Chinese official finance to Africa from 2000 - 2011. We find that China's commitments amounted to approximately US$ 73 billion …China’s provision of development finance to other countries is sizable but reliable information is scarce. We introduce … withdrawals of "traditional" aid no longer induce conflict in the presence of sufficient alternative funding from China. Our …

migration ; regional integration ; EU ; Africa ; China … breitenwirksamen Wachstums. Die wachsende Konkurrenz zwischen China und anderen global players um afrikanische Ressourcen bringt Afrika … the development and bargaining power of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in relation to the EU. However, Africa's least developed …

This paper examines China and Africa co-operation from the angle of structural transformation as a major driver of …, opportunities as well as development finances in Africa's transformation. We review critical parts of China's transformation to see … if these ideas are relevant for Africa. We use empirical evidence from China-Africa co-operation and find that China …

Drawing on our recent work on local effects of Chinese development projects in Africa, this review article highlights a …

investigate whether there exists competition between China and EU in Africa and what opportunities and threats this competition …European development strategies with Africa have been challenged by a pragmatic, self-interested Sino-African trade and … strategies with Africa do not go far enough to solve these issues to stop a gradual shift in development cooperation away from …

capital account, even though the opening of the latter happened de facto, not de jure. With respect to China being Africa … that capital flows from China to Africa in the form of mainly economic cooperation projects, but also FDI contribute to an …Since the turn of the millennium, China opened up internationally both in terms of its current account (trade) and its …

countries. The illusion of sustained African apparel exports is created by late-bloomers in East Africa offsetting boom …-bust patterns in Southern Africa and insignificant responses in Central and West Africa. Firm-level customs data reveal that even in … East Africa the recent export growth was driven by new entrants rather than incumbent firms whose competitiveness might …

This paper deals with Germany’s new Africa policy. The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ …) presented a new Africa concept in January 2017. The BMZ wants to counter the further marginalisation of Africa with inclusive … and sustainable growth. Chancellor Angela Merkel will explain her new policy for Africa at the G20 summit in Hamburg in …