Eurasia Review posted on 6 January 2026 an article titled "New ECOWAS Headquarters: China Continues Sharing Unique Diplomacy with Africa" by Kester Kenn Klomegah.
China will hand over the new $32 million Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) headquarters building during January. This is one of many Chinese gifts of prestigious buildings to African governments in order to build influence and goodwill.
The New York Times published on 10 February 2024 an article titled "China Keeps Building Stadiums in Africa. But at What Cost?" by Elian Peltier.
China has been building sports stadiums across Africa for decades. One of the most recent ones is in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, which is hosting the month-long Africa Cup of Nations. Most of these stadiums are donations from China or financed through soft loans from Chinese banks.
At the same time, there are some downsides. China rarely delivers the infrastructure to support the stadiums or the funding and know-how to maintain them. Some of the largest stadiums such as the one in Gabon constructed for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations host subsequent events with many empty seats.
NewsDay published on 27 October 2023 an article titled "China Hands Over New Parliament Building" by Harriet Chikandiwa.
Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa received from China on 26 October 2023 a new $100 million National Assembly financed by China Aid. Mnangagwa said at the ceremony his ZANU-PF government "stands ready to strengthen synergies and to share experiences with the People's Republic of China and the Communist Party of China with regards to advancing rejuvenation and growing our economy."
The Associated Press published on 23 November 2022 an article titled "Zimbabwe's Imposing New Chinese-funded Parliament Opens" by Farai Mutsaka.
Mnangagwa hailed opening of the structure on this occasion. The article valued the building at $200 million.
Xinhua published on 27 November 2019 an article titled "Zimbabwean President Impressed by Progress on Chinese-funded New Parliament Building."
Mnangagwa toured the site, his third since construction began in 2018, of the new parliament building, expressing "gratitude to China for the magnificent gesture."
IOL published on 30 November 2018 an article titled "Zimbabwe Starts Building New Parliament Paid by China."
Mnangagwa laid the foundation stone for the new parliament building funded by China.
Comment: These articles do not even scratch the surface of the flood of publicity China received from this project beginning with the signing of what began as a loan in 2017.
The Ghanaian Times published on 21 March 2023 an article titled "Construction of $20m Ministry of Foreign Affairs Annex Begins" by Jonathan Donkor.
A Chinese company began construction on a $20 million annex for Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra funded by a grant from the Chinese government. The building will contain the minister's office area, conference hall, press room, banquet hall, underground parking, gymnasium, clinic, stores, and archives room. China provided a grant in 2013 for construction of the current ministry building.
