For the first time since its launch in 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) shifted its global investment focus decisively toward Africa in 2025, signalling a strategic turn in Beijing’s foreign economic policy that has profound implications for the continent’s infrastructure, energy, and industrial futures.
According to the most recent Green Finance & Development Center (GFDC) and Griffith Asia Institute report, Africa emerged as the top recipient of BRI construction contracts and direct investments in the first half of 2025, drawing approximately $39 billion in engagements, a dramatic leap from previous years and far exceeding other regions worldwide.
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