Saturday, May 4, 2024

China's Resource-backed Loans to Africa Reassessed

 The South China Morning Post published on 4 May 2024 an article titled "Does China's Oil-for-Infrastructure Lending Model in Africa Need a Rethink?" by Jevans Nyabiage.

Chinese loans to certain African governments back by payment in resources such as oil, known as the Angola model, come with a hidden danger--fluctuating commodity prices.  The African Development Bank has called for an end to the loans.