Your account has been succesfully created.

Subscribe now

Spotlight

AFRICA CHINA UNITED STATES

When Trump confronts China head on, Obama teams up with Alibaba

Barack Obama and Jack Ma at an APEC meeting in the Philippines in November 2015/ © Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

While the Covid-19 pandemic has exasperated already strained relations between the Trump administration and Beijing, Barack Obama has taken a step in the opposite direction. His foundation quietly sought out the Chinese tech giant Alibaba to work on mutual projects in Africa. [...] (527 words)

Published on 05/05/2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

e-wallet

from EUR/USD 50

Only buy articles you are interested in

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Unlimited access to the website

See our rates

Choose the option that suits you best: Compare all of our offers!

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

e-wallet

from EUR/USD 50

Only buy articles you are interested in

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION

Unlimited access to the website

See our rates

Choose the option that suits you best: Compare all of our offers!

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

Create your free account

Do you want a free trial before subscribing?

create a free account

Finance Business

Set up email notifications for these topics

Airplay
Alibaba
Alibaba Foundation
Ant Financial
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Barack Obama
Brian Wong
Clinton Foundation
Covid-19
David Simas
Donald Trump
Economic Commission for Africa
eFounders Fellowship
Eric Jing
Martin Nesbitt
Meng Yan
Obama Foundation
Rachel Zhang
The Vistria Group
United Nations
Vera Songwe
World Health Organisation

Welcome to Hotel Gamboa... such an empty place

Tourism is at an all-time low, but that is not stopping Cape Verde's authorities from investing massively in new hotels and marinas.

AFRICA Finance Business 04/12/2020

European Investment Bank ready to provide fresh funds for start-up investor Janngo

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has for the last month been studying the case for making a fresh €10m contribution to social start-up studio Janngo, which was set up in 2018 by Senegalese businesswoman Fatoumata Bâ.

CHINA KENYA Diplomacy 21/08/2020

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

Alibaba founder Jack Ma and the Chinese embassy in Nairobi are waiting for the government to provide information about the use of medical equipment donated by the businessman which it appears to have lost track of.

A delivery to Nairobi of medical equipment donated by China, March 24, 2020.

DJIBOUTI ERITREA Politics 23/07/2020

IOG takes on Isaias Afwerki on humanitarian front

Under the guise of assisting residents of the Dankalia region, the team of Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh is conducting a thinly veiled PR campaign against the Isaias Afwerki regime. A first in more than twelve years.

Eritrean president Issayas Afeworki. © Reuters/Mohamed Nureldin Abdallah

Spotlight

ERITREA UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Diplomacy 19/06/2020

Isaias Afwerki gives Emirati military base the cold shoulder

The United Arab Emirates is no longer being welcomed with open arms in Eritrea despite efforts by Abu Dhabi to sweeten the diplomatic pill with humanitarian aid to combat Covid-19.

ETHIOPIA Business 26/05/2020

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

As the rest of Africa suspended flights in and out of China, Ethiopian Airlines stepped in to relay Chinese humanitarian equipment across the continent. This gave prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali an opportunity to assert his position as a pan-African leader and is also a testament to the operation coordinator, the company's rising star Fitsum Abadi.

Fitsum Abadi, managing director of Ethiopian Airlines Cargo & Logistics Services.

SOUTH AFRICA Finance Business 21/05/2020

Cryptocurrency: Covid-19 pandemic prompts Binance to move into Africa

Having set up shop in Ugandan and Nigeria, Binance, one of the world's largest crypto trading platforms, is lobbying hard in South Africa. The crypto industry there enjoys support from President Cyril Ramaphosa's son, who has a passion for digital assets.

AFRICA FRANCE Diplomacy 20/05/2020

Covid-19: France's Alain Le Roy, the sovereign debt eradicator

The French foreign ministry has appointed former UN under secretary-general for peacekeeping operations Alain Le Roy to be France's Covid-19 envoy for Africa, with finance as his main brief.

ZIMBABWE Finance Business 15/05/2020

AU-feted mobile money magnate Strive Masiyiwa vilified by Harare

The African Union may have appointed him to tackle the coronavirus pandemic across the continent, but Strive Masiyiwa does not enjoy the same level of confidence from authorities in his native Zimbabwe. The country's central bank has clipped the wings of EcoCash, Masiyiwa's mobile money business, which plays a key role in the country's economy.

Strive Masiyiwa, the London-based Zimbabwean finance, tech and telecom mogul.

