Post-Covid-19, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals, but does the continent benefit?

African leaders have struggled, however, to raise financing for some other priority projects.Despite the success of the Nairobi Expressway, for example, work on several Kenyan roads stalled when the government ran out of money to pay the Chinese construction firms.During a visit to Beijing last October, President William Ruto asked for a $1 billion loan to complete the projects.A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, said discussions about the request were ongoing. Kenya’s finance ministry did not respond to a request for comment.The final phase of a railway line intended…