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.
Does the global ivory ban respond to a largely local problem?
A crucial international wildlife meeting is currently taking place in South Africa. But can these kinds of high-level conferences translate into local actions to protect endangered wildlife such the African elephant?
A Tale of Two Summits
The 11th G-20 Summit in Hangzhou, China closed earlier this week, focusing on the ‘New’ Industrial Revolution and technological changes, such as big data, robotics, and cloud computing. Innovation has been China’s key area of interest throughout their G-20 Presidency, dedicating many discussions to how new industries could invigorate the global economy.
Capturing The Rains: A Comparative Study of Chinese Involvement in Cameroon’s Hydropower Sector
China is becoming a significant player in infrastructure construction around the world. In low-income countries in Africa and Asia, where infrastructure deficits have historically been a bottleneck to economic growth and investment, hydropower is one area in which Chinese financial resources and domestic expertise could contribute to energy infrastructure and security.
Where Africa Meets Asia: Chinese Agricultural and Manufacturing Investment in Madagascar
Madagascar’s abundant natural resources, low labor costs, and geographic location make it a potentially attractive destination for Chinese outward investment as rising wages in China and domestic competition increasingly drive firms to ‘go out.’
Why Kenya’s ivory stockpile destruction makes economic sense
Kenya destroyed its entire stockpile of elephant ivory; over 100 tonnes of ‘white gold’ went up in smoke on Saturday, 30 April 2016. This stock consists of both illegally harvested ivory (confiscated from poachers or traders) and naturally accruing ivory (from natural mortality).
Eastern Promises: New Data on Chinese Loans in Africa, 2000 to 2014
Chinese loan finance is often misunderstood in Africa. In this paper, we provide an overview of a new database on Chinese loans and describe our research methodology for collecting this data.
How do Chinese Contractors Perform in Africa? Evidence from World Bank Projects
Chinese construction firms are building African infrastructure and have been winning large percentages of World Bank contracts in Africa.
Media Training for Africa: Is China Exporting its Journalism?
As part of its growing engagement in the African media sector, China leads training courses for African journalists.
How Chinese Money is Transforming Africa: It’s Not What You Think
When, why, and how are Chinese banks really financing African development? This policy brief presents CARI researchers’ analysis of Chinese loans in Africa, drawing from data collected and cleaned by CARI since 2007.