China’s successes in anti-poverty and development drives: Lessons for the 21st century Sub-Saharan Africa
By Olusoji Samuel Carnegie (Independent Researcher and Postdoctoral Researcher with Professor Akin Alao, Department of History, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria) Note: This content is produced by an independent researcher and does not represent the views of the Africa-China
Chinese small scale mining anchoring Malawi’s rural economies
By Collins Mtika, first published by the Centre for Investigative Journalism Malawi (CIJM) Malawi’s newly appointed Minister of Mining Albert Mbawala has his work cut out in order to uplift the mining sector which his boss President Lazarus Chakwera has earmarked as
How Chinese-built railway projects are easing mobility, saving lives in Nigeria
With an initial loan of $500 million and another $1.3 billion borrowing from China, Nigeria constructed 186-kilometre Abuja-Kaduna and 156-kilometer Lagos-Ibadan rail projects, respectively. The ICIR’s Niyi Oyedeji writes on how the project is easing mobility and serving as an
NEW BOOK: Digital Identity, Data and Technology in Africa by the Africa-China Reporting Project, 2022
Publication on two Pan-African journalism workshops and published investigations in 2019 and 2021, convened by the Africa-China Reporting Project at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project) based at the Wits Centre for Journalism at the
REPORT: The ACRP in the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF22), Lagos, Nigeria. 27-28 April 2022
The Africa-China Reporting Project (the Project), in collaboration with Paradigm Initiative, a pan African social enterprise, participated in the Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (DRIF 22) in Lagos, Nigeria, 27-28 April 2022. The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum is an important platform where conversations on digital
Fighting stereotypes in wildlife conservation in Tanzania
Video documentary by David Kabambo, first published in Daily News. Gender segregation in the environmental and wildlife conservation sectors remains a problem for both men and women, as the society still live with the syndrome that wildlife poaching is reserved for men.
Nigerians endure poor working conditions in Ogun Chinese companies
Several workers from various Chinese companies in Nigeria are suffering due to poor working conditions. Nigerian journalist, Ojuroungbe Sodiq, unearths labour conditions in some parts of Ogun state and how this affects workers' health. First published in Platform Times. Adefemi Adeolu was diagnosed
Reviewing the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative in North Africa
By Tunisian journalist Rakia Selmi, first published by TAP. This report was produced as a result of North Africa Journalism Reporting Grants provided by the Africa-China Reporting Project in partnership with Inkyfada, for journalists from North Africa to conduct investigations on North
The development of cultural and popular exchanges between China and Morocco
By Moroccan journalist Yasser al Makhmoum, first published in Alyaoum24. This report was produced as a result of North Africa Journalism Reporting Grants provided by the Africa-China Reporting Project in partnership with Inkyfada, for journalists from North Africa to conduct investigations on
Uganda serves scarce fish maw to Asia and the world
By Ugandan journalist Christopher Bendana, first published in The New Vision. In 2021, the chairperson of Uganda Fish Processors and Exporter Association, Sujal Goswami, interfaced with legislators over issues within the fish industry. He told the Members of Parliament (MPs) that Ugandans
