Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | NIGERIACHINA Spooks, not railways 21st October 2010 Abuja wants to use Chinese export finance to build a spy network with the controversial ZTE company – instead of a railway Security experts reckon that cyber warfare and espionage will be this century’s new battlegrounds. With that in view, Beijing is now considering whether to allow the Nigerian government...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | ZIMBABWECHINA Blood diamonds and old soldiers 21st October 2010 The Chiadzwa/Marange alluvial diamond fields remain off limits to Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Mines and Energy. Amid growing reports of Chinese involvement, Mines Minister Obert Mpofu remains...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | CHINA Gong Jianzhong 21st October 2010 China’s Ambassador to Ghana Ghana is among the most stable of China’s African allies but as new emissary Gong Jianzhong will be keeping an eye on recent attacks on Chinese businesses in...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | UGANDACHINAINDIAOIL AND GAS Queueing up for Lake Albert's oil 22nd September 2010 Indian and Chinese companies have joined the race for Uganda's oil assets in the Lake Albert Basin, where at least 2 billion barrels of oil have been discovered....
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA Relations have never been better 22nd September 2010 If only half of the recent deals signed by China and South Africa come to fruition, they promise to revolutionise Africa's biggest economy From energy and construction to transport and agriculture, President Jacob Zuma's 23-26 August trip to China has garnered billions of dollars in potential investments across the economic spectrum....
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA In the BRIC of it 22nd September 2010 President Jacob Zuma's August trip to China completed the final stage of his tour this year of the BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China - economies. The...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SUDANCHINA China weighs its options 22nd September 2010 Whatever the outcome of next January's referendum on Southern independence, China wants its oil to keep flowing Beijing hopes that business and non-interference will win the day in Sudan. Liu Guijin, China's highest-ranking Africa envoy, told Africa-Asia Confidential that in Sudan China's 'overall concern is...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | KENYASUDANCHINA Beijing backs Nairobi over Omer el Beshir 22nd September 2010 The International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir continues to cast clouds over China's Africa policy. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki invited Omer...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | CHINA Liu Yuhe 22nd September 2010 China's Ambassador to Algeria China has diverse commercial and political interests in Algeria, leaving Ambassador Liu Yuhe with plenty to do. Investigations into the US$12 billion East-West Highway project, in which Chinese companies are involved,...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 10 | CHINAAFRICA Beijing beams its messages 17th August 2010 China's state-owned television, radio and news companies are working more closely with Africa's journalist corps Beijing's 20-26 July seminar for developing countries on the topic of 'actively guiding' public opinion and creating a 'sound national image' is its latest response to the tide of Western criticism...