China holds upper hand in battle with U.S. for Africa's energy

Growing competition could 'reshape global power dynamics,' analyst says

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The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam is a massive hydropower plant on the River Nile that neighbors Sudan and Egypt. © Getty Images

ROBERT BOCIAGA, Contributing writer

JUBA, South Sudan -- Power generation has become the latest battleground in the China-U.S. competition in Africa, giving resource-poor countries a chance to seek more project funding.

Beijing's investments in energy infrastructure have expanded greatly, while the U.S. has launched a counter-offensive to increase its own influence on the continent.

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