“Nowadays, getting malaria is like getting the common cold,” explains Nancy, who has long suffered from the illness… Continue reading From Aid to Business? Chinese Medical Companies Arrive in Africa
“After Chinese firms finished the construction project, Kenyans kept the prefab houses. They went like hot cakes,” explained Susan, the founder of a Kenyan female empowerment foundation…. Continue reading (Pre-) Made in China? Chinese Prefabricated Houses in Kenya
“Where are you from?”
For as long as I can remember, that innocent question has been a dreaded one. It conjures up too many complicated issues surrounding belonging, personal history and cultural identity. As a result, my answer fluctuated daily, sometimes even hourly…. Continue reading Where Are You From?
It was not like being anywhere else. I walked through the now very ordinary “human traffic” that blocked my way into the city’s commercial centre and could not help but notice how the Chinese people around me, young and old, looked at me… Continue reading The Unofficial African Ambassador
Standing at the side of the road, I watch as cars, bicycles and buses transport the people of Beijing to wherever it is they are going…. Continue reading Conversations with Shifu
