Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
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Areas such as artificial intelligence, green development, e-commerce, and tech cooperation have been added.
It would help African countries to have a common position on the Ukraine war. This should be based on its impact on food and energy security in the continent.
China is moving beyond oil and extractive commodities towards industrial production, job creation and investments that lead to exports.
The African continent is an obvious contender for courting by major powers.
The idea of embedding robust labour obligations in the Kenya-US agreement is highly controversial.
The emergence of a pan-African voice in the fight against global warming, a global issue, could enable the African Union to regain ground on the international stage.
South Africa’s foreign policy under Ramaphosa emphasises economic diplomacy and ‘progressive internationalism’, which promotes global equity and ending the dominance of the global north.
Manufacturing firms exposed to increased Chinese competition employed fewer female production workers than men.
It’s unclear what practical purpose the drafters of South Africa’s foreign policy document envisaged it serving, and who its intended audience is.
China’s need for private security services in Africa has grown significantly as Beijing increases its investment in the continent.
Five essential reads on Russia’s relationship with Africa.
A new book places the responsibility of African growth on its leaders, people, and civil society, while also recognising the role partners like India can play in achieving its goals.
Chinese private investments in Ethiopia are highly diverse, fluid and complex.
The 2022 summit between the European Union and the African Union seeks to renew the intercontinental partnership with massive investments. However, structural patterns of inequality persist.
The recent flurry of developments is just the world catching up to the reality of Somaliland.
African countries should adopt measures that strategically play rivals against each other. They should implement long-term strategies and domestic policies for dealing with strategic partners.
Contrary to the government’s promises of prosperity, Kenya’s mega-railway is heading down the wrong track of development.
President Tshisekedi’s government no longer has the excuse that it’s being hampered by the dead hand of his predecessor Joseph Kabila’s cabal.
The “Chinese Model” for development could be a blueprint for the modernisation and transformation of African economies.
Top contributors
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Honorary Professor of International Relations, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies, Lingnan University
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Research fellow, University of Pretoria
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Professor of History, University of Dayton
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Director Research at ATAF, and PhD supervisor Kafayat Amusa, University of Pretoria
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SARB Chair of Monetary Policy Studies, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Economics, University of South Africa
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Lecturer in Politics & International Political Sociology, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor, University of South Africa
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Lecturer in African and Transnational History, University of York
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
