Economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has averaged roughly 5 percent per year over the past decade, improving … careful attention. This report discusses how Africa could take advantage of the untapped opportunities offered by China s …

Trade between the whole of Africa and China (imports and exports summed) grew from $10.6 billion to $73.3 billion … between 2000 and 2007, and between Sub-Saharan Africa and China from $7 billion to $59 billion over the same period. China is … now Africa's third largest trading partner behind the EU and the US. The Chinese FDI stock in Africa has grown from $49 …

The Zambakari Advisory is pleased to publish its Summer 2020 Special Issue: “Courting Africa: Asian Powers and the New … prominent scholars to think about Africa’s relationship with one of its biggest trading partners in Asia. We asked scholars …, researchers, policymakers, advocates and business leaders to consider the growing relationship between Africa and Asian powers and …

economic collaborations. This analysis shows that: • Overall, Russia’s strategy in Africa appears to involve a mix of arms …, particularly in north Africa. Yet, Russia remains a minor economic player on the continent in comparison to China, India or the US …Since 2014, Russian involvement in Africa has grown significantly. African leaders have been receptive to these …

become tremendously more relevant following Russia’s aggression in Ukraine in 2022. Rivalries with China are set to become … partners in the Global South. In development terms, Russia’s war of aggression represents a watershed moment. It is important … attention in light of the risks posed by autocratic systems. The increase in cooperation with China and Russia, two nations …

spatial resolution of 0.5o x 0.5o for all Africa over 1997-2010. Exploiting exogenous variations in world prices, we find a …-cycle) explains 15-25 percent of average country-level violence in Africa. We then document how the appropriation of a mining area by …