Vol 5 (AAC) No 7 | CHINAAFRICA South Bank challenge to IMF and World Bank 4th May 2012 The 28-29 March New Delhi summit of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) countries debated establishing a BRICS development bank – the South Bank – to give the...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 7 | INDIAAFRICABRIEFING Coal is hot 4th May 2012 Southern Africa is now the major frontier of coal exploration for Indian energy companies. Khopoli Investments, a subsidiary of India’s largest private power producer, Tata Power, ...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 7 | TAIWANAFRICA Ma’s labours lost 4th May 2012 Little was gained and little lost during Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou’s first African tour on 7-18 April. Far outscored in the contest with China for diplomatic recognition, Ma...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | CHINAAFRICA Think-tanks and policy-makers 28th March 2012 China’s rocketing trade and political engagement with Africa are driving the growth in think-tanks and policy fora on Asia-Africa relations A new report from the United States’ Social Sciences Research Council highlights the links between research and China-Africa trade and diplomacy. A Preliminary Mapping of China-Af...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | CHINAAFRICA Africa studying China 28th March 2012 The numbers of African institutions studying China are far fewer than those of Chinese institutions studying Africa. Regional studies programmes are often poorly financed, but join...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | CHINAAFRICA China studying Africa 28th March 2012 Public universities and government-backed think-tanks dominate Chinese research on Africa. Most ministries host official research institutions, which have limited independence.
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | TAIWANAFRICABRIEFING Ma goes to Africa 28th March 2012 On 7-18 April, President Ma Ying-jeou will make a state visit to three of Taiwan’s four African allies – Burkina Faso, Gambia and Swaziland. It will be the first visit by a Taiwane...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 6 | INDIAAFRICABRIEFING Competition for clusters 28th March 2012 The African Union will determine which African countries will host India’s two new industrial clusters, which will be backed by billions of dollars in investment from the New Delhi...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 5 | CHINAAFRICA Beijing resets its Africa policy amid economic success 28th February 2012 Hit by wars, piracy and corruption claims, Chinese companies adapt to Africa’s fast-changing politics Hostage-taking, festering regional disputes and rising domestic criticism are all complicating the politics of Beijing’s Africa policy.
Vol 5 (AAC) No 5 | CHINAAFRICA New pressure on Beijing 28th February 2012 China is caught in the escalating fight over oil revenues between Sudan and South Sudan. Its newest African partner, President Salva Kiir Mayardit’s government in Juba, has asserte...