As the Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the UK this week, the
media spotlight has been on the country’s remarkable economic growth and
its growing investment worldwide, including in Africa.
But many could be forgiven for thinking that China is the topmost
investor in Africa, given the high profile nature of the country’s
presence on the continent.
However, according to a UN Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) report in 2013, Malaysia was ranked as the top Asian investor
in Africa in 2011, the latest year for which figures were available.
