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Lucy Corkin
2010-02-04, Issue 468
As Macau marks the 10-year anniversary of its return to Chinese rule, Lucy Corkin discusses the 'special administrative region's' role in promoting stronger economic ties between Portuguese-speaking countries.
Vying for Africa: India needs to tap its diaspora to match China
Ishani Duttagupta
2010-02-04, Issue 468
Ishani Dasgupta argues, with the support of an number of influential commentators, that India can indeed do a China in the continent of unlimited resources, with its deep diaspora giving her an edge.
If you want exposure to the BRIC countries invest in South Africa
Richard Lapper
2010-02-04, Issue 468
In this article, Richard Lapper asserts that South African companies are making up for lost time in their own continent. Links with other emerging markets - themselves interested in Africa's resources and high-growth consumer markets - are growing quickly. The economic momentum is also giving substance to a foreign policy that since the end of apartheid has favoured links with Asia, Latin America and Africa in an effort to reduce a historical dependence on Europe and the US.
India steps up scramble with China for African energy
Louise Redvers.
2010-02-04, Issue 468
India has stepped up its efforts to gain an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent's resources, signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria, writes Louise Redvers.
Emerging markets: The new drivers of global growth
Janine Mace
2010-02-04, Issue 468
While economic growth in developed markets is only now starting to slowly recover from the battering it took during the global financial crisis (GFC), emerging markets have been powering ahead, writes Janice Mace.
Namibian, Chinese trade enjoys rapid growth
Chrispin Inambao
2010-01-27, Issue 467
Despite the financial crisis that has wrecked global economies, the volume of trade between Namibia and China has grown, resulting in commerce between the two countries exceeding US$550 million in 2009, writes Chrispin Inambao.
Africa rising
Ed Cropley and Ben Hirschler
2010-01-28, Issue 467
The International Monetary Fund believes growth in sub-Saharan Africa will be 1 percentage point above the global average, and puts eight African countries in its top 20 fastest-expanding economies in 2010, write Ed Cropley and Ben Hirschler. Oil-rich Angola and Congo Republic will lead the charge with growth rates of more than 9 and 12 percent respectively, both beating China, according to the IMF's most recent projections.
Tunis conference puts Sino-Africa trade ties under microscope
2010-01-21, Issue 466
2008 statistics show that total trade between the China and Africa was valued at $106.8 billion, up 45.1 per cent in 2007. These fast rising Sino-Africa ties are expected to face a major test in March when Tunis plays host to a rare meeting to scrutinise China’s engagement with the continent.
The international expansion of Chinese dam builders
Jacqui Dixon
2010-01-14, Issue 465
China is now the world's largest producer of, hydropower, with Chinese firms now building 19 of the 24 largest hydropower plants currently under construction worldwide, and roughly half of all the world's large dams are within its borders, writes Jacqui Dixon.
China’s inroads into North Africa: An assessment of Sino-Algerian relations
Chris Zambelis
2010-01-14, Issue 465
The geopolitics of African countries such as Algeria, a country in North Africa that has traditionally enjoyed strong relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and whose strategic importance and regional profile have increased markedly of late, is key to grasping the dynamics that shape contemporary Sino-Algerian ties and China’s Africa strategy overall, writes Chris Zambelis.
Trade, investment, power and the China-in-Africa discourse
Barry Sautman and Yan Hairong
2010-01-07, Issue 464
An international discourse of China-in-Africa has emerged, particularly in Western countries with dense links to Africa: The US, the UK and France. In this article, Barry Sautman and Yan Hairong assert that while China’s presence in Africa should be critically examined, interest in it in the West is skewed by elite perceptions of China as a rival for resources and influence in Africa and as a rising power, with the tone of the discourse far more negative than that accorded to the Western presence in Africa.
Continuities, Readjustments and New Explorations
A Deep Reading of the Fourth FOCAC Action Plan
Liu Haifang
2009-12-17, Issue 462
In the wake of the Sharm El-Shikh meeting, Chinese ministries and organizations are even busier mobilising all necessary resources to make up a few shortfalls in achieving “the eight policy measures to enhance practical cooperation with African countries, writes Liu Haifang.
Nairobi workshop gives civil society dimension on FOCAC
Stephen Marks
2009-12-10, Issue 461
In this week's emerging powers watch, Stephen Marks reports back on the proceedings of Fahamu's two-day CSO FOCAC workshop in Nairobi on 26 and 27 November, 2009.
Dragon Slayers
Stephen Marks
2009-12-04, Issue 460
In this week's emerging powers in Africa watch, Stephen Marks reviews the work of researchers Yoon Park and Barry Sautman who have teamed up to explore the seldom- researched topic of anti-Chinese feeling - and the distinct but interrelated phenomenon of anti-China sentiment - in Southern Africa.
Paving the way for the next stage in China-Africa relations
Chris Alden
2009-11-26, Issue 459
Chris Alden reviews the recent Forum for China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) ministerial held in Sharm El Sheik in early November this year, highlighting China's plans for greater economic ties with the continent and efforts to defend itself against what it considers unfair criticism.
FOCAC: Transrcipt of press conference by Premier Wen Jiabao
2009-11-12, Issue 457
The Fourth Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum (FOCAC) opened in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 6 2009. Pambazuka News brings you a transcript of a cress conference by Premier Wen Jiabao held on November 9, 2009.
