China's Hospital Ship Visiting African Ports

 Defence Web posted on 21 August 2024 an article titled "Chinese Hospital Ship on Goodwill Visit to Cape Town."

The Chinese PLA Navy hospital ship, Peace Ark, has completed visits to Seychelles, Tanzania, Madagascar, and Mauritania.  It is currently visiting South Africa and will continue to Angola, the Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Benin, Mauritania, and Djibouti.  

China and Africa in the Xi Jinping Era

The Diplomat asked me to write a short piece on China-Africa relations in connection with Xi Jinping's current visit to the continent.  The piece appeared on 25 March 2013 as "China and Africa in the Xi Jinping Era." 

New Chinese President to Visit Africa

China's soon-to-be President, Xi Jinping, will make his first overseas visit, starting in Russia followed by attendance at the BRICS summit in Durban, South Africa, which begins on 26 March.  He will also visit Tanzania and the Republic of the Congo, underscoring the continuing importance that China gives to its relations with Africa.

Writing for Russia Today (RT), Nile Bowie provided an analysis of the upcoming visit to Africa titled "New Chinese President Xi Aims to Paint Africa Red."