Beijing’s growing interest in Somalia is less about development corridors and more about political alignment.
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Middle East tensions and the economic disruptions they have caused will nudge China closer to Africa.
While Israel’s recognition of Somaliland alters the board, it doesn’t end the game.
African football skills are sought after in the hugely popular Chinese Super League – and China gains soft power in Africa in the process.
To become a credible economic partner In Africa, Canada should learn from China on engaging with purpose and respect.
It’s not certain that China’s response to US trade tensions has influenced its Africa policy, but there are coincidences.
China’s growing role in Africa presents a double-edged sword.
Beijing has long used infrastructure development as a means of building influence in Africa. Now, it’s using media as well.
British governments have neglected Africa and the Commonwealth due to domestic political and economic difficulties since Brexit.
The African private sector must play a more active role in advocating for the continent’s interests in discussions with China, the world’s second largest economy.
China’s engagement with Africa has evolved over the past 24 years, with a shift towards mutually beneficial investments.
The past eight Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summits, since 2000, have not resulted in mutual gain, particularly in trade and industrialisation for Africa.
It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a key role, too.
Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
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.
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Associate Professor, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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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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DST-NRF SARChI Chair in Innovation Studies, Tshwane University of Technology
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Director Research at ATAF, and PhD supervisor Kafayat Amusa, University of Pretoria
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Honorary Research Associate, University of Cape Town
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Research fellow, Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies (UNU-CRIS), United Nations University
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SARB Chair of Monetary Policy Studies, University of Pretoria
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Research fellow, University of Pretoria
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Lecturer in Economics, University of South Africa
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Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies, Lingnan University
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Tshwane University of Technology
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Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London
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Professor (International Relations), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of History, University of Dayton