By Professor Tang Zhichao*
China's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Wang Yi, continues a multi-decade tradition of starting the year with a tour in Africa. This week, Wang Yi will visit Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania, Lesotho and…
The difference between Chinese and Western approaches to Africa is that China thinks in terms of "development" and prosperity for the people through whose land infrastructure is built. The Western approach, is to get…
Hussein Askary (Vice Chairman, Belt and Road Institute in Sweden)
This article was published originally in China Daily.
As the world sleepwalks toward a new and dangerous regional conflict provoked by Israel's brazen attacks on Iran…
This article is published courtsey of Africa-China Centre for Policy & Advisory (ACCPA), Accra, Ghana.
By: Sylvia Sinkari, Research Fellow, ACCPA
China recently pledged $51 billion to Africa during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), representing…
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) hosted a webinar featuring African experts to discuss China-Africa relations in 2025 and beyond, and the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative for Africa’s development.…
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) will host a webinar online on the China-Africa cooperation under the umbrella of the Belt and Road initiative on Thursday, January 9th, at 2 pm (Central…
By: Maya Majueran*
In February 2024, Uganda successfully launched the last unit of six turbines at the Karuma Hydropower Plant and synchronized it on the national grid. The first unit of the project was connected…
Hussein Askary, Vice-Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden
A shorter version of this article was published in China Daily!
In a speech delivered to the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee…
By: Shexiu Huang * and Hussein Askary**
The cooperation between China and Africa in the education and skilled labor capacity building fields intersect two important aspects of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). One is…
In this webcast / podcast from the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden, Hussein Askary discusses with Professor Chen Xiangming, Director of Urban Studies Program and Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies and Sociology…