Tag: Africa*
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China’s Involvement in Ethiopia’s Energy Projects
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M064 Creator: Ning Wang ’19 Electrical and Computer Engineering The map presents an overview of the hydroelectric projects in Ethiopia. With abundant water resources, the development of the hydropower resources is critical to Ethiopia’s economy and is also the major interest of China’s investment. China provided assistance to Ethiopia in financing and…
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Potential Chinese Ferrochrome Production Sites in Zimbabwe
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M063 Creator: Ryan Wai-Yin Chui ’20 Digital Media Studies Underneath Zimbabwe lies two major mineral deposit formations that are rich in Chromium: the Great Dyke and the Greenstone Belt. The Chinese have provided foreign aid to extract Chromium ores and have established smelting plants that combine iron and chromite to produce Ferrochrome…
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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…
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The Global Slave Trade 15th – 19th Century
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M011 Creator: Charles Gould ’20, History & Computer Science