China’s African Infrastructure Projects: A Tool in Reshaping Global Norms
The resilience of China’s investments in African infrastructure has been called into question in the light of its own economic slowdown.
China-Africa Policy Process: FOCAC
Adept negotiations needed by Africa at FOCAC
The upcoming Forum on China Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) summit in South Africa, the sixth gathering since 2000 and only the second to be held at heads of state level, comes at a time of unprecedented Chinese activism across the globe.
Leveraging China-Africa relations starts with communication
In the context of a ‘normalising’ Chinese economy, that seeks to move from a manufacturing-centred economy to one driven by consumption and services, there are obviously concerns about the impact on Africa through a decrease in commodity exports (and income) to China.
FOCAC: Background and 2015 focus priorities
Fifteen years after its inception, the sixth Forum on China Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) will be held in Johannesburg on December 4-5 under the theme, ‘Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development’.
Chinese Agricultural Investment in Africa: Motives, Actors and Modalities
Against the backdrop of the high-profile re-encounter and reunion between China and Africa since the new millennium, agriculture has been one of the most important co-operation fields between the two sides.
China–Africa Co-operation Beyond Extractive Industries: The Case of Chinese Agricultural Assistance in West Africa
Traditionally focused on extractive industries, China’s co-operation with Africa is moving towards greater diversification, as African economies themselves diversify and new needs and opportunities arise across the continent.
South Africa and FOCAC: Enabling a Partnership for Global Economic Governance Beyond the BRICS?
In December 2015, South Africa will host the first Heads of State Summit of the Forum on China–Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Africa.
Shifting Security Challenges in the China–Africa Relationship
China’s involvement in African security has deepened in recent years, with growing multilateral engagements with the AU and the UN.
What impact could the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road have on South Africa?
During state visits to Kazakhstan and Indonesia in later 2013, President Xi Jinping outlined China’s vision of a ‘One Belt One Road’ – running overland from China to Eastern Europe – and a complementary Maritime Silk Road that stretches from Southeast China across the Indian Ocean to Dar es Salaam and onward around the Horn of Africa to the Mediterranean.
Ahead of FOCAC and toward Agenda 2063: A timely window for African think tanks to take the lead
This year is seen as an important step towards implementing Africa’s future development plans. With the MDGs drawing to a close, the post-2015 development agenda for the continent is framed around Agenda 2063.
