Needling Questions on China in Africa

In a recent agreement, the China-Africa Development Fund and Wuhan-based Humanwell Healthcare (Group) Co. inked a deal to open a pharmaceutical factory in Bamako, Mali, as part of a series of healthcare sector investments in Africa.

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in West Africa has contributed to a sense of urgency in reassessing China's relationship with the continent. Mali has an Ebola cluster in the country's capital of Bamako. While the spread of the virus in the country appears to be controlled, the limited health facilities across the region continue to elicit widespread concern.