Chine-Afrique
The Hegemonic Ambitions of the Belt and Road Initiative: Institutional Contexts in Egypt and Morocco
Abstract This article explores the national reception of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), comparing the cases of Egypt and Morocco. The aim is to find out whether the BRI promotes development in the target countries and, secondarily, whether it actually succeeds in enabling China to establish the BRI as a hegemonic standard in these […] Lire la suite
China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the “Green Turn” in Africa
Abstract With accelerated economic and population growth rates in recent years, there is no shortage of partners for Africa’s development efforts. This has helped the continent gain prominence in global affairs and become a new frontier in international relations. As one of the continent’s main partners, China has been leading the way in that regard. Recently, Beijing […] Lire la suite
Contesting the imagined futures of infrastructure projects in Uganda
Résumé: This paper critically examines the impacts of Chinese-backed infrastructure projects in Uganda, focusing on the tensions and conflicts surrounding their development. It highlights how the anticipated benefits of these projects are often contested and met with collective resistance. Drawing on interdisciplinary frameworks of state capacity and contentious politics, we analyze two key examples of […] Lire la suite
Blessing Dams or Crushing Hope? A Theoretical Framework on State Capacity, Regime Types, and Conflict Dynamics over Dam Projects
Résumé: This paper is part of a broader dissertation project that draws on a rich interdisciplinary perspective on state capacity, contentious politics, political geography, and political ecology to analyze the dynamics of conflict around Chinese-backed hydro-dam projects in Ghana (Bui dam) and Sudan (Merowe dam). A key argument is that, while these mega-projects are textbook […] Lire la suite
Course aux minerais stratégiques : Les États-Unis déploient leurs cartes pour contrecarrer l’influence chinoise en Afrique
Par Manal Lallali / 4 décembre 2023 / La Revue du CAIUM « Une nouvelle compétition entre les États-Unis et la Chine est en cours, avec pour objectif de briser la domination de Pékin dans ce domaine. Cette rivalité s’intensifie dans le contexte de la course aux ressources minérales stratégiques, essentielles pour la transition énergétique et […] Lire la suite
Chinese Development Aid and Finance: Effective Soft Power Tool or Public Diplomacy Liability? A Spatial Study of Project Influence
Abstract China has risen to become a significant donor of foreign aid and assistance in recent years. As with other major donors, such economic flows in the provenance of China are tied to the latterʼs strategic aims. Specifically, the use of economic outlays as a tool of soft power and public diplomacy has been identified […] Lire la suite
From a “project of the century” to “small is beautiful”: The changing face of the BRI in Africa
Par Abdou Rahim Lema / 4 juillet 2023 / Belt & Road in Global Perspective | Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy « In September 2023, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will be 10 years old. Launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping during an official visit to Kazakhstan in September 2013, the BRI […] Lire la suite
From Non-Interference to Adaptative Pragmatism: China’s Security Policy in Africa
ABSTRACT China’s growing focus on African peace and security has generated discussions on its longstanding foreign policy principle of non-interference in the internal affairs of African countries and most of that growing body of research have argued that China is doing away with its foreign policy principle. Drawing its conclusions from a careful analysis of […] Lire la suite
Foreign contributors to democratic backsliding: the effects of linkages with China on media self-Censorship in transitional regimes
RÉSUMÉ L’étude des effets des liens nationaux avec les puissances étrangères sur les trajectoires de la démocratisation représente une voie de recherche académique depuis longtemps. Avec la montée en puissance de la Chine sur la scène internationale, la propagation de normes, de valeurs et de standards de comportement non démocratiques, éventuellement associés à ses liens […] Lire la suite
Learning From Each Other: The Belt And Road Initiative And The Infrastructure Policy In Africa
ABSTRACT According to the Chinese government, the Belt and Road Initiative is oriented towards “policy coordination, connectivity of infrastructure, unimpeded trade, financial inte-gration, and closer people-to-people ties”. This global and multibillion initiative was launched in 2013, in a decade characterized by the renewal of the continental integration efforts in Africa through ambitious continental trade and […] Lire la suite