Vol 1 (AAC) No 5 | CHINALATIN AMERICA Szechwan samba 6th November 2008 Why are China's importers of raw materials so interested in Africa rather than other continents, such as Latin America? Latin America's natural resources are largely controlled b...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 5 | CHINA Justin Yifu Lin 6th November 2008 Chief Economist for Development Economics, World Bank At the end of May, Justin Yifu Lin will succeed France's François Bourguignon as Chief Economist at the World Bank. The Peking University professor will be the first econ...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | CHADSUDANCHINA Year of the rat 6th November 2008 The Chinese government has been arming two archenemies, the governments of Chad and Sudan, who are in effect at war Chinese peacekeepers in Southern Sudan have been awarded United Nations Peacekeeping Medals two months early to coincide with the Lunar New Year Spring Festival, celebrated on 7...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | GHANACHINA Any more business? 6th November 2008 Ghana has developed close ties with China, but ones that contrast with those enjoyed by other African states The new Defence Ministry building in Accra is under construction by Chinese contractors. Chinese companies built the Tamale and Sekondi stadiums, which were used in February’...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 4 | CHINAAFRICA The water margin 6th November 2008 Chinese companies are building dams and hydroelectric plants across Africa, just as the continent’s energy crisis begins to bite A combination of strong economic growth and institutional neglect of investment in infrastructure has created a serious problem: South Africa, the continent’s largest and mo...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | CONGO-KINSHASACHINA Checking the assets 24th October 2008 Big questions are arising about the timing and value of China’s grand foray into Africa’s richest copper and cobalt mines It could be another three years before China launches its US$3 billion investment into Katanga’s vast reserves of copper and cobalt, according to Congolese mining officials...
Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | CHINAAFRICA China's African expeditions 2002-2008 6th November 2008 Chinese ministers and officials have embarked on numerous diplomatic and commercial missions to Africa since 2002
Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | CHINAAFRICA Africa's Chinese guests 30th October 2008 The Chinese ministers and officials who have led diplomatic and commercial missions to Africa since 2002 Table
Vol 1 (AAC) No 3 | SOUTH AFRICACHINA The new men in place 30th October 2008 Beijing's foreign minister wants to know the implications of Jacob Zuma's ANC presidency Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi visited South Africa on 7 January 2008 to deepen a relationship which has been elevated to a ‘strategic dialogue’. The visit was to...