Building the new type of China-Africa strategic partnership
Speech by Premier Wen Jiabao
2009-11-12, Issue 457
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a speech entitled "Building the New Type of China-Africa Strategic Partnership" at the opening ceremony of the 4th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh on November 6, 2009. The following is the full text of the speech.
Trade falling between China and Macau Forum countries
Lucy Corkin
2009-11-05, Issue 456
With trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking Macau Forum countries falling in the wake of the global economic downturn, Lucy Corkin discusses Macau's efforts to 'leverage its position more aggressively to promote trade and investment between China and the Portuguese-speaking countries'.
Plans advanced for FOCAC conference
Stephen Marks
2009-11-05, Issue 456
In the final week before the fourth ministerial FOCAC meeting in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, on November 8 and 9, China has been intensifying its effort to put across the‘win-win’ view of its African engagement, with a barrage of new announcements, trailers of the new measures to be unveiled at the summit, and facts and figures to rebut the most common criticisms and fears. Stephen Marks reviews preparations in the run-up to the meeting.
Scramble for Africa: Brazil gaining on China
Ed Cropley
2009-11-05, Issue 456
China is leading the pack in the 21st century ’scramble for Africa’ but anybody who thinks Beijing has the continent sewn up need only glance at the passport of Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, writes Ed Cropley.
FOCAC 2009: A new impetus for Sino-African relations?
Hayley Herman
2009-11-05, Issue 456
The spotlight will fall on Sharm El’ Shaik, Egypt in November 2009 as the next chapter in Sino-African relations is forged at the occasion of the fourth Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). It will see representatives from African and Chinese governments converge at an ominous time as the world continues to grapple with a financial crisis. Hayley Herman previews the key issues under discussion.
Indian and Chinese investment in Africa
From ‘no alternative’ to ‘many alternatives’
Renu Modi and Seema Shekhawat
2009-11-05, Issue 456
While in the 1980s, the IMF and the World Bank appeared to be the only major source of funding for African development, Chinese and Indian interest in the continent’s more recently discovered mineral and oil resources have opened up alternative offers of investment. In this week’s Pambazuka News, Renu Modi and Seema consider the benefits new players China and India bring to Africa.
Guinea: Blood and money in the streets
Africa-Asia Confidential Oct 2009: Vol. 2 No. 12
2009-10-22, Issue 454
Beijing's Foreign Ministry officials are energetically distancing themselves from a US$7 billion minerals deal announced on 9 October by the increasingly isolated military regime in Guinea with the Hong-Kong based China International Fund. Without some fast diplomatic footwork, China could again face excoriation for helping to finance a murderous regime, five years after an international campaign began pressuring Beijing over military and financial links to the Sudanese regime and massacres in Darfur.
African view: China's new long march
Elizabeth Ohene
2009-10-22, Issue 454
In Ghana as in other countries on the continent, the Chinese are here, very visible and very busy, writes Elizabeth Ohene for the BBC. The relationship between Africa and China is a love-hate one - the love is more on the side of the governments and the hate on the side of business, civil society and the unions.
Russian outward FDI and its policy context
Andrei Panibratov and Kalman Kalotay
2009-10-17, Issue 453
Outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) from Russia often surprises outside observers by its landmark deals. One of them was the purchase in September 2009 of a 55% stake in General Motors’ German affiliate Opel by a consortium of the Canadian car m...
Financial crisis delaying African development goals
Zikipediq
2009-10-08, Issue 451
While the global fight against poverty has made progress, Zikipediq writes in this week's Pambazuka News, the percentage of poor people in Africa has not reduced. With the global financial crisis threatening to plunge even further numbers into extreme poverty, the international community's support will remain key, along with a long-term view when it comes to supporting development goals.
Concepts in Integrated Resource Recovery
Global Environmental Institute
2009-10-08, Issue 451
This report on Integrated Resource Recovery (IRR), written by Justin Carter for the Global Environmental Institute (GEI), outlines various components of a conceptual design that attempts to integrate community and industrial processes with ecological...
China's Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
Congressional Research Service
2009-10-01, Issue 450
In the past several years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has bolstered its diplomatic presence and garnered international goodwill through its financing of infrastructure and natural resource development projects, assistance in the carrying out of such projects, and large economic investments in many developing countries. This report examines China’s economic impact in three regions — Africa, Latin America (Western Hemisphere), and Southeast Asia — with an emphasis on bilateral foreign assistance.
Chinese mining operactions in Katanga, DRC
Rights & Accountability in Development (RAID), September 2009
2009-10-01, Issue 450
This report, the first of its kind, provides a snapshot of working conditions in Katanga in Chinese-run enterprises. It synthesizes the views, experiences, concerns and recommendations of Chinese and Congolese workers interviewed. The report is based on a survey carried out in 2008 by Rights and Accountability in Development (RAID) into working conditions in Chinese private mining companies in Katanga Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Luanda diversifies its portfolio
Africa-Asia Confidential
2009-09-23, Issue 449
In this week's Emerging powers in Africa watch, a weak economy drives Angola into the arms of the IMF as Luanda's elite works more closely with their Chinese counterparts in local and regional deals.
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