South Africa's Institute for Security Studies published on 2 November 2023 a brief paper titled "Navigating the Complex Terrain of China-Africa Debt Relations" by Jana De Kluiver.
Public debt in Africa has surged to $1.8 trillion. China extended loans exceeding $170 million to 49 African nations and regional institutions between 2000 and 2022. This paper is a summary of a longer report that comments on China's role in African debt.
