My research shows that the answer to these questions is: it depends. Portraying China’s presence in Africa with flags on maps can distort African states’ sovereignty and their power to make ...

China and Russia have systematically embedded ... to gain access to critical commodities. Russia’s growing presence in Africa is actively undermining Western-led counterterrorism initiatives.

China's relationship with Africa is set to deepen. At a summit in Beijing in early September, China's president, Xi Jinping, pledged to deliver US$51 billion (£39 billion) in loans, investment ...

Anderson acknowledges the ship’s absence creates a gap in presence that could be exploited by China, Russia or someone else. That could mean USS Mount Whitney spends more time in Africa.

The Trump administration’s decision to freeze billions of dollars in foreign assistance creates an opportunity for China to strengthen its presence in Africa, but Beijing will not step in to ...

The Chinese naval stop in Gabon was just one of five visits to countries bordering the Gulf of Guinea on Africa’s Atlantic coastline during that trip to Africa. It is a gulf that stretches 5 ...

China’s expanding space presence in Africa stands in sharp relief to America’s absence. NASA last year began construction on a ground station in South Africa – its first on the continent ...

RABBAT, Sept 17 (KUNA) -- Over the past two decades, China expanded its presence in Africa through its economic and geographical influence across the continent, this strategy aligns with the ongoing ...

Piyush Goyal, in turn, proposed the creation of a dedicated ‘Italian enclave’ in India, which would serve as a hub for ...

Map of Africa showing the location of ports with a Chinese presence. Nearly half of the Chinese firms in Africa — which operate as builders, financiers, or operators of the ports — are in the ...

Linda Calabrese does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...