In an article headlined ‘While America slept, China became indispensable’, published by Foreign Policy in May this year, journalist Howard W French, an old China hand and former New York Times China bureau chief,...
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US’s and China’s ‘chipageddon’ hits Africa’s digital transformation mission
When the Trump-led US administration triggered a trade war with China in 2018, few would have imagined the global repercussions of this geopolitical conflict, particularly for African countries. The seismic shock of...
Big-spending China woos Africa with its BRI and DSR
The landscape of foreign aid in Africa has shifted from being strategically western dominated, specifically by the United States, to China, emerging as one of the leading countries providing aid to the continent,...
China expands its digital sovereignty to Africa
Three decades ago, China (like many developing countries of the time) barely had any tech industry to speak of, remaining largely dependent on foreign companies to supply its technological and communications...
‘Good’ surveillance in Africa – Chinese or US technology?
The name “China” in Africa’s ICT and digital tech narratives in today’s language often evokes a counter-intelligence nightmare for both African governments and the United States (US). The accusation emerges from the...
Technologies, a higher education for Africa
On 2 November 2020, Huawei, the Chinese telecommunications multinational, reported on its website that the company, in conjunction with Robotics & Artificial Intelligence Nigeria (Rain) technology hub and Wits...
