The attention of the world is now drifting towards Africa, with comparisons to 1990s-era China are no longer coming off as radical projections. It is ubiquitous,” spoke Daan Roggeveen, the founder of MORE Architecture and author of many works on urbanization in China and Africa. But China began lobbying Africa extensively, getting the People’s Republic recognized one country at a time. Infrastructure is what Africa needs most and infrastructure is what China is most equipped to provide. Since 2011, China has been the biggest player in Africa’s infrastructure boom, claiming a 40% share that continues to rise.

Source: Forbes October 03, 2019 17:03 UTC