Hard Numbers: China-Africa trade hits new high, record remittances to Central America, Barry Manilow vs protesters, Indian government vs Chinese apps February 14, 2022 Alex Kliment A hostess stands before the opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, (FOCAC) in Dakar, Senegal. REUTERS/Cooper Inveen 254 billion: Trade between Africa and China reached an all-time high of $254 billion in 2021, up more than a third from the previous year. But most of the increase came from a jump in Chinese exports, which continue to dwarf Africa’s exports to China. 15: To disperse ongoing demonstrations against the country’s strict covid policies,...