Africa a major target of China’s resource ‘acquisitiveness’

A number of recent ventures and agreements between China and Africa-based resource companies have positioned the continent as a key destination for meeting China’s resource acquisitiveness, market research firm Frontier Advisory research and...

China unlikely to be big African coal investor

China’s involvement in Africa’s coal industry was likely to remain predominantly trade rather than investment related, Frontier Advisory research and strategy head Hannah Edinger said on Friday. She told delegates at the Coaltrans Southern...

Inadequate infrastructure restrains development

One of Africa’s biggest constraints to development in mining and other sectors remains the lack of adequate physical and economic infrastructure, says Africa engagement strategies development company Africa Frontier Advisory senior manager...

China stirs the DRC financing pot

There has been no lack of attention for the recent $9-billion mining and infrastructure deal struck on April 22 between stakeholders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the People’s Republic of China. The agreement has raised...

SA a preferred destination for Chinese mining investment

IN terms of number of projects, South Africa currently ranks second equal among African countries regarding Chinese investment in mining. There are five mining projects in this country with greater or lesser degrees of Chinese investment.