November 4, 2026
5 developments
Botswana elevated to a strategic partnership
Xi Jinping used President Boko's visit to say "Africa's resources belong to Africa."
OECD documents the Western response
Project Vault and Project Forge target stockpiling and midstream processing outside China.
AFC names Lobito builders
Webuild, Mota-Engil and Ictas are preferred bidders for Zambia's 515km section.
China's BRI mining spend hit $32 billion in 2025
Foreign Affairs contrasts it with about $300 million of US investment in 2023.
Angola-Tanzania rail proposed
The link would create an Atlantic-to-Indian Ocean corridor (planned).