit 20-year low: World Bank official

Private-sector money to poorest areas is sinking, agency chief warns

2 May 2023
An artist's rendition of the Ghana Vocational Training Institute designed by Kengo Kuma.
International relations

Kengo Kuma repays Ghana for inspiration by designing school

Star Japanese architect made 'most important trip' of his life to Africa in 1978

26 April 2023
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's tour of four African countries comes less than a month before the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Japan steps up diplomacy to avoid 'losing' Global South to China

Kishida plots Africa tour ahead of G-7 summit to compete for influence

20 April 2023
The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a massive hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbors Sudan and Egypt.
Energy

China holds upper hand in battle with U.S. for Africa's energy

Growing competition could 'reshape global power dynamics,' analyst says

19 April 2023
Fumio Kishida will be Japan's first leader to visit Africa since 2016. (Photo by Uichiro Kasai)
International relations

Japan's Kishida plans Africa trip to woo Global South ahead of G-7

First trip by Japanese leader in seven years aims to counter China and Russia

12 April 2023
Dong-E-E-Jiao's ejiao in a drugstore in Shanghai: Donkey hides are the source of the gelatin that is the main ingredient for the traditional Chinese medicine.
Opinion

China must tame its donkey trade for Africa's sake

Smugglers hurt continent's rural poor to meet demand for traditional medicine

2 April 2023