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Inside this issue
• China is mapping the business landscape – and learning how fast it can change
• The influx of Chinese has hastened the departure of an older generation of business titans - -
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Continent drives a harder bargain
African policymakers are wary of becoming too dependent on or indebted to China, and see virtue in diversity, write William Wallis and Tom Burgis
China’s policy: Anxious to shed colonial image and foster a new cycle of trade
Geoff Dyer on Beijing’s changing relationship with the continent
Investment strategy: State-to-private contracts provide second route to riches
Tom Burgis on China’s new approach to the big African economies
The middlemen: Tough lessons in navigating the business landscape
Tom Burgis reports on the shifting relationships that can make or break deals
Business titans: Generation of industrialists makes way for a new wave
Tom Burgis dips into the history of Chinese influence in Nigeria
South Africa: Way paved for broader links
Richard Lapper explains the economic substance behind the talk
Uranium: Coup alters the balance as nations jostle for position
Tom Burgis reports on the growing eastwest competition for Niger’s valuable metal
Chinese cuisine: Fine company, fusion food, wanderers and raucous toasts
Tom Burgis visits two excellent restaurants
