Hong Kong – South Africa’s Gateway to China
South Africa has responded to the rise of East Asia by building new commercial links with the region, especially with China.
WEF 2012: How SA can come to terms with the inevitable rise of China
That the world is in a process of fundamental geopolitical and geo-economic change is obvious.
Special Report: Busan and the Emerging Aid Architecture
The 4th High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness held in Busan, Korea, in late November 2011, like the COP 17 conference in Durban, is yet another marker of the shifting fortunes of relations between so-called traditional donors, emerging powers and Africa.
Chinese Financial Institutions and Africa
This paper unpacks the interplay among gradualist institutional evolution within China’s financial sector, the domestic economic drivers within China itself, Africa’s own complex financial terrain and the far-reaching changes to the global economy as a basis for understanding the impact of Chinese finance on the continent.
The Zambia–China Co-operation Zone at a Crossroads: What Now?
China in Africa Project – within the Global Powers and Africa programme.
Understanding China’s Agricultural Investments in Africa
Since 2000 China has started to strengthen its agricultural co-operation with Africa in trade and other commercial activities.
Nigeria and the BRICs: Diplomatic, Trade, Cultural and Military Relations
The increasing involvement of the emerging powers of Brazil, Russia, India and China, collectively called the BRICs, in Africa is a much-discussed topic.
To Bélinga or not to Bélinga? China’s Evolving Engagement in Gabon’s Mining Sector
Gabon’s recent ambition to reduce its dependency on oil revenue by diversifying its economy coincides with China’s growing investment in resource-rich African countries.
The Evolving Nature of Chinese Telecommunications Investment in the DRC
ZTE was the first Chinese company to invest in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) telecommunications sector, acquiring a majority shareholding in mobile phone operator, Congo Chine Télécoms (CCT), in 2000.
Chinese Banking Interests in Mozambique
Unlike in most other African countries, Chinese financial involvement in Mozambique includes state-owned banks (Export–Import Bank of China – Exim Bank, and the China Development Bank – CDB) and private commercial interests, in the form of Geocapital, a Luso-Chinese fund.