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Kenya Takes a Ride on Chinese Rail — With Billions in Debt Aboard

The country’s biggest public works project since colonial times is a $5 billion test of the Belt and Road Initiative’s pledge to be a ‘win-win’ for China and African partners.

Resentment over Land Payments, Jobs Shadow Kenya's Year-Old Railway

How Kenya's new Chinese-Built Train Split a Beloved Wildlife Preserve in Two

With a Positive Spin, Chinese News Outlets Cover Africa

Deepening Military Ties Solidify China’s Ambitions in Africa

Chinese Businesses Present Africa with Untapped Opportunities

As China’s Investment Strategies Shift, African Partners Face Risks

Djibouti’s New Free-Trade Zone Creates Opportunities, Deepens Dependency

African Banks Consider Chinese Yuan, But Risks Loom

Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa, left, shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as they pose for the media after a signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, April 3, 2018.

Zimbabwe’s Leader Thanks China’s Xi, Pledges to Boost Ties

Chinese People's Liberation Army personnel attend the opening ceremony of China's new military base in Djibouti, Aug. 1, 2017.

China’s Military Footprint Grows Alongside Economic Interests

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, right, walks with Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, left, past metal sculptures of animals, inside State House in Nairobi, Kenya, March 9, 2018.

Tillerson: China’s Approach to Africa Encourages Dependency

Ethiopia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Workneh Gebeyehu (center R) walks the red carpet with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson as he arrives to begin a six-day trip in Africa, landing at Addis Ababa International Airport in Addis Ababa, March 7, 2018.

China, Russia Mounting Growing Challenge to US in Africa

Environmental activists chant slogans as they carry placards and banners during a protest in Nairobi, Kenya, March 1, 2018, against a government decision to construct a standard-gauge railway line across the Nairobi National Park.

Environmentalists in Kenya Protest China-Backed Railway Construction

Chinese actor Lou Naiming (2-R) performs a skit on a Lunar New Year gala in Beijing, Feb. 15, 2018.

Chinese New Year Skit Sparks Backlash Over Relationship with Africa