Darren Taylor

Local entrepreneurs and businesspeople said they cannot compete with China’s low-cost model and that little was being done to protect them.

‘Surveillance colonialism operates through algorithms, platforms, and biometric contracts, outsourcing control while entrenching dependency,’ one expert said.

Nations in Africa are confident that deals can be reached with the U.S. government to avoid higher tariffs on Aug. 1.

The U.S. is moving fast to secure access to critical minerals as China tries to exert control over global supplies.

Chinese motor vehicle companies are setting up shop across Africa and dumping cheap EVs as domestic market shrinks and tariffs bite.

Some analysts see Pretoria’s unexpected move with regard to local black ownership in the minerals exploration sector as a win for the United States.

The U.S.-brokered agreement could mean American access to valuable minerals, freezing China out of a region it prizes.

The Chinese regime’s goal is ’to alienate America, to separate it from Africa in particular,' one expert says.

Platinum is needed for cars, weapons, and electronics, but the biggest U.S. supplier—South Africa—is tied to Beijing and on bad terms with Trump administration.

The executive order took effect on June 9, prohibiting travel to the United States for citizens from a list of countries, including some in Africa.

Local entrepreneurs and businesspeople said they cannot compete with China’s low-cost model and that little was being done to protect them.

‘Surveillance colonialism operates through algorithms, platforms, and biometric contracts, outsourcing control while entrenching dependency,’ one expert said.

Nations in Africa are confident that deals can be reached with the U.S. government to avoid higher tariffs on Aug. 1.

The U.S. is moving fast to secure access to critical minerals as China tries to exert control over global supplies.

Chinese motor vehicle companies are setting up shop across Africa and dumping cheap EVs as domestic market shrinks and tariffs bite.

Some analysts see Pretoria’s unexpected move with regard to local black ownership in the minerals exploration sector as a win for the United States.

The U.S.-brokered agreement could mean American access to valuable minerals, freezing China out of a region it prizes.

The Chinese regime’s goal is ’to alienate America, to separate it from Africa in particular,' one expert says.

Platinum is needed for cars, weapons, and electronics, but the biggest U.S. supplier—South Africa—is tied to Beijing and on bad terms with Trump administration.

The executive order took effect on June 9, prohibiting travel to the United States for citizens from a list of countries, including some in Africa.