# The China in Africa Podcast

A podcast by The China-Global South Project. Twice-weekly discussion about China's engagement across Africa and the Global South hosted by journalist Eric Olander and Asia-Africa scholar Cobus van Staden in Johannesburg.

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## Latest episodes

- [Africa Is Growing, But Is It Getting Richer?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/32289dc588da) (2026-10-22, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/Road_to_Prosperity_-_Jakkie_Cilliers.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Africa Matters to China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/ac538fbc0969) (2026-10-20, 62 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/Roundtable.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China, Africa and the Fight Against Telecom Fraud](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/6cf2beb0bc68) (2026-10-09, 58 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Roundtable_Oct_9th.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Hidden Uranium in DRC Cobalt Exports to China: Is It a Problem?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/20a6b3cbaa3f) (2026-10-02, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Ryan_Manzuk.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China, Taiwan and the Somaliland Question](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/963b08b87837) (2026-09-18, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/Roundtable_-_September_17_2026.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Kenyan President Orders Crackdown on Foreigners in Small Businesses, Including Chinese](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/f9e1ea933996) (2026-09-11, 59 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Roundtable.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Is China Decolonizing African Media or Expanding Its Influence?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/94b254305b51) (2026-09-04, 55 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Media.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Africa Buys From China. What Can It Sell Back?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/c7152ca06432) (2026-08-27, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Week_in_Review_1.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Namibia's China Strategy Is Worth Watching](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/0a562d0b2854) (2026-08-20, 47 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_08212026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China Is More Popular Than the U.S. in Africa. Here's Why](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/8cbc49b59c57) (2026-08-14, 58 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Ebenezer_Obadare.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [What Africa's Youth Really Want From China, the U.S. and Europe](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/5b91ffc42ebf) (2026-08-07, 58 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_08072026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [How China Wants to Rewrite Global Governance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/0b575994689f) (2026-07-30, 31 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_07312026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Critical Minerals Alone Won't Make Countries Rich](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/0128120af4a9) (2026-07-24, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_07242026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [What's Next for China-Africa Trade?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/4dbe1c08d218) (2026-07-17, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_07172026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Africa's China Trade Challenge Isn't Market Access. It's Market Readiness.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/e46273810e13) (2026-07-10, 48 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_07102026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [South Africa's Protests, China-Africa Trade and Global South Politics](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/dedc4b2e33c1) (2026-07-03, 46 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_02_July_2026_I.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Kenya's China Debt Restructuring Explained](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/eeb42781999b) (2026-06-25, 38 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_062522026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China Unveils Vision for a New World Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/998745d8cfb0) (2026-06-19, 57 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_06182026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Africa Is Closing The Door On Taiwan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/ab38d352d62a) (2026-06-12, 64 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_06122026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Former State Department Insider on Washington's Muddled Africa Policy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/739bfd538aee) (2026-06-10, 71 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Dan_Kobayashi.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [WEEK IN REVIEW: China's Africa Influence Test - Trade, Ebola & Perception](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/deac1e615238) (2026-06-05, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_05_June.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [How the US Is Trying to Challenge China's Critical Mineral Dominance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/33603871a0b1) (2026-05-29, 53 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_05292026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Kenya Court Orders Secret China Railway Contracts Released](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/fd6415dbbb59) (2026-05-22, 44 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_05222026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [What Africa Looks Like From Beijing Today](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/107cf0c3e47d) (2026-05-15, 52 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_05152026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Middle Powers in a Post-American Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/9cfee9b8345f) (2026-05-08, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_05082026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Inside the Race for Africa's Strategic Corridors](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/3d6adf01fcf4) (2026-05-01, 55 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_05012026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why 3 African States Said No to Taiwan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/5e0f297cca2e) (2026-04-24, 50 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_04242026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China, Surveillance, and Africa's Digital Transformation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/63a4bfbe223b) (2026-04-16, 55 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_04162026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Awkward China-Africa Conversations in Washington, D.C.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/8d72e038066e) (2026-04-09, 58 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_04092026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Residents Near a Massive Chinese-run Mine in the DR Congo Are Getting Sick](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/cadfe936ae6b) (2026-04-02, 53 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_04022026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China's Economic Relationship With Africa Is Entering a New Phase](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/51a9d4287148) (2026-03-26, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_03262026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [View From Washington: What the US Needs to Do to Re-Engage Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/5b8f33e3a6f4) (2026-03-19, 54 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_03192026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Comparing U.S. and Chinese Aid Strategies in Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/991fc4497053) (2026-03-13, 57 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_03132026_LIBSYN.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Who Controls the Battery Age? Congo, China, and the New Resource Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/ce75b7d57954) (2026-03-05, 74 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_03022026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Private Bondholders Matter More Than China in Africa's Debt Debate](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/a522279cf7d0) (2026-02-27, 43 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_David_McNair.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [How a Little-Known Chinese Company Conquered Africa's Cell Phone Market](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/fd61da7852b3) (2026-02-24, 45 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_02232026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Africa is Now a Key Front in the U.S.-China Rivalry](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/c3846d28932a) (2026-02-20, 60 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_02202026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China's Expanding Military Engagement Across Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/9cc36071627d) (2026-02-13, 57 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_02132026_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [U.S. Pushes New Critical Minerals Bloc to Counter China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/9da7d80d3dda) (2026-02-06, 65 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_06022025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Africa and the New World Order: U.S. Pulls Back and China Moves Forward](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/d96482383750) (2026-01-27, 51 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_01272025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China's Place in the New Post-American International Order](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/a03d6e8cbcab) (2026-01-23, 66 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP-CGSP_01232025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [What Did Wang Yi Accomplish on His Low-Key Africa Tour?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/1f5b0900a928) (2026-01-16, 57 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_01162025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why Wang Yi Chose Somalia, Ethiopia, Tanzania & Lesotho for His 2026 Africa Tour](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/c0c365756109) (2026-01-09, 59 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_01092025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [2025 China-Africa Year in Review](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/49f1a3fabfb4) (2025-12-25, 63 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CGSP_12252025_Year_in_Review.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China's Outsized Role in West Africa's Illegal Resource Trade](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/5bf850475ab3) (2025-12-18, 53 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_12192025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China's Role in Africa's Industrialization: Obstacle, Partner, or Both?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/09334f1f5672) (2025-12-12, 66 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_12122025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Why the U.S.-DRC Mining Deal is Bad News For China](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/c2c8e9bb5ab2) (2025-12-06, 59 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_-_Week_in_Review.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [China at COP30 and the New Politics of Climate Change](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/05e764b2cb99) (2025-11-27, 49 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_11272025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [How China Uses Parliamentary Buildings to Build Influence in Africa](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/fba4a24b51e2) (2025-11-25, 42 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CGSP_11252025_Libsyn.mp3?dest-id=4284093
- [Chinese Nationals' Role in Africa's Illicit Weapons, Mining, and Money Flows](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/484409506/61668ffd1e06) (2025-11-21, 55 min): audio https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/b3f2a027-658f-4f2b-812a-d8c56362e481/CAP_11212025_LIBSYN.mp3?dest-id=4284093

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