Growing Chinese Investment in Africa
Foreign engineers on a Chinese oil rig near Port Harcourt (Nigeria). Africa's natural resources are attracting growing Chinese investment (photo: Kratochvil/ Corbis)
In This Episode
Chinese investment in Sub-Saharan Africa has been on the rise in recent years, peaking in 2008 at more than $5 billion dollars. Although not without some controversy, the increasing investment is having a mojor impact on African growth. But will it continue?
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