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In the absence of Chinese loans, the Kenyan and Ugandan governments have sought an alternative financing model for the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). This demonstrates their commitment to the railway as a strategic regional infrastructure project.

Real choice is ultimately what African sovereignty requires, not a false choice between Western extraction dressed as partnership and Russian or Chinese replacement of the West that perpetuates Africa’s dependency.

At the start of 2026, Vietnam is not greeted by applause from Wall Street analysts, but by dry figures of foreign trade growth.