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The China in Africa Podcast: U.S. vs. Chinese Approaches to Aid in Africa
May 24, 2010 | 2 Comments
The China in Africa Podcast: U.S. vs. Chinese Approaches to Aid in Africa

The idea for this new podcast series was born from the constant frustration of talking with Western “development experts,” diplomats and aid workers in Africa. In every instance, Westerners were either strikingly ignorant of …

Chinese Aid in Africa: No Strings Attached
May 2, 2010 | 2 Comments
Chinese Aid in Africa: No Strings Attached

The Canadian Broadcast Corporation sent their Beijing correspondent to do some rather extensive reporting on the surge of Chinese investment in Africa. In contrast to much of the other recent coverage of the topic, Anthony …

The West’s Tragic Blindspot in Africa
March 7, 2010 | No Comment
The West’s Tragic Blindspot in Africa

I have been living in Kinshasa for almost three weeks now and since I landed here I’ve been asked countless times what I find the most interesting/bizarre/unusual about life in the Democratic Republic of the …