AFRICA Diplomacy 01/04/2020

Coronavirus affords Beijing opportunity to strengthen ties with continent

Over the last ten days, China has stepped up its public relations and the delivery of medical equipment to Africa.

AFRICA CHINA Finance Business 01/04/2020

Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Applications for the Chinese behemoth's training programme for African entrepreneurs have just closed. For those selected to take part, it's a chance to obtain funding from programme partners 4DX Ventures and AfricInvest, and even to compete for the Africa Netpreneur Prize, set up by Alibaba founder and former CEO Jack Ma.

Spotlight

LIBYA Politics 06/02/2020

Jones Group draws up Sarraj's militia withdrawal plan

Mercenaires? American agents? The arrival of a group of Americans in Tripoli in a Libyan Airlines jet on February 2 provoked wild speculation. In fact, the delegation was from security consulting company Jones Group International (JGI), which is helping government [.

Spotlight

GUINEA Diplomacy 27/09/2017

How Conde is using the AU to extend his networks

Though it may raise Alpha Conde's international profile, the chief interest of holding the presidency of the African Union (AU) for the Guinean president is that he can strengthen relations with China and the United States, and indeed develop new [.

On our other sites

Intelligence Online 08/07/2020

Congress calls on DNI to scrutinise Beijing's post-Covid strategy

A bill introduced on 2 July by a group of [...]

Set up email notifications for these topics

Airplay
Alibaba
Alibaba Foundation
Ant Financial
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Barack Obama
Brian Wong
Clinton Foundation
Covid-19
David Simas
Donald Trump
Economic Commission for Africa
eFounders Fellowship
Eric Jing
Martin Nesbitt
Meng Yan
Obama Foundation
Rachel Zhang
The Vistria Group
United Nations
Vera Songwe
World Health Organisation

Once registered, you will be notified by a short message on your computer or mobile phone as soon as a new edition of our publication or an alert is published. Stay informed anytime, anywhere!

On the trail of Papa Fofana, Mamadi Doumbouya's enigmatic adviser

Mr Eazi's risky gambles with betting business betPawa

When Trump confronts China head on, Obama teams up with Alibaba

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

Welcome to Hotel Gamboa... such an empty place

European Investment Bank ready to provide fresh funds for start-up investor Janngo

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

IOG takes on Isaias Afwerki on humanitarian front

Isaias Afwerki gives Emirati military base the cold shoulder

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Cryptocurrency: Covid-19 pandemic prompts Binance to move into Africa

Covid-19: France's Alain Le Roy, the sovereign debt eradicator

AU-feted mobile money magnate Strive Masiyiwa vilified by Harare

Coronavirus affords Beijing opportunity to strengthen ties with continent

Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Jones Group draws up Sarraj's militia withdrawal plan

How Conde is using the AU to extend his networks

Congress calls on DNI to scrutinise Beijing's post-Covid strategy

Set up email notifications for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes:

On the trail of Papa Fofana, Mamadi Doumbouya's enigmatic adviser

Mr Eazi's risky gambles with betting business betPawa

William Ruto's new order

Sudan: the generals waging war from Khartoum to Darfur

Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

When Trump confronts China head on, Obama teams up with Alibaba

This article may be accessed by subscribers and e-wallet holders (USD 19.50)

2 options offered to continue reading

Create your free account

create a free account

Set up email notifications for these topics

Welcome to Hotel Gamboa... such an empty place

European Investment Bank ready to provide fresh funds for start-up investor Janngo

Covid-19: China suspends medical aid to Kenya awaiting news of Jack Ma donations

IOG takes on Isaias Afwerki on humanitarian front

Isaias Afwerki gives Emirati military base the cold shoulder

Covid-19: Ethiopian Airlines cargo boss Fitsum Abadi dispatches Jack Ma's deliveries

Cryptocurrency: Covid-19 pandemic prompts Binance to move into Africa

Covid-19: France's Alain Le Roy, the sovereign debt eradicator

AU-feted mobile money magnate Strive Masiyiwa vilified by Harare

Coronavirus affords Beijing opportunity to strengthen ties with continent

Alibaba: the ringmaster of African finance

Jones Group draws up Sarraj's militia withdrawal plan

How Conde is using the AU to extend his networks

Congress calls on DNI to scrutinise Beijing's post-Covid strategy

Set up email notifications for these topics

First visit

Contacts

Tools

Follow us

A website produced by

Indigo Publications also publishes: