This thesis aims to describe how African media frame and contextualize Chinese investments in Africa by using media framing theory. More specifically, the thesis examines the following questions,

(1) How does international African media frame Chinese investments in Africa?

(2) How does the media's framing of Chinese investments in Africa differ between Premium Times and The Mail & Guardian?

The research applies qualitative content analysis in order to analyze the framing of Chinese investment in Africa by African international media.

The results of this qualitative content analysis indicate that African media frames Chinese investments in Africa in a nuanced way, highlighting both the potential positive and negative aspects of these investments. While African media has framed Chinese investments in Africa in a largely positive light, emphasizing the potential economic and social benefits that these investments can bring to the region, they have also raised serious concerns about the potential for political interference, exploitation of African resources, debt defaults, and corruption. The media's framing of Chinese investments in Africa is also varied depending on the country being discussed and the media outlet's editorial policy and approach to reporting.