african investments, gold, natural resources, sierra leone

China’s Gold Excavation in Sierra Leone Sets Up Locals for Long-Term Losses

For China, African countries are storehouses of resources that need to be extracted to meet the demands of the growing Chinese population. In Sierra Leone, a Chinese company established gold mining operations in the town of Masumbiri, with locals hoping that it would usher prosperity into the region. However, not only are their dreams left ...

Jack Roberts

Mining gold in Sierra Leone

China Pledges $60 Billion of Investment in Africa

In September 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping declared that his country would invest US$60 billion in several African projects. However, the move was brought under suspicion by economic experts who suggested that the new wave of loans will only entrap African nations into servitude to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). China’s investments also pose a ...

Nspirement Staff

Jacob Zuma and Xi Jinping.