Silk Road to the Sahel: African Ambitions in China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Billed as a ‘Marshall Plan’ for the Eurasian continent, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a centrepiece of China’s foreign economic policy under President Xi Jinping.
The Risks and Rewards of Resource—for—Infrastructure Deals: Lessons from the Congo’s Sicomines Agreement
Risk calculations play an important role in determining the interest rates of development financing. That said, certain countries’ risk levels make it challenging for their governments to obtain credit—at almost any interest rate.
Comparing the Determinants of Western and Chinese Development Finance Flows to Africa
China rose to prominence in the global economy with breakneck speed in recent decades. Its increasing role in the arenas of international trade and foreign investment has been accompanied by a growing development finance agenda.
The Path Ahead: The 7th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
The 7th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) will be held in Beijing from September 3 to 4, 2018.
The good, the bad and the ugly: an economic review of Zuma’s presidency
President Jacob Zuma became ANC president and later president of South Africa when the full impact of the 2008 global financial crisis hit. We experienced our first post-apartheid era recession and an unemployment rate of 24.9%.
The year of new crises for Africa’s youth
With a population projected to double by 2050, Africa is becoming increasingly young.
E-commerce and the WTO: A developmental agenda?
The rise of e-commerce presents both challenges and opportunities, leading to calls for multilateral trading rules at the WTO.
Where next for the APRM as the AU transforms?
As institutions mature, they should take stock to gear themselves for the future. Led by Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, a process is under way at the African Union (AU) to do just that. How might this this reform drive affect the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM), the continent’s voluntary governance promotion and assessment instrument?
Trade, inclusiveness inequality and the WTO: A South African perspective on a complex debate
Economic globalisation is coming under increasing scrutiny in many parts of the world.
The International Criminal Court and Africa: Transcending Cleavages to Achieve Common Goals
The African continent is developing plans for its own transnational criminal courts.