Tag Archives: China
Verone Mankou with the Elikia When 26-year-old Congolese entrepreneur Verone Mankou followed up the introduction of the first African-designed tablet with the announcement of the first African-designed smartphone, some within the local tech community looked on skeptically. This was Africa … read more »
Posted in Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DR Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sci/Technology, Somali, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Apple, China, Congo, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mankou, Republic of Congo, Samsung, Virtual Magic Kingdom
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Government of Ethiopia (Addis Ababa) Ethiopia’s Ambassador to China, Seyoum Mesfin, said Ethiopia has huge bamboo potential which can create significant opportunities of investment to interested foreign companies. He said Ethiopia’s bamboo resource potential is the biggest in the continent, … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Bamboo, Beijing, China, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, Liu Qibao, Liu Yandong, Seyoum Mesfin
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The China careers of the former Chelsea strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka are in doubt amid reports of unpaid wages at the end of a tumultuous year at Shanghai Shenhua. Local media have reported that Anelka’s management is in … read more »
Posted in Cote d'Ivoire, Soccer, Sports, West Africa
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Tagged Africa Cup of Nations, China, Chinese Super League, Didier Drogba, IndepthAfrica, Jean Tigana, Nicolas Anelka, Shanghai, Shanghai Shenhua FC
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The Africa Growth and Opportunity Act intends to support African exports to US markets. It is helping savvy Chinese companies too. US-Africa trade received a boost with the signing of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) back in May … read more »
As African economic prospects brighten, there is debate about which model best suits the continent. Ahmed Shide admits his country is following a development path similar to that of China but not any sort of model. The youthful Ethiopian state … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, China, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Monetary Fund, Washington Consensus, West, World Bank
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Lifan Industry Group Co. (601777), a Chinese automaker, plans to spend $3.5 million moving into a new vehicle-assembly plant in Ethiopia next year as it seeks to expand in Africa, General Manager Liu Jiang said. The company’s Ethiopian unit, Yangfan … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, China, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Horn of Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Liu, World Bank
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Ethiopian Ambassador to Beijing, Ambassador Seyoum Mesfin, said China “is making an unparalleled and historic contribution to the development drive of Ethiopia.” He commended China’s partnership and support in infrastructural development and in transforming Ethiopia’s human resource into human capital, … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Beijing, China, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Government, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Seyoum Mesfin
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Kwa Robele Ababya Ethiopia ni nchi ya kwanza katika dunia kukubali Ukristo katika 330 AD kukaribisha ujio wa kuhubiri Agano Jipya kuimarisha Agano la Kale kwamba alikuwa mahali. Alikuwa pia nchi ya kwanza duniani ambapo Mfalme Mkristo alitoa kimbilio kwa … read more »
By Christiaan Triebert, RNW opinion Photo: Elizabeth Mbundu/RNW Sierd van der Bij, Neda Boin and Christiaan Triebert – Dutch hitchhikers in Africa. Yabelo — We hitch a ride with a group of Ethiopian engineers and they give us shelter. Next … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African Union, China, Chinese, Economic growth, Ethiopia, ethiopian news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi
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Number of jailed journalists sets global record Worldwide tally reaches highest point since CPJ began surveys in 1990. Governments use charges of terrorism, other anti-state offenses to silence critical voices. Turkey is the world’s worst jailer. A CPJ special report … read more »
Posted in Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Special Reports
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Tagged Associated Press, Azadiya Welat, China, Committee to Protect Journalists, IndepthAfrica, Iran, Mehmet Ali Birand, Saudi Arabia, Turkey
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By economist POSTERS plaster Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. With an election on November 17th, candidates are vying for votes. President Ernest Bai Koroma is bidding for re-election with snappy slogans such as “When Music is Nice We Play … read more »
Posted in Article, Election, Sierra Leone, West Africa
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Tagged All People's Congress, China, Ernest Bai Koroma, Freetown, IndepthAfrica, Lebanon, Sierra Leone, Sierra Leone People's Party, SLPP
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By Robele Ababya, The 18th Congress of Communist Party of China (CPC) opened in Beijing with a keynote speech by its General Secretary (GS) Hu Jintao on 07 November 2012. The GS articulated the stunning achievement in economic growth in … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Robele Ababya
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Tagged Beijing, China, Deng Xiaoping Theory, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian news, Hu Jintao, IndepthAfrica
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AT LEAST with the Chinese decadal leadership change, the world will have to learn to spell new names. First Xi Jinping, the new and incoming party leader and President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Second Li Keqiang, the … read more »
By David Barboza, The New York Times Editor’s Note- Corruption in Ethiopia is so rife that the country had lost over $11.7 billion to illicit capital outflows from 2000 to 2009, according to a report by the Global Financial Integrity. … read more »
by Teshome Debalke The West may have won the Cold War but, lost the battle for democracy and the free market on its own making; competing with authoritarian regime of China on economic development and praising small time tyrants as … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Authoritarianism, Capitalism, China, Cold War, Economic Development, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Western world
