Vol 3 (AAC) No 6 |
- INDIA
- AFRICA
African missions from Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda and Zimbabwe were invited to a conference in Patiala in Punjab on 26-27 March with farmers from all over the region...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 4 |
- AFRICA
- ASIA
Emulating their bigger Chinese and Indian counterparts, smaller Asian oil companies are forming partnerships to buy up African oil blocks
Smaller Asian energy companies are intensifying their
exploration and production efforts in Africa, following in the wake of
the Indian and Chinese oil and gas giants. Pakistani, Thai and
Vietnamese companies...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- CHINA
- AFRICA
After a dramatic fall in its trade and investment in Africa, Beijing pledges a return to exponential growth
The year 2009 was one of broken promises. China declared repeatedly that its relations with Africa would not be affected by the global financial crisis (AAC Vol 2...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- CHINA
- AFRICA
Debate within China has been raging for some time over the solution to
the problem of slumping exports. One of the more controversial ideas
that has been floated is a...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- INDIA
- AFRICA
Delhi’s diplomats show how its brand of democracy and business differs from Beijing’s
India’s push for more trade and access to African mineral resources in 2010 will be made with one eye focused on Beijing. Indian diplomats and businessmen are trying...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- JAPAN
- AFRICA
The newish government has focused more on domestic policy but has promised to honour the previous government’s pledges to Africa
When Premier Yukio Hatoyama and the Democratic Party of
Japan (DPJ) came to power in September 2009 promising to focus on domestic
issues and budget cutting, African countries feared that...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- TAIWAN
- AFRICA
Taipei cannot turn to its African allies to improve lagging exports, but pins its hopes instead on reaching an understanding with Beijing
Africa is almost off Taiwan’s diplomatic radar. In contrast to the
attention lavished by Chinese leaders on countries across the
continent, Taiwan’s relations with its four African allies remain low
key,...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 3 |
- AFRICA
- ASIA
- BRIEFING
Cambodia: peacekeeping and trade, Indonesia: the spirit of Bandung, Malaysia: agribusiness and oil, North Korea: vanity projects and arms sales, Pakistan: smuggling and fraud, Singapore: business junket, South Korea: good intentions, Thailand: expanding ties, Vietnam: oily interests
As one of the less developed Asian countries, Cambodia’s diplomats do
not travel as much or have budgets as large as their Indian and
South Korean counterparts. Nonetheless, the Phnom...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 2 |
- INDIA
- AFRICA
A new team of Africa policymakers in Delhi is helping companies and banks to expand their investments on the continent
The second iteration of India's Congress Party-led federal
coalition has augmented its diplomatic, strategic and commercial
thrust into Africa in pursuit of hydrocarbons, minerals, agricultural
land and markets. By selecting Shashi...
Vol 3 (AAC) No 2 |
- INDIA
- AFRICA
At the India-Africa Hydrocarbon Conference in Delhi on 8 December,
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna preached the benefits
of 'a close alignment on major international issues and an abundance
of socio-political...