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India's nuclear family

Trying to skirt international treaty obligations, India is making a big move in African uranium

Faced with a uranium shortage at home, Indian companies are beginning to looking to African uranium producers to meet the country’s civilian and military needs, according to industry sources....


The water margin

Chinese companies are building dams and hydroelectric plants across Africa, just as the continent’s energy crisis begins to bite

A combination of strong economic growth and institutional neglect of investment in infrastructure has created a serious problem: South Africa, the continent’s largest and most developed economy, is running...


Africa's Chinese guests

The Chinese ministers and officials who have led diplomatic and commercial missions to Africa since 2002

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Strategic partnerships

India competes with China and the West in the rush for contracts, metals and energy

India is upgrading diplomatic, economic and strategic ties with several African states in the search for oil and gas to meet its energy needs, which are expected to double by...


Tokyo raises its game

Following China's lead, Japan is courting Africa with summits and finance

Tokyo’s diplomats and trade officials are promising an upsurge of activity in Africa in 2008, aiming to boost trade and development. Trade Minister Akira Amari speaks unambiguously about...


Soft power & the glory

Cultural partnerships and Confucius institutes show a wider ambition beyond trade and strategic resources

When China pledged 20 million renminbi this year for education projects in South Africa to include the teaching of Mandarin in 50 local high schools, it was an indication...


The great building race

China now has the biggest market share of Africa’s fast-growing construction sector as the demand for energy and transport booms

Chinese construction companies are sprinting ahead of their Western rivals to secure the biggest state contracts and expand their market share in Africa’s new building boom. By the end of...


With friends like these...

As China’s commercial ties with Africa deepen, so Taiwan’s diplomatic links to the continent look ever more precarious

As it loses the diplomatic and commercial competition with Beijing, the Taiwan government is casting around for new friends and a new strategy in Africa. Painfully aware of its unequal...


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