China, Tanzania, and the Digital Silk Road

 The South African Institute of International Affairs published in November 2021 a policy brief titled "China-powered ICT Infrastructure: Lessons from Tanzania and Cambodia" by Motolani Agbebi, Gong Xue, and Zheng Yu.  

The study looked at the socioeconomic and governance impacts of large Chinese ICT projects in Tanzania and Cambodia.  Compared to other infrastructure developments, these projects had relatively limited socioeconomic and governance outcomes.  

Zimbabwe Seeking To Become IT Hub with Help of China

Quartz Africa posted on 15 June 2018 a commentary titled "Zimbabwe Is Trying To Transform Itself into a Teaching Hub with China's Help" by Tawanda Karombo.

Zimbabwe is looking to China to help build capacity and technological knowledge in an effort to create an IT hub underpinned by big data and artificial intelligence.