Voices from the African Left: China vs the US & the New Cold War

Western governments along with their loyal media and think tanks warn that China is colonizing, exploiting, and forcing Africa into a debt trap. Is this true? Or is it Cold War propaganda? What is China’s actual role in Africa and how does it compare with the West’s? To help us understand what’s really happening, Rania Khalek was joined by two leading African leftists: Mikaela Nhondo Erskog, an educator and researcher with Pan Africanism Today, a researcher at the Tricontinental Institute, and a member of the organizing committee of No Cold War. And Kambale Musavuli, an activist, writer, and analyst with the Center for Research on the Congo. Read the report Erskog worked on, “Defending Our Sovereignty: US Military Bases in Africa and the Future of African Unity”, here: You can listen to every episode of Rania Khalek Dispatches anywhere you get podcasts. Spotify: Apple: TIME CODES: 0:00 Intro 2:46 History of colonialism and imperialism in Africa and who’s behind it 8:22 What is China actually doing in Africa? 12:24 Who’s trapping developing countries in debt? Not China! 14:44 Challenging the argument that China is exploiting Sri Lanka 20:07 US vs Chinese practices in the Democratic Republic of Congo 25:25 Western propaganda promoting anti-China sentiment on the African continent 26:34 US military expansion in Africa is meant to thwart China’s growing influence 36:08 China’s history on the African continent (ends 37:14) 37:17 America’s destabilizing role in the DRC, Mali, Guinea and more. 46:17 US vs Chinese activities in Ghana 52:04 Is China building any military capacity in Africa? 54:30 How the US military took over an entire terminal in Ghana’s airport 57:33 French electricity powered by uranium in electricity deprived Niger 1:02:58 Is US propaganda against the Belt and Road Initiative effective in Africa? 1:11:37 Is a multipolar world better for the global south? 1:15:30 Covid in Africa: US vs Chinese response 1:24:10 Anti-China hysteria drummed up by African elites backed by the West » Become a patron: -------------------------------- » Like us on Facebook: » Tweet us on Twitter: » Follow us on Instagram: At Breakthrough News we believe in the power of independent media. Five mega-corporations dominate the media landscape — controlling 90% of what we read, watch and listen to. They control the news cycle, to which social media and even most “alternative” media is forced to respond. We are breaking through that cycle. We tell the untold stories of resistance from poor and working-class communities — because out of these stories we will construct a different narrative of the world, as it is and in real time. People’s movements in every corner of the globe are changing history and shifting consciousness. But these movements barely receive any coverage from the corporate media. They need visibility. They need amplification. They need a media arm to break through. We can be that media arm, but only with your help. Become a Patron and join us on the front lines in the battle of ideas. Subscribe and follow us! @BTNewsroom #China #ChinainAfrica #Africa #BreakThroughNews #BTnews #socialistnews #socialist #raniakhalek #eugenepuryear