Many African leaders have welcomed Beijing’s presence since it brings much-needed capital and construction expertise that can ...

The most infamous example is the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, where the US raised tariffs on over 20,000 imports — a move ...

China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former colonial power France and Russia struggles to replace its depleted stocks.

The Navy’s first port calls to Libya in more than five decades this week, to Tripoli and Benghazi, likely are intended to send a clear message to Russia and China about U.S. resolve across the ...

The Trump administration is considering plans to close 10 embassies and 17 consulates and reduce or consolidate the staff of ...

On Tuesday, April 15, 2025, the China Foreign Affairs University (CFAU) held a day-long seminar for diplomats, especially African diplomats, emerging diplomatic, and heads of diplomatic academies ...

There’s absolutely no reason for the U.S. to continue receiving 70 percent of our rare earth elements from China, and this alternative and reliable source from Africa would mitigate our reliance ...

China has big plans to increase its global presence - far beyond just investing ... having already begun its economic and geopolitical expansion in Africa, including Nigeria and Egypt.

The Bank of China has maintained a presence in Africa since 1997, China Construction Bank since 2000 and ICBC since 2008 (following its substantial, US$5 billion investment in South Africa’s Standard ...

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Wednesday focused again on China's presence in the western hemisphere, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal. Speaking at a ...

PANAMA CITY (AP) — U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth focused again on China’s presence in the Western Hemisphere Wednesday, one day after calling the world power a threat to the Panama Canal.