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Fahamu is seeking an experienced Finance and Operations Director to manage the organisation's finance and operations team.
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Emerging powers news

Emerging powers news roundup

Anna Lena Wachter

2010-02-05, Issue 468

http://pambazuka.org/en/category/emplayersnews/62070

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In this week's emerging powers news roundup, are Chinese investments in Africa a ploy for the Asian nation to take away Africa's natural resources? India steps up to challenge China's primacy in Africa, and South African companies aim to become the continent's corporate captain.

Emerging Actors

China & Africa

'What is bad about it'? Top African Banker Defends Investment from China More

'Africa is proud of relations with China' More

China works hard to implement eight new measures on China-Africa cooperation More

China get a 'Mozam-peek' at Africa- Chinese citizens can now look forward to enjoying a developed tourism industry in Mozambique More

China is building the edifice that will house the continent's political headquarters for decades to come. More

China willing to further strengthen cooperation with Africa in meeting challenges posed by climate change More

Egypt welcomes Chinese investment in ICTs sector More

Ivorian rubber to boom on Chinese demand More

China-Africa policy coordinator doubts the legitimacy of widely-held claims that Chinese investments in Africa are a ploy for the Asian nation to take away Africa's natural resources. More

'MagIndustries' inks accord with China National for Congo potash project More

Zambian opposition heavily criticises Chinese and other Asian mining firms in the country More

'Cosatu' heavily criticises China for importing labour More

AfDB High-Level Delegation Led by President Kaberuka in China More

World Bank May ‘Co-Invest’ With China in Africa More. Additional source

Chinese exchange policy effects emerging market countries the hardest More

China to partner with Uganda in development programmes More

China favours Australian and Canadian mining sectors over Africa More

Ethiopia and China pledged to promote friendly ties between the two countries More

'Africa, China Need Each Other', says Gabonese President More

China to help fight Somali piracy More

China values ICTs cooperation with Africa More

UIT chief hails China's dynamism in ICT development More

China-Africa Economic and Technology Cooperation Committee of CESC founded in Beijing More

World Cup company vows China 'sweatshop' probe More

Rwandan Ecobank signs agreement with Bank of China More

Chamber urges Nigerian businessmen to document trade with China More

India & Africa

Vying for Africa: India needs to tap its diaspora to match China More

Oil India may buy fields in Africa, Latin America, Australia More

India steps up scramble with China for African energy More

Ethiopia seeks India's help in rail link with Djibouti More

India asks G-77 to stay united over climate change talks More

Shoprite selling India hypermarket to Future-paper More

Indian firms warned over Tendaho Sugar inaction More

Bilateral Relations

Senior CPC official pledges to improve relations with Lesotho, said Wang Gang, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, when meeting with Mothetjoa Metsing, general secretary of the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and Minister of Communications, Science and Technology More

Gabonese President Terms Relations with Iran Important More

Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ebrahim Ebrahim, met with Yemeni Ambassador Ali Al-Ghaffari in Pretoria on Tuesday to discuss the political conditions in that country. More

Investment

SABMiller is creating a new market for cassava crops with a cassava beer brewery in Angola that could change the lives of hundreds of subsistence farmers More

Tanzania: Buyout of 25-Year Rites Lease - IFC must give the green light More

Resources boosts Nigeria's software base, signing MoU with 'Prodapt India' More

Japan Joins Fight Against Measles in Zimbabwe More

Direct flights from Turkey to Dar es Salaam to boost tourism More

Influx of IDPs And Refugees in Yemen Strains Local Economies More

MIDROC adds plastic bag businesses in Ethiopia More

Abu Dhabi fund to woo Asian Investors to Middle East, Africa More

Weak infrastructure plans limit Africa financing More

Investors spurn Africa and Middle East despite growth More

Proposed Guarantee for Africa Juice Tibila Share Company Project in Ethiopia More

Zimbabwe stocks may advance 31% in 2010, RenCap Says- spurred by bilateral investment promotion and protection agreement between Zimbabwe and South Africa More

IOCs Sell Oil Fields to Nigerian-led Consortium More
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'Rio Tinto' criticises South Africa for Coega power pull-out More

Uganda and Iran discuss investment opportunities More

A Cairo-based private equity firm, Citadel Capital, has announced plans to invest between 200 and 400 million US Dollars in East Africa More

Asian imports of West African crude dips in February More

General

Making up for lost time- South African companies aim to become the continent's corporate captain More

Brussels-based organisation to organise 1st Africa-India agricultural Economic Mission More

Saudi to host Gulf-Africa Investment Forum in April More

Secret airstrip built at Zimbabwe diamond field More

The arrival of new actors in the donor community is presenting new challenges to development co-operation and developing countries More

Nigeria- Africa's most optimistic market More

World economic giants wrestle to gain a tight grasp on Africa’s resources bounty with oil licensing deals very fiercely contested More

StanChart to allow Chinese nationals withdraw cash More

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* Anna Lena Wachter is an intern with the China/Emerging Powers in Africa Programme, based with Fahamu in South Africa.

* Please send comments to editor@pambazuka.org or comment online at http://www.pambazuka.org/.

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