Chinese Engagement in Hydropower Infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper examines over 100 reported African hydropower projects with Chinese engagement, gleaned from media reports and lists compiled by organizations like AidData and International Rivers.
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.
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.
Learning by Doing: China–Africa Co-operation and State Learning
The view that ‘Africa should learn from China’s development’ has been expressed throughout Africa, from the chairperson of the AU through senior government officials to analysts, scholars and ordinary citizens.
Not Beating Around the Bush: Understanding China and South Africa’s Illegal Wildlife Trade
The illegal wildlife trade is emblematic of the underlying complexities that exist in bilateral relations.
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.
Glimpses of the ‘magnificent land’: Exploring parts of China with delegates from Africa
For the outside visitor, whether first-timer or a more regular one, urban China repeatedly produces the same effect: surprise, then fascination, often followed by disbelief. From sizeable motorways packed with bumper-to-bumper traffic, to cranes populating the skyline with innumerable iterations of high-rise buildings, its cities are a direct reflection of China’s rapid (and on-going) development path.
BRICS Outcomes 2015: Strengthening political dimensions
While the BRICS’ initial focus when it was established in 2009 was on improving global economic governance in response to the 2008 financial crisis, over the last seven years BRICS co-operation and dialogue has moved into politico-security areas.