China has expanded its duty-free treatment to imports from 53 African countries, while the U.S. has only extended the African ...

In contrast to Western proposals that come with strings attached, China has turned its own market into the main instrument of partnership African nations have long been asking: who really opens their ...

African states have considerable agency to shape their own digital governance and are not simply accepting models imposed on ...

China’s President Xi Jinping announced in February 2026 that from 1 May China would be granting zero-tariff treatment to 53 African countries. (That is all of them bar Eswatini, which supports Taiwan.

China-Africa relations are heading towards a century and are still standing strong. Contemporary geopolitical challenges may have tormented international turbulence and uncertainty, but authorities in ...

China is going all in to support the export of African minerals and other goods into the Middle Kingdom. Beginning May 1, China will no longer impose duty on almost all imports crossing its borders ...

Sarah Wild is a freelance journalist in Canterbury, UK. Since launching the Health Silk Road in 2017 as part of its Belt and Road Initiative, China’s engagement in African health has shifted from ...