Co-host of the China in Africa podcast. Senior China-Africa researcher at South African Institute of International Affairs.
Johannesburg
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So sad that @thechinaproj will shut down. @goldkorn @KaiserKuo and @robertguterma were champions of balanced, even-handed reporting on China and I was honored to work with them (and hope to again soon)
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It was such a joy to share today’s @ChinaAfrProject Spaces session with @SanushaNaidu ! It was so fun and interesting @christiangeraud @IGD_SA
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I’m going to @ChinaAfrProject’s upcoming Space.
With @stadenesque and @OvigweEguegu will be talking about the state of China Africa relation and especially in the context of the Ukraine war.Looking forward to that discussion.
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Tomorrow @BarbraStrident and I will join @BaeletsiTsatsi for an actual ✨in-person✨ discussion about our new book #AnxiousJoburg. There’ll be art and stories! @book_capital @WitsPress @27BoxesMelville
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It’s an honor to feature the insights of @drjmalm - required reading for anyone interested in China’s complex relationship with the DRC
Does dealing with #China sap African countries of #agency, or actually increase it? Our recent report on the #DRC is an important case study on this ... #debt #ChinaAfrica #DRCongo @stadenesque @chinaafricaproject saiia.org.za/research/china-…
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Tonight @BarbraStrident and I are discussing our new book #AnxiousJoburg hosted by @WitsWiSER and featuring @XazaarAdjame and Tinashe Mushakavanhu. 6PM ZA time wiser.wits.ac.za/event/book-…
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It’s here!! Our new book Anxious Joburg: The Inner Lives of a Global South City is out now from @WitsPress and internationally via NYU Press @BarbraStrident
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#Chad asks commodity giant #Glencore to suspend payments on its #oil-for-cash loan. It could set a precedent for private creditors to become part of the G20 push for poor countries to get debt relief in the wake of the pandemic. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @alonsosotoj @katarinah
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[#PODCAST] China's agricultural dev strategy in Africa is very different from that of other donor countries from the US, EU & JPN. @TechnoServe's Celso Tamele helps run a CN ag project in Mozambique & joins us to discuss the pros/cons of the CN approach: bit.ly/3dD2rTm
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I’m delighted for the opportunity to share my prediction of 3 trends that will shape China-Africa relations in 2020 in the current edition of The Africa Report theafricareport.com/21866/ch…
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News of the day, the first #freetradeagreement between #China and an #African country was signed yesterday in Beijing. It actually sounds more like a preferential trade agreement in some places - but the big question is... What will it mean in practice?
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Private military and security companies are increasingly being contracted in Africa. But there are big gaps in understanding their impact. buff.ly/2YBxvzP
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It was such a thrill to join @JDevermont and Yun Sun from @StimsonCenter with @eolander to discuss US-China-Africa relations on the excellent Into Africa Podcast. piped.video/db_BnZpxmZk
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[#PODCAST] Boston University lecturer Christopher Rhodes is our guest to talk about how Chinese migrants' in East Africa are converting to evangelical Christianity and bringing a totally new worldview back to China. Join us for a fascinating discussion: piped.video/he6n_dfin4Q
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Is the People’s Daily confused about which oceans surround Africa?
Chinese-built railways in #Africa have successfully linked the Pacific and Indian oceans after a train traveled 4,300 km from #Tanzania to #Angola on Tuesday, marking the first railway line cutting across the continent from east to west.
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Kickstart of @isanet conference in Accra on the theme : Exploring the #agency of the #GlobalSouth in International Studies. First ever #ISA event in #Africa ! Looking forward to learn a lot from the fantastic panels that were set up and great debates ! #ISAACCRA2019
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The fact that Reagan made these racist comments while complaining about African delegates celebrating China’s accession to the UN gives it a crazy wheels-within-wheels resonance with today’s China-Africa and today’s Republican Party bit.ly/2yrCUtG
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