China's African Empire: The country that captured a continent

From the bestselling author of Dictatorland, this is the long and turbulent history of China's growing influence over African states.

People are increasingly fascinated by – and terrified of – the role of China in the modern world. In Africa, this role has become something akin to a new colonial power. With unique insight into how China operates overseas, Paul Kenyon charts the country's extraordinary success in exploiting Africa's natural resources, consumers, workforce and political instit...