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China ' S
Influence in Africa
By nic a-3 can Ergen , landcom g2 kda
AFRICA is the world ’ s second largest landmass , the fastest-growing and most populated continent , and hosts one of fastest growing regional economies . China has shown growing interest in the African continent the last two decades , and have surpassed major conventional players in almost all spheres of influence . These developments have attracted global attention to understand Chinese desires and how these events impact international competition in other areas .
provides countries ’ economic sizes and growth figures to help illustrate the economic potential in the continent .
This article examines key areas of the Chinese endeavor in Africa , and tries to provide insight on how these events might possibly affect geopolitics in the continent .
Africa is home to 54 countries ( 28 percent of total number of countries in the world ) covering 30 million square km land1 ( second largest continent and 20 percent of world ’ s land mass2 ), and creates $ 2.42 billion economic output ( 3 percent of global economy ). 3 Figure 1
Figure 1 African Key Economic figures / Source : The World Bank , the UN and Author ' s own calculations
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