It makes sense that a continent that is home to 54 countries and 1.2 billion people would also house many contradictory developments. Africa features several of the world’s fastest-growing economies and a burgeoning middle class. But much of the continent remains mired in debt, burdened by conflict and beset by elites clinging to power.
The latest Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is once again highlighting Beijing’s role on the continent, as well as Africa’s growing status as an arena for great power competition.
