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Uganda Launches China-Built Isimba Dam

Uganda on Thursday launched the China-built Isimba Hydropower Dam in the country’s east. The $568 million dam is expected to improve access to power in Uganda, where less than 30 percent of people are on the grid, and cut power costs.

Chinese Considered 'Language of the Future' for Young Ugandans

China to Fund Modern Facilities at Pakistan-Afghan Border

Report: Kenya Contract With China Threatens Sovereignty, Assets

Kenyan Government Faces Backlash After Chinese Contract Leaks

As US ‘Debt-Trap Diplomacy’ Rhetoric Heats Up, China-Africa Relations Hold

New Africa Strategy Pits US Against China, Russia

Chinese Officials Arrested for Bribery Amid Kenya’s SGR Corruption Inquiry

Caution, Cancellations, Protests as Concerns Grow on China's Belt and Road

China Welcomes Saudi Plans to Invest in CPEC Project With Pakistan

Zambia Continues to Borrow as China Debt Concerns Rise

China Offers Debt Relief, But Most African Countries Borrow Elsewhere

For African Countries, China Forum Provides Shot at Better Deals

Kenya Takes a Ride on Chinese Rail — With Billions in Debt Aboard

Resentment over Land Payments, Jobs Shadow Kenya’s Year-Old Railway

How Kenya's new Chinese-Built Train Split a Beloved Wildlife Preserve in Two

With a Positive Spin, Chinese News Outlets Cover Africa

Deepening Military Ties Solidify China’s Ambitions in Africa

Chinese Businesses Present Africa with Untapped Opportunities

As China’s Investment Strategies Shift, African Partners Face Risks

Djibouti’s New Free-Trade Zone Creates Opportunities, Deepens Dependency

African Banks Consider Chinese Yuan, But Risks Loom
FILE - In this image released by the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Marines and sailors prepare to board a KC-130J Marine Super Hercules at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Dec. 24, 2013.

China Denies Firing Lasers at US Planes in Djibouti
FILE - Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa shakes hands with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang before their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 4, 2018.

Zimbabwe Election Campaigns Ask: What about China?
Chinese People's Liberation Army personnel attend the opening ceremony of China's new military base in Djibouti, Aug. 1, 2017.

China’s Military Footprint Grows Alongside Economic Interests
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, walks with Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, past metal sculptures of animals, inside State House in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2018.

Tillerson: China’s Approach to Africa Encourages Dependency
Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Workneh Gebeyehu (center R) walks the red carpet with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he arrives to begin a six-day trip in Africa, landing at Addis Ababa International Airport in Addis Ababa, March 7, 2018.

China, Russia Mounting Growing Challenge to US in Africa
Environmental activists chant slogans as they carry placards and banners during a protest in Nairobi, Kenya, March 1, 2018, against a government decision to construct a standard-gauge railway line across the Nairobi National Park.

Environmentalists in Kenya Protest China-Backed Railway Construction
Chinese actor Lou Naiming (2-R) performs a skit on a Lunar New Year gala in Beijing, Feb. 15, 2018.

Chinese New Year Skit Sparks Backlash Over Relationship with Africa