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I have watched both televised presidential campaign debates in the US election, including the first vice-presidential debate. So I was very excited to watch the final presidential debate on foreign policy. But I have to admit that this final debate … read more »
NEXT BIG MARKET: Africa is the only region in the world where growth is accelerating, writes Chrystia Freeland Women selling food in a market in Lagos, Nigeria. The African continent is quietly remaking itself and is possibly on the way … read more »
Posted in Article, Business
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Tagged Asia, China, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica news, Industrial Revolution, Mohamed A. El-Erian, Stephen Jennings, United States
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Many scholarly articles on corruption give the impression that the world is populated by two types of people: the ‘sanders’ and the ‘greasers’. The ‘sanders’ believe that corruption is an obstacle to development, while the ‘greasers’ believe that corruption can … read more »
Posted in Article, Ethiopia
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Tagged China, Economic growth, Ethiopia, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative, Global Financial Integrity, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Maxim Mironov, Transparency International
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By: VoxEU.org October 15, 2012 The surge in African apparel exports that followed the launch of new US trade preferences in 2000 gave hope that African industrialisation was around the corner. Ten years down the road, the success was all … read more »
Sub-Saharan Africa is expected to grow at 4.8 percent in 2012, broadly unchanged from the 4.9 percent growth rate in 2011 and largely on track despite setbacks in the global economy, according to the World Bank’s new Africa’s Pulse, a … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa
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Tagged China, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, Pulse, Sahel, Sierra Leone, sub-Saharan Africa, United States, World Bank
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Visitors to Japan have reached pre-earthquake numbers, for the first time since the disaster struck in March last year Reports from the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) show the country had 686,600 foreign visitors in June, up 1.4% from June … read more »
Both South African president Jacob Zuma and Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping face momentous party congresses before the end of 2012, and both are expected to emerge as national leaders by the time those congresses close. Both have also been … read more »
Posted in Article, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, China, Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, Zuma
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By: Dan Ruan Goats at Water on the Omo River Photo by Jane Baldwin, www.janebaldwin.com The following is a guest blog by Dan Ruan, China Program Intern International Rivers recently developed a Chinese-language version of a short film called “Kara … read more »
Posted in Article, East Africa, Ethiopia
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Tagged China, Ethiopia, European Investment Bank, Gilgel Gibe III Dam, IndepthAfrica, indepthafrica africa news, Kenya, Lake Turkana, Omo River, World Bank
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By Bright Simons So let’s assume for one moment that you are an international corporate executive responsible for your company’s emerging market strategy. You are hearing a lot more about Africa of late, and feel strongly that your organisation needs a well-researched … read more »
Ethiopia’s ruling coalition on Saturday approved Hailemariam Desalegn’s appointment as prime minister to replace Meles Zenawi, who died last month, the government’s spokesman said. He will be sworn in early next month when parliament reconvenes, Bereket Simon told a news … read more »
Posted in East Africa, Ethiopia, News, Spotlight
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Tagged Addis Ababa, China, Ethiopia, Ethiopian People Revolutionary Democratic Front, Hailemariam Desalegne, IndepthAfrica, Meles Zenawi, Mengistu Hailemariam, Southern Nations Nationalities and People's Region
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by MLF Mthwakazi The gap between the Matebeleland’s independence restorationist campaign and the very urgent need to attend to people’s needs in Matabeleland should be bridged by whatever means necessary as a matter of urgency. Any form of disconnect between … read more »
Posted in Article, News, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged China, Harare, IndepthAfrica, Matabeleland, Matebeleland, Movement for Democratic Change Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Alsir Sidahmed The recently concluded election in Angola is a non-event given the fact that the ruling party, the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), led by President Jose Eduardos Dos Santos was expected to win anyway, … read more »
Posted in Angola, Article, News, North Africa
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Tagged Angola, China, ExxonMobil, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, José Eduardo dos Santos, MPLA, Unita, United States
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By: Eurasia Review By Nasir Naveed Pakistan was the first Muslim country to recognize China in 1950 and the third non communist state. Pakistan then voted for a bill concerning the restoration of China’s legitimate rights in the UN. PIA … read more »
By Barbara Njau, Senior Reporter at fDi Magazine, fDi Intelligence Sub-Saharan Africa’s accelerated economic growth over the last decade has been well documented. Feted as the next boom market, especially with the backdrop of the economic slowdown in the West, … read more »
By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor President John Mahama seems to have settled in the groove well enough to steer the affairs of this country. Good for him. What is not good for him, however, is the resurgence of the politics … read more »
Posted in Article, Columnist, Ghana, Michael Bokor, News, West Africa
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Tagged Cape Coast, Cape Coast Sports Stadium, China, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, John Dramani Mahama, Mahama, Michael J.K. Bokor, United States
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