Tagged: Debt Trap

30th June 2022

China’s Scramble for Africa

Introduction Economic relations between China and Africa date back to the 7th Century. China seeks resources from Africa for its growing consumption domestically while African Countries get funds from China to build infrastructure. China...

Africa / China / Opinion

1st November 2019

How Africa is breaking China’s neo-colonial shackles

If there’s any indication of how Africa is moving up on everyone’s agenda, look no further than the first edition of the Russia-Africa Summit, which saw 43 African heads of state converging last week on...

China / Opinion

29th September 2019

India & Mongolia: Across the Chinese dragon

The year 2019 marked the 64th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between India and Mongolia. [i] President Khaltmaagiin Battulga of Mongolia began his five-day State visit on 19th September, the first in...

Africa / China / Economy

12th April 2019

IMF warns Nigeria about Chinese debt

The IMF has urged Nigeria to curb its large appetite for Chinese loans as the country struggles with a €70 billion debt burden. That’s up from €62 billion in 2017, representing a year-on-year growth...

Opinion / World Daily

11th December 2018

China’s Growing Influence in the Caribbean

The question that may be asked of the future is whether China’s loans to countries in the Caribbean might lead to a debt-crisis with infrastructure being handed over to China as countries are unable...