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Why Chinese Companies Are Successful in Africa
“Africa has become an important destination in terms of its investment opportunities and ways for China to secure future resources”
Angola: China is investing in infrastructure projects. Chinese companies now dominate the African construction sector, with a market share larger than those of France, Italy and US combined. This strength of Chinese firms in Africa's construction sector has continued to grow over the past few years despite the global construction market taking a downturn in the aftermath of the credit crunch...

Nigeria Opens the first African Cultural Center in Beijing
Located on the 23rd floor of Eagle Plaza, Niu Ren Jie, Chaoyang district, Beijing, the Nigerian ministry of Culture, Tourism and National orientation under the leadership of Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq Mohammed began a journey that will mark the establishment of the first cultural center of African origin in China when it led a delegation of cultural practitioners and senior government officials to the formal opening of the Nigeria Culture Center, Beijing in late November 2011...

Festus Mbisiogu:
Nigerian advocate of good governance walks into Diaspora’s hall of fame.

Spearheading the quest for sustainable Power Supply in Nigeria and rigorous pursuit to industrialization and education has earned Mr. Mbisiogu a medal of honour in Diaspora Nigeria’s hall of fame specifically reserved for outstanding Nigerian citizen overseas with remarkable dedication to bring massive development to the home country...

Human Resource Capacity Development: the China-Africa Approach
“If you plan for a year, plant a seed. If for a hundred years, teach the people. When you sow a seed, you reap a single harvest, when you teach the people; you will reap a hundred harvests” - Confucius...

Africa has vast Opportunities to compete effectively with China

It is accepted wisdom among economists that no country can outcompete China — it will always be cheaper, faster and tougher than any other.
No mat ter how technologically sophisticated a country’s industries are, when their Chinese peers enter the market, they can out-price, out-speed and out-live anyone...

Pursuing a Career in China - A Case Study

Young South African talent, Palesa Temaswati Mthethwa explores the growing China advantage for young Africans pursuing a career from a broad experience in modeling, creative skills , media and event management.
Coming to China on a scholarship is really an opportunity on its own, but then I thought of other Africans coming to China with no foundation or scholarship, their hopes and dreams...

The New AU Headquarters in Addis Ababa marks an era of balancing the win-win jingle of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) as many African countries hails China’s tariff policy on trade between the two emerging giants, at least, with this decision, said a certain African economist “the affected African countries will export more products to China which will become a big market for them.”
With this development, China and Africa are proving...
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