Category: China in Africa*
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Oil in Nigeria: West vs. China
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M062 Creator: Mathew Swanson ’20 Computer Science Nigeria has a long history with oil and is one of the largest suppliers in the world. The West has long dominated the extraction, funding, and transportation of Nigeria’s oil, but this is starting to change. Recently, China has started to expand into the Nigerian…
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Egyptian Natural Resources and Recent Chinese Involvements
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M061 Creator: Jiahang Wu ’23 History The China-Egypt relationship has a long history, yet its economic story most took place after China launched its “One Belt One Road” initiative after 2010. This map illustrates major Chinese activities in Egypt’s mineral fields, energy reserves, and agricultural sector. The map reveals a unique trait…
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Chinese ‘Angola Mode’: Oil for Construction
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M060 Creator: Preston Hollopeter ’19 Chemical Engineering Angola is China’s largest trading partner in Africa with oil exports taking center stage. Vast reserves in the waters west of northern Angola stimulate economic cooperation, allowing for oil-backed loans from the Chinese Exim bank to fund immense infrastructure construction projects while China becomes a…