The China in Africa Podcast

News

Twice-weekly discussion about China's engagement across Africa and the Global South hosted by journalist Eric Olander and Asia-Africa scholar Cobus van Staden in Johannesburg.

Episodes

What Africa's Youth Really Want From China, the U.S. and Europe

How China Wants to Rewrite Global Governance

Why Critical Minerals Alone Won't Make Countries Rich

What's Next for China-Africa Trade?

Africa's China Trade Challenge Isn't Market Access. It's Market Readiness.

South Africa's Protests, China-Africa Trade, Global South Politics

Kenya's China Debt Restructuring Explained

China Unveils Vision for a New World Order

Africa Is Closing The Door On Taiwan

Former State Department Insider on Washington's Muddled Africa Policy

WEEK IN REVIEW: China's Africa Influence Test - Trade, Ebola & Perception

How the US Is Trying to Challenge China's Critical Mineral Dominance

Kenya Court Orders Secret China Railway Contracts Released

What Africa Looks Like From Beijing Today

Middle Powers in a Post-American Order

Inside the Race for Africa's Strategic Corridors

Why 3 African States Said No to Taiwan

Digital Sovereignty in Africa: China, AI, and the Dependency Debate

Awkward China-Africa Conversations in Washington, D.C.

Why Residents Near a Massive Chinese-run Mine in the DR Congo Are Getting Sick