Tag Archives: Chinese

Ghana Is Sick

Did Ghana actually celebrate its 56th Anniversary on 6th March 2013? What is there to be celebrated? Is it the high level of corruption in the system, the numerous environmental challenges being faced, the weak public institutions, misappropriation of state … read more »

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China in Africa? Capitalism or Exploitation

Yesterday I didn’t really post any new articles because I spent the whole day reading up on current affairs in the African economic scene. I read up on a lot of recent, and past, news about the Chinese, and other … read more »

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Make No Mistake, History Is Crucial For Every Nation

By Black T Bvumavaranda, zimeye.org For any nation and people, history matters. It is the repository of past records of what transpired such as social and even science-related problems. These repositories have the solutions. Since history repeats itself on a … read more »

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Ethiopia: Thumbs Up Africa Blog 8 – All Roads Lead to China

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 »

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China turning the entire African continent into a new colony

In the greatest movement of people the world has ever seen, China is secretly working to turn the entire African continent into a new colony. Reminiscent of the West’s imperial push in the 18th and 19th centuries – but on … read more »

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Africa’s Hall of Shame in Addis Ababa

By Fekade Shewakena The debate on whether Emperor Hailesilassie’s statue deserves to stand along with that of Kwame Nkrumah in front of the newly inaugurated AU headquarters in Addis Ababa built by the government of China as a “gift” to … read more »

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China and Africa: The true price of a free lunch

Mandy Rossouw Ethiopia prides itself at being the only African country that was never colonised. There was apparently some small altercation with the Italians in the 1930s, but it only lasted a few years and the Ethiopians refer to it … read more »

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What Westerners don’t understand about modern economy

By Jean-Paul Pougala Why is the Chinese economy thriving while that of the West is in crisis? The answer is of great relevance to Africans who have for decades embraced development models created in the boardrooms of Western capitals. Social … read more »

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