271 results for China in Africa

17 February 2007

All over Africa, Chinese labourers are hard at work building railways, roads and national stadiums. In return, the continent’s developing countries are selling their oil and iron ore to the Chinese. The figures are stagg…

17 May 2009

An interview with South African political cartoonist Zapiro, Guinea's corrupt politicians get their come-uppance, and pilgrims go high-speed.

17 February 2008

Chinese firms, from copper mining giants to small private businesses, have been flocking to Africa, investing €4.3bn last year. But a quieter phenomenon is the steady stream of African businessmen moving into China, 10,000…

18 May 2017

Xi Jinping may remain popular but with a worsening economy, dangerous pollution levels and a newly unpredictable relationship with the US, how strong is the president’s grip on his country?

16 February 2012

Why Africa is frantically going green, Saudi Arabia is desperately building houses, and South Africa is learning to love fracking.

15 March 2012

This issue’s theme is all about how to engineer the perfect parliament. Monocle has surveyed the globe and come up with a master plan for a well-run chamber full of lively debate.

20 October 2011

The defence industry is intertwined with politics and nationhood, and Ivor Ichikowitz is a man at the heart of all three in Africa. But don’t call him an arms dealer – he only has the best intentions for the continent, he…

18 August 2016

China takes a punt down the Suez Canal and Premiership football scores big in Africa.

17 November 2011

Africa's first high-speed rail network, Cambodia's "bamboo" railway upgrade and China's ambitious aviation plans.

19 March 2020

As foreign goverments and corporations circle Senegal’s newfound energy resources, its stable and progressive capital, Dakar, is learning how to best channel its influence and growth.