Vol 6 (AAC) No 1 | SOUTH KOREAAFRICA More summits, more funds 30th October 2012 The South Korean government is making more commitments to back its economic expansion in Africa and to promote industrialisation and trade The third Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Forum took place in Seoul from 15-18 October, marking a stronger engagement from the South Korean government. Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan announced to...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 1 | SOUTH KOREA Bahk Jae-Wan 30th October 2012 Strategy and Finance Minister, South Korea At the Korea-Africa Economic Cooperation Conference (KOAFEC), held in Seoul from 15-18 October, South Korea announced US$590 million in aid and loans over the next two years....
Vol 5 (AAC) No 12 | SOUTH KOREA Kim Yong-Hwan 2nd October 2012 CEO, Export-Import Bank of Korea As part of Korea’s attempt to boost relations with emerging markets, Exim Bank Chief Executive Officer Kim Yong-hwan hosted a conference for diplomats from Africa...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 10 | SOUTH KOREA Kim Hwang-sik 31st July 2012 Prime Minister, South Korea On a 8-13 July trip to East Africa, Prime Minister Kim Hwang-sik met Kenyan Premier Raila Odinga and President Mwai Kibaki. Kenya lobbied for South Korean participation in...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 4 | CAMEROONSOUTH KOREABRIEFING The big diamond scam 10th February 2012 South Korean President Lee Myung-bak prides himself on his government’s resource diplomacy, but now a corrupt Cameroonian diamond deal has taken its first political casualties. The CNK International...
Vol 5 (AAC) No 4 | GHANACHINASOUTH KOREABRIEFING The emperor's new house 10th February 2012 A bruising election year in Ghana kicked off with President John Atta Mills’s 9 January announcement of the death of South Korean company STX Corporation’s US$10 billion housing...