China’s lending to Africa rises for first time in seven years, study shows By Reuters

By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) -Chinese lenders approved loans worth $4.61 billion to Africa last year, marking the first annual increase since 2016, an independent study showed on Thursday. Africa secured more than $10 billion in loans a year from China between 2012-2018, thanks to President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but the lending fell precipitously from the start of…