The “Great Reversal”: China Becomes Africa’s Primary Debt Collector as Financial Flows Flip

2026-01-28 - 18:56

The “Great Reversal”: China Becomes Africa’s Primary Debt Collector as Financial Flows Flip. On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, a landmark report by the ONE Data initiative revealed that Africa has officially become a net exporter of capital to China, marking a historic “$52 billion swing” in financial relations over the last decade. The analysis, released