The famous Chinese proverb that says “If you want to get rich, build a road” synthesises
China's model of development and its economic projection abroad in the twenty-first century …

China's intention to go global has been clear since Xi Jinping assumed power, displaying its
grand strategy. Infrastructure projects supporting physical connectivity reveal China's …

Nigeria being an export-driven economy with a primary focus on oil and gas has a high rate
of unemployment. However, the construction industry as a labour-intensive economic sector …

ABSTRACT The Chinese presence in Africa is usually analysed through a soft power
framework that benefits China at the expense of host countries. But this article argues that …

Abstract The Lagos-Ibadan and Lagos-Badagry roads were built in the 1970s and 1990s,
but had become outgrown by traffic needs and catastrophically congested, so widening and …

China seeks to be the" Leader of the Third World," and the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a
great tool to reach its ambitions. Because most developing countries are in Sub-Saharan …

An acute respiratory and infectious novel coronavirus disease caused by a newly
discovered coronavirus (COVID-19) was discovered in Wuhan, China in late 2019. In …

The continent of Africa witnessed an unprecedented socio-economic and political
exploitation during the colonial experience. The 1884 Berlin conference provided the …

There is no gainsaying the fact that China (and her multinational corporations) has
penetrated a large portion of the global economy in the last three decades. There is hardly …

Scholars and policymakers continue to debate the ramifications of Chinese foreign direct
investment (FDI) and infrastructure development in Africa. Some argue that China's activities …