Vol 6 (AAC) No 8 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINA Too great expectations 31st May 2013 The Sicomines deposits contain smaller copper reserves than predicted and some detect deep problems in the partnership with China In early May, Prime Minister Augustin Matata Ponyo Mapon sent shockwaves through Kinshasa when he told the United Nations-backed Radio Okapi that the partnership between Congo-Kins...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 8 | ZIMBABWECHINA Small beer from Beijing 31st May 2013 Vice-President Wang Yang’s visit sees scrabbling state media rerun an old warning to Chinese companies from Prime Minister Tsvangirai Zimbabwe's new constitution finally passed into law on 22 May and the way is now clear for elections. The Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front is pushing for the polls t...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 8 | SIERRA LEONECHINA Doors opening 31st May 2013 China’s Kingho Energy has big ideas for Sierra Leone, but such plans could go the way of many other ambitious investments. The US$6 billion agreement the company signed with the Mi...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 8 | CHINA Hu Huaibang 31st May 2013 Chairman, China Development Bank Hu Huaibang, outgoing Chairman of Shanghai-based Bank of Communications, replaced Chen Yuan as Chairman of China Development Bank in May. As of February, the CDB had provided lo...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 8 | CHINA Li Baodong 31st May 2013 Ambassador to the United Nations, China Li Baodong called on Western countries to help African governments strengthen the institutions that are designed to fight terrorism. He told the Xinhua Chinese news agency in May t...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | ZAMBIACHINA Reality replaces Sata’s rhetoric 2nd May 2013 On President Sata’s inaugural trip to China, Beijing’s former critic welcomed Chinese investment as long as it produces clear benefits for Zambia In opposition, he lambasted the role of Chinese companies in the Zambian economy, but President Michael Chilufya Sata’s April state visit to China marked a point of closure on his ...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | ZAMBIACHINA The grass is greener in Beijing 2nd May 2013 In April, Zambian President Michael Chilufya Sata was in China praising the Beijing government. Vice-President Guy Scott was doing much the same thing in mid-March – but at an inve...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINA Kasai mines go to Anhui 2nd May 2013 The Chinese company that works with the Zimbabwean government in the controversial Marange fields has signed a major deal with Kinshasa Thanks to a contract signed in Kinshasa on 18 March by Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Corporation’s Vice-President Bai Ziangqian, State Assets Minister Louise Munga Mesozi and...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | GHANACHINA Crackdown on illegal miners 2nd May 2013 Gun battles, environmental degradation and tensions with local communities force the government to take a tough stance on illegal Chinese miners The Ghana Immigration Service is to tighten up security at the country’s borders to stop the illegal entry of Chinese artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs). Police Commissioner P...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 7 | GHANACHINA Sinopec strike 2nd May 2013 Sinopec, the lead contractor on Ghana’s US$850 million gas project, halted work on 30 April citing payment delays and disputes with Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC).
