China

ADF STAFF Who killed nine Chinese nationals at the Chimbolo gold mine in the Central African Republic (CAR)? The government of CAR President Faustin-Archange Touadéra has promised to investigate the murders at the mine owned by China’s…

ADF STAFF They toil for long, grueling hours without water or food. They sleep on the decks of the fishing vessels where they work, exposed to the elements. There is no medicine if they get sick, and they are routinely forced…

ADF STAFF Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railway was billed as a major economic driver that would benefit the region. However, six years after it opened, the railway has become a financial burden for the country and a key part of its deteriorating…

ADF STAFF It is illegal for fishing vessels to discard unwanted fish in Ghanaian waters, but the practice continues, causing waste, environmental degradation and lost income for artisanal fishermen. According to a recent report by…

ADF STAFF China’s interest and involvement in Africa includes everything from establishing economic markets to negotiating lucrative infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars. The communist nation also is known for what it…

ADF STAFF About 20% of illegally caught fish worldwide comes from waters near The Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, Senegal and Sierra Leone, according to a new report by news organization Investigative Journalism Reportika…

ADF STAFF Liberia and Senegal took a significant step in their fight to end illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in February when the countries signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at promoting and facilitating…

ADF STAFF A suspicious vehicle was driving through the streets of Durban, South Africa, around 3:45 a.m. with water leaking out of the back. When police pulled over the red Toyota Condor they found eight bags of shelled abalone…

ADF STAFF Despite much speculation that Chinese lenders were constructing a so-called “debt trap” as a way to claim key national assets from their African borrowers, an analysis by the think tank Chatham House suggests that China might…

ADF STAFF Many rural West African communities rely on donkeys as a source of labor, transport and income. Traditional Chinese medicine values donkeys for their skins. In recent years, China has been unable to meet its high demand for…