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Chinese Economic Activity in Sierra Leone
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M073 Creator: Sakhile Ntshangase ’21 History & Comparative Literature In 1971, China became Sierra Leone’s largest source of aid. The Chinese have helped Sierra Leone in a lot of projects including financing two stadia in the capital, Freetown, and building two major bridges. More than construction, however, agriculture has been a major…
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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…