Chinese in Africa

Today's Chinese presence in Africa may not be without precedent.

Archaeologists are excavating along the Kenyan coast in search of a Chinese sunken ship and artefacts dating back to 1400 AD.

The findings would establish a Chinese presence in East Africa long before the Europeans arrived.

For a long time locals of the island of Lamu, with striking Chinese physical features, have claimed to have ancestors from the Far East.

BBC Network Africa's Odhiambo Joseph recently travelled to the island.