Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | CHADSUDANCHINA Year of the rat 6th November 2008 The Chinese government has been arming two archenemies, the governments of Chad and Sudan, who are in effect at war Chinese peacekeepers in Southern Sudan have been awarded United Nations Peacekeeping Medals two months early to coincide with the Lunar New Year Spring Festival, celebrated on 7 February. Events in Chad...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | GHANACHINA Any more business? 6th November 2008 Ghana has developed close ties with China, but ones that contrast with those enjoyed by other African states The new Defence Ministry building in Accra is under construction by Chinese contractors. Chinese companies built the Tamale and Sekondi stadiums, which were used in February’s 2008 African...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | CHINAAFRICA The water margin 6th November 2008 Chinese companies are building dams and hydroelectric plants across Africa, just as the continent’s energy crisis begins to bite A combination of strong economic growth and institutional neglect of investment in infrastructure has created a serious problem: South Africa, the continent’s largest and most developed economy, is running...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | INDIA Murli Deora 6th November 2008 Former Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology, India
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | SINGAPORE Suppiah Dhanabalan 6th November 2008 Chairman, Temasek Holdings and DBS In the elite circles of Singaporean business, certain names frequently recur. Suppiah ‘S’ Dhanabalan, Chairman of Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government, is one of them....
Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | CHINAAFRICA China's African expeditions 2002-2008 6th November 2008 Chinese ministers and officials have embarked on numerous diplomatic and commercial missions to Africa since 2002
Vol 1 (AAC) No 10 | NAMIBIACHINA See you in court 5th November 2008 China's investment plans in southern Africa are running up against legal barriers Namibia Construction and South Africa's Murray & Roberts claim that a N$74.4 million (US$9.5 mn.) contract awarded last year to China Nanjing International for the construction of a new headquarters for...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 10 | SUDANJAPAN Tokyo's test 5th November 2008 The Japanese are after Sudanese energy Until public protests over Darfur two years ago, Japan was one of the biggest customers for Sudanese oil. But unlike China and India it had no direct investments in Sudan's...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 10 | CONGO-KINSHASAINDIA Blue helmets, red faces 5th November 2008 Investigations into sexual abuse charges are to get underway soon India's defence minister A. K. Antony has ordered 'prompt and time-bound' investigations into charges of child sexual abuse by 60 of its soldiers deployed to the Mission des Nations Unies en...