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The Global Jigsaw: How China sees itself in Africa

“China is not buying Africa, it is building Africa” is the view from Beijing. Do people in Nairobi agree?

“China is not buying Africa, it is building Africa” is the view from Beijing. How is this landing with local audiences? There have been hints of a cooling down of Sino-African friendship. For this episode, the team travels to the Kenyan capital Nairobi to get a sense of Chinese influence on the ground, and understand why Beijing has chosen it as a hub for its media operation in Africa.

Producer: Kriszta Satori
Presenter: Krassi Twigg

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