Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by WENGRAF Lee
Lee Wengraf writes that the rush for profits, economic volatility and militarization across Africa promises only instability, rising exploitation and violence.
Since the start of the new millennium, sub-Saharan African economies have undergone a dramatic boom. This surge has been marked by (…)
, by Telesur
The United States, Japan and France also have military bases there.
Ships carrying Chinese military personnel departed on Tuesday to set up China’s first military base in Djibouti, state media reported.
Shen Jinlong, commander of the People’s Liberation Army Navy, read an order on (…)
, by Focus on the Global South
A Roundtable Discussion
Organized by:China Development Brief, Fahamu, Focus on the Global South and Transnational Institute.
In Cooperation with:Christian Aid, Misereor, Oxfam Nederland (NOVIB) and Oxfam Hong Kong (Beijing Office).
China’s historical relations with Africa spans different (…)
, by CHENG Eva
China’s much increased economic activities in Africa in recent years — investments in energy and natural resources extraction and loans to African governments — have provoked accusations that it is becoming a new neocolonial power in the continent.
German development ministry parliamentary (…)
, by BELLO Walden
With its rise as a modernising economic superpower, China’s involvment in Africa has shifted from the old solidarity rationale to a dangerously single-minded pursuit of economic interest. Forging links between growing Chinese civil society and its African counterparts might advance a shift to (…)
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