2025 China-Africa Year in Review

Dec 25, 2025
1h 2m

Episode Description

In this special year-end edition of The China in Africa Podcast, Eric, Cobus, and GĂ©raud look back on the top stories of 2025 and look ahead to the key trend to watch in 2026. 

📌 Topics covered include:

  • Simandou goes online (Guinea) and the iron ore geopolitics shift
  • Zambia's Kafue River spill and the China narrative battle
  • China's manufacturing push, overcapacity, and export pressures
  • Soybeans and South America's growing leverage in U.S.–China trade
  • China–India dĂ©tente and what it changes (and doesn't)
  • G20 turbulence around South Africa and global governance fractures
  • 2026 outlook: Southeast Asia rivalry, Zimbabwe lithium value-add, Senegal hidden debt

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