Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | INDIA Ratan N. Tata 21st October 2010 Chairman, Tata Group Ratan N. Tata is the Chairman of the Tata Group, an industrial conglomerate that began life as the cotton trading company of his great-greatfather, Jamshetji Tata. The Group now has...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | JAPAN Seiji Maehara 21st October 2010 Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Japan Known as a ‘China hawk’, Seiji Maehara moved to the Foreign Ministry just as Japan-China relations are at a low. In September, a dispute with China over the...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 12 | CHINA Gong Jianzhong 21st October 2010 China’s Ambassador to Ghana Ghana is among the most stable of China’s African allies but as new emissary Gong Jianzhong will be keeping an eye on recent attacks on Chinese businesses in...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | UGANDACHINAINDIAOIL AND GAS Queueing up for Lake Albert's oil 22nd September 2010 Indian and Chinese companies have joined the race for Uganda's oil assets in the Lake Albert Basin, where at least 2 billion barrels of oil have been discovered....
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA Relations have never been better 22nd September 2010 If only half of the recent deals signed by China and South Africa come to fruition, they promise to revolutionise Africa's biggest economy From energy and construction to transport and agriculture, President Jacob Zuma's 23-26 August trip to China has garnered billions of dollars in potential investments across the economic spectrum....
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA In the BRIC of it 22nd September 2010 President Jacob Zuma's August trip to China completed the final stage of his tour this year of the BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India and China - economies. The...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SUDANCHINA China weighs its options 22nd September 2010 Whatever the outcome of next January's referendum on Southern independence, China wants its oil to keep flowing Beijing hopes that business and non-interference will win the day in Sudan. Liu Guijin, China's highest-ranking Africa envoy, told Africa-Asia Confidential that in Sudan China's 'overall concern is...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | KENYASUDANCHINA Beijing backs Nairobi over Omer el Beshir 22nd September 2010 The International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for Sudanese President Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir continues to cast clouds over China's Africa policy. Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki invited Omer...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | VIETNAMAFRICA Friends and competitors 22nd September 2010 Vietnam hosted its second African investment forum on 17-19 August in Hanoi with the theme 'Vietnam-Africa: Cooperation for Sustainable Development'. Attended by delegates from 30 African countries including...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 11 | SOUTH KOREAAFRICA Seoul's modest but steady progress 22nd September 2010 South Korea cannot match the deals made by China nor can it provide the same levels of aid as countries in North America and Europe. Still, that does not stop...