China Africa Studies

China Africa Studies

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FOCAC 2024 more than just diplomacy: Africa’s modernisation top on the agenda

SANF 24 no 34 by Munetsi Madakufamba. As Beijing hosts the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), I continue to share...
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FOCAC 2024 presents opportunities for expanding China-Africa cooperation

SANF 24 no 33 by Munetsi Madakufamba As Beijing prepares to host the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), I reflect...

The Role of Regional Economic Communities as building blocks for the sustainable implementation of...

By Munetsi Madakufamba, Executive Director, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), presented at the Beijing Forum: Africa Development and China-Africa Cooperation, 2-4 December...

Rethinking Post Harvest Management Interventions in Southern Africa in the Era of COVID 19

Paper By Munetsi Madakufamba (Executive Director, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre ) and Neto Nengomasha (Senior Researcher, SARDC) Presented at the Virtual Conference hosted...

Overview of the SADC energy and resources: Prospects and challenges for China-SADC cooperation

by Munetsi Madakufamba, Joseph Ngwawi, Phyllis Johnson, Professor Godfrey Dzinomwa, Admire Ndhlovu, Tanaka Chitsa and Nyarai Kampilipili The paper gives an overview of energy and...

Medium and Long-term Economic Planning in Zimbabwe and SADC: Linkages with China’s Planning System

by Munetsi Madakufamba, Joseph Ngwawi & Tanaka Chitsa The research paper seeks to inform policy from an African perspective by generating a deeper understanding of...

SADC industrialisation and agricultural mechanisation: Prospects Opportunities and Challenges for China-SADC Cooperation

by Joseph Ngwawi This paper looks at the importance of agricultural mechanisation in advancing the industrialization agenda in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and...

A Political Economy Perspective to Southern Africa’s Capacity Challenges and Policy Responses for Industrialization

by Munetsi Madakufamba This paper explores the political economy of industrialization in Southern Africa. It analyses the capacity challenges facing the African continent in general...

Bringing Africa into the manufacturing global value chain

by Joseph Ngwawi This Paper seeks to unpack how SADC and the rest of Africa can seize the opportunities presented by the region’s – and...

The “One Belt, One Road” Policy – History, Trends and Possibilities

Paper by Phyllis Johnson Vision and Actions on Jointly Building a Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road --“Belt and Road” This new...

Report on Symposium on China-Africa Relations Zimbabwe 2013

The Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) and the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe jointly organized a three-day Symposium in Harare from 22-24 October...

Prospects and Challenges of Industrial Development in Southern Africa: Lessons from Chinese Experience with...

by Munetsi Madakufamba Industrial development in Africa has been largely a national endeavour with little cooperation happening at the continent wide or sub-regional levels. Even...