A recent CRS report released on August 6 examines China’s expanding footprint across sub-Saharan Africa, laying bare a strategic competition that is reshaping the continent’s economic and geopolitical alignment, with significant implications for U.S. foreign policy and congressional oversight.
Author: Anjianjei Constantine
Since the early 2000s, political, economic, diplomatic, and security engagement between the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and countries in sub-Saharan Africa (“Africa” hereinafter, unless otherwise noted) has substantially expanded. Members of Congress and other U.S. policymakers have monitored and assessed the U.S. policy and national interest implications of such trends, and Congress has responded…
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal with South Africa Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau during a meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS 2026 Trade Ministers’ Meeting, in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Image credit/PTI Advertisement
New Delhi [India], August 6 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said India has already delivered three tranches of medical assistance to Africa under its USD 10 million in-kind medical equipment pledge, reaffirming New Delhi’s commitment to strengthening healthcare cooperation and its broader partnership with the African continent.
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