Supply chains: “Europeans are the collateral damage”
China is complaining about the EU’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. At the same time, its own Orders 834 and 835 reach deep into the strategic autonomy of foreign companies.
By Marcel Grzanna
China is complaining about the EU’s extraterritorial jurisdiction. At the same time, its own Orders 834 and 835 reach deep into the strategic autonomy of foreign companies.
By Marcel Grzanna
The high-profile Africa summit hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Nairobi has ended. Much of his attention was directed at Kenya’s young people, who have repeatedly staged fierce protests since 2024 against Kenyan President William Ruto’s economic agenda and police violence.
By Peter Theuri
Officials from Nigeria and Germany will meet for intergovernmental talks in Abuja on Wednesday. Ahead of the meeting, the German business community hosted a forum in Lagos.
By David Renke
For business leaders, Nairobi is hard to ignore this week: Macron is hosting a major summit alongside Kenyan President William Ruto, with many African presidents also in attendance. However, Macron’s push into Anglophone Africa – focused on artificial intelligence, energy and space – will be a French solo effort rather than the planned trio with Germany and India.
By Arne Schütte and Lucia Weiß
Despite the war with Iran, China’s exports rose sharply in April. This gives Xi a strong hand in his negotiations with Trump.
By Jörn Petring
Even before her inaugural visit to China, Katherina Reiche received an initial request from her Chinese counterpart. The federal minister spoke out in favor of equal relations.
By Manuel Liu
The engineering firm Gauff operates in several African countries and receives financial support from KfW IPEX-Bank. Gauff Managing Director Stefan Tavares Bollow and Thorsten Metz, director of KfW IPEX-Bank’s office in Johannesburg, explain how the company holds its own against Chinese competitors – and why it also relies in part on cooperation.
By Andreas Sieren
German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche will travel to China at the end of May. The trip comes amid mounting tensions between Europe and China.
By Angela Köckritz
Claudia Voß has been CEO of the German-African Business Association since early April. In an interview with Table.Briefings, she explains the goals she has set herself in her new role.
By David Renke
Katherina Reiche is planning her first trip to China as Germany’s economy minister. The visit would come at a sensitive moment.
By Manuel Liu