Malawi Cuts Diplomatic Ties With Taiwan

The move drew a bitter response from Taiwanese officials who accused the Chinese government of luring the Malawians into its camp with money and other inducements.

China’s Trade in Africa Carries a Price Tag

Manufacturing has suffered in Africa as cheap Chinese goods flood the market, eliminating needed jobs.

World View Podcast

Greg Winter speaks with Lydia Polgreen, West Africa bureau chief, about the new power in Africa: China.

Entrepreneurs From China Flourish in Africa

Hundreds of thousands of Chinese migrants are doing business on a continent that until five years or so ago had been terra incognita.

China, Filling a Void, Drills for Riches in Chad

Chinese companies are investing heavily in impoverished African countries like Chad, raising Western concerns.