Africa-China Cooperation

1. Front Matter

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2. Africa’s Changing Geopolitics: Towards an African Policy on China?

   • Philani Mthembu, Faith Mabera

   Pages 1-10

3. A Call for an African Policy Framework Towards China

   • Bob Wekesa

   Pages 11-29

4. Regionalizing Sino-African Diplomatic Engagement: Kagame and Overcoming the ‘One and the Many’ Paradigm

   • Francis A. Kornegay Jr.

   Pages 31-55

5. The Need for Africa’s Common Policy Towards China: A Decolonial Afrocentric Perspective

   • Siphamandla Zondi

   Pages 57-82

6. Pan-African Perspectives on International Relations—Africa and China

   • Kwesi Dzapong Lwazi Sarkodee Prah

   Pages 83-105

7. The Role of China’s Development Finance in Africa: Towards Enhancing African Agency?

   • Philani Mthembu

   Pages 107-133

8. China’s Evolving Approach to the African Peace and Security Agenda: Rationale, Trends and Implications

   • Faith Mabera

   Pages 135-161

9. Cultural Approaches to Africa’s Engagement with China

   • Paul Zilungisele Tembe

   Pages 163-187

10. One or Many Voices?: Public Diplomacy and Its Impact on an African Policy Towards China

    • Yu-Shan Wu

    Pages 189-213

11. The EU and Africa: A Multilateral Model for the Future of Africa–China Relations?

    • John Kotsopoulos

    Pages 215-233

12. Back Matter

    Pages 235-240

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This book offers a range of perspectives on the Africa–China partnership in the context of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Incorporating historical, political, social and cultural dimensions, it offers innovative views on the Africa–China relationship that combine theory and practice, and critically examines the prospects of a Pan-African policy towards China, complementary to China’s comprehensive African policy. The chapters address a number of key questions, including: What steps are being taken to achieve a more coordinated approach and policy towards China on the African continent? Does Africa even need a collective strategy in the first place? How would a coherent policy framework affect Africa’s relations with Europe and other external partners? How do the pillars of the partnership align with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and the United Nation’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

• China
• Africa
• Development Finance
• Public Diplomacy
• Pan-Africanism
• Sino-African Relations

• Institute for Global Dialogue, Associated with UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa

  Philani Mthembu, Faith Mabera

Philani Mthembu is Executive Director of the Institute for Global Dialogue, asscociated with UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa.

Faith Mabera is Senior Researcher at the Institute for Global Dialogue, Pretoria, South Africa. 

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