Development, Security, and China’s Evolving Role in Mali

The idea that development produces security and peace is prominent in China’s engagement with Africa. The construction of critical infrastructure like roads or railways is often framed by Beijing as a show of the Communist Party of China’s commitment to peace and stability in the continent.

COVID-19 and South Africa’s Foreign Policy

The COVID-19 pandemic and its domestic and global impact will require that South
Africa fundamentally rethink and review the strategic underpinnings and operational
modalities of its foreign policy along two axes, namely its ‘Africa Agenda’ and its approach
to multilateralism.