Africa: Why China Now Dominates Africa’s Business Landscape – Dangote

Africa: Why China Now Dominates Africa’s Business Landscape – Dangote

Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, says China has become Africa’s dominant business partner because Western countries often fail to provide the financing support needed for large-scale industrial projects, forcing African businesses and governments to lean heavily on Chinese firms. Business mogul and African billionaire Aliko Dangote has said China currently dominates business across Africa because…

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Trump leaves China with no agreement on thorny issues, but cites ‘very good’ talks with Xi

Trump leaves China with no agreement on thorny issues, but cites ‘very good’ talks with Xi

BEIJING — Though U.S. President Donald Trump said he and Chinese President Xi Jinping “discussed almost everything,” their superpower summit here this week produced no sweeping agreements and concluded with just a handful of measurable outcomes. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Instead, each side lavished…

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US, China to coordinate on AI threats

US, China to coordinate on AI threats

US and Chinese delegations are discussing AI guardrails at their Beijing summit and will set up a protocol for best practices to keep non-state bad actors from exploiting the most powerful AI models. Bessent told CNBC in a pre-recorded interview on Thursday that it was “of utmost importance” that the US maintain its lead over…

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