and the increased demand of natural supplies forced investors to focus on Africa. This circumstance, for over a decade …, has put all Africa, including both developed and industrialized countries in an embarrassing position with very low … foreign investment. It is not possible to discuss Africa's development without referring to the current Chinese investment in …

The subject of this article is the application of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) to Africa's cultural economy, and … its implications for development. Drawing on extensive research, including field work in Africa and interviews with key … Intellectual Property is antithetical to African culture -- that an effective Intellectual Property regime in Africa is inoperable …

policy toward sub-Saharan Africa. Has AGOA fulfilled its promise to serve as a catalyst for African economic development? The … Textiles and Clothing and China's accession to the WTO, the article considers AGOA's effect on Africa's nascent textile and …

This brief response to Timothy Webster’s article, “China’s Human Rights Footprint in Africa,” also forthcoming in 51 …’s involvement in Africa as purely or primarily economic, (and therefore non-interventionist and non-imperial), is inaccurate. China …’s economic involvement in Africa is not apolitical, or any different than that of Western countries which condition certain forms …

With a population of one billion people, Africa may as well compete with China and India in economic growth and … does one find the road map to African development beyond this moment of gross hardship? If Africa seeks to become an …