China-Britain-Uganda: Trilateral Development Cooperation in Agriculture
Supporters argue that Trilateral Development Cooperation (TDC) reflects the changing geographies of aid and help to forge new, more equitable partnerships.
Work, Employment, and Training through Africa-China Cooperation Zones: Evidence from the Eastern Industrial Zone in Ethiopia
As an emerging mode of Africa-China cooperation, the promotion of Chinese special economic zones (SEZs) in Africa has attracted much academic and media attention.
Chinese Manufacturing Moves to Rwanda: A Study of Training at C&H Garments
As a small, landlocked country with few natural resources, Rwanda has focused on becoming a knowledge—intensive business and technology hub rather than a labor—intensive manufacturing base.
The East Africa Shift in Textile and Apparel Manufacturing: China-Africa Strategies and AGOA’s Influence
An emerging shift of the Cotton-Textile-Apparel (CTA) value chain from China to East Africa has been influenced by China’s excess capacity, lower labor costs, duty-free incentives for exports to the US under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and its related Third-Country Fabric Provision.
What Kinds of Chinese ‘Geese’ Are Flying to Africa? Evidence from Chinese Manufacturing Firms
This report provides a preliminary analysis of the nature of Chinese manufacturing investments, focusing predominantly on Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.
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%.