Africa Chinese Media Group
Africa Chinese Media Group, based in Botswana, southern Africa, is a subsidiary of Global Max Media Group (Pty) Ltd (環球廣域傳媒集團), a conglomerate with close links to the Chinese state. The group claims, alongside its parent, to be Africa’s media company with the “most platforms, languages, and broadest coverage” (媒體平台最多、語種最全、覆蓋面最廣的媒體公司), headquartered in Gaborone with three operational centers across the continent covering most African countries. The company positions itself as building “regional mainstream media” (區域性強力主流媒體) to “spread Chinese culture and enhance China’s overseas image” (傳播中國文化、提升中國在海外形象). Its operations span multilingual broadcasting, video production, digital media, print publications, advertising, public relations, and organizing large-scale cultural and charitable events, serving as a vehicle for Chinese soft power projection across Africa. Led by chairman Nan Gengxu (南庚戌), who advocates transitioning from serving Chinese communities to influencing African mainstream society and policymakers, the group publishes The Oriental Post (非洲華僑週報), a paper that was launched in July 2013 as the African weekly edition of the overseas edition of the CCP’s official People’s Daily newspaper.
