Author Howard French focuses in this latest book China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa on individual Chinese entering Africa. In OZY he explains why: Its not the billionaires, but the relative poor coming to Africa.Read More →

Getting away from cliches is tough, but author Howard French tries to do so in his latest book China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa. In The Diplomat he tries to get some of the larger misunderstandings out of the way.Read More →

Former New York Times Africa and China correspondent Howard French revisited Africa for his upcoming book on China’s involvement in Africa, and intends to dismantle some of the current myths. Some of the stories he summarized for AllAfrica.com.Read More →

Obama’s visit to Africa has made clear reporting needs a reset, former Africa and China correspondent Howard French tells in Amsterdamnews. French is the author of the upcoming book China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa. (May 2014)Read More →

US president Obama took along a larger number of business people on his trip to Africa, in an effort to outbid the Chinese success in the continent. Former China and Africa correspondent Howard French sees a positive sign as the US wants to do ready with Africa, but wonders in an interview with Valley Public Radio whether the US are ready for a different Africa.Read More →

To know Susan Rice, possible the next US Secretary of State, we have to follow her traces in Africa, argues former foreign correspondent Howard French in The Atlantic. Her legacy in Africa policy: stale and stuck in the past: unambitious, underinvested and conceptually outdated.Read More →

China is getting a relative benevolent judgement on the deals its closes in Africa, but too often China sets the terms. African countries should do their home work better, before signing a deal, argues Howard French, a former correspondent in Africa and China, in The Asian Investor.Read More →

Former China-correspondent Howard French wonders what the US is fighting for in Africa in The Atlantic, responding to a Washington Post article. “If Washington really wants to promote African democracy, why is it partnering with the continent’s autocrats to create military spy programs?”Read More →