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[TRANSLATION] Chinese Companies in Africa Turn to "Positive Energy" for China-Africa Development
Report from the “China-Africa Trade Unions High-Level Seminar” “Build harmonious labour relations between Chinese and African enterprises, encourage enterprises to undertake more social responsibility, not only protecting workers’ rights, but also contributing to the development of China-Africa’s economy and long lasting friendship”. Deliberations from the China-Africa Trade Unions High-Level ...
[TRANSLATION] China-Africa Trade Unions High-Level Seminar
Creating a communication platform to serve China-Africa friendship With China-Africa relations getting increasingly closer, more and more enterprises enter Africa and invest in Africa. Within this phenomenon, how to build up harmonious labor relations and promote the sustainable development of Chinese enterprises in Africa? The China-Africa Trade Unions High-Level ...
New Chinese Series for Africa's French-Speaking Countries
“The Chinese dream will be more easily accepted by foreign audiences when it is manifested in small and touching stories” Meng Jian (Professor at Fudan University) Since yesterday, 14th of December 2013, a new series has entered the Senegalese houses: 媳妇的美好时代, translated as “A beautiful ...
French Perspective: The Narrative of China As a Competitor in Africa
The 2013 summit on Peace and Security in Africa which took place in Paris on the 6th and 7th of December and the economic forum France-Afrique which took place two days before demonstrate how France views China in Africa. Googling in French “Chine France Afrique” after this summit, the ...
[TRANSLATION] The Africa Summit War Has Started
From an article published in Le Monde by Jean-Philippe Rémy 4th of December 2013 “It has been almost 40 years that annual meetings have been established between French and African leaders. In spite of our obsession to celebrate everything, no one thought about celebrating this birthday. A postcolonial ...
China/Tunisia: Grants and Cooperation in Development Projects and Military Procurement
According to the Tunisian news agency TAP, the Chinese ambassador Bian Yuanhua and the Tunisian defence minister Rachid Sabbagh signed a 8MTD ($4.8M) Chinese grant to Tunisia. This agreement, which was signed on the 2nd of December, will be used for military procurements for the National Army to fight against ...
[TRANSLATION] Facing the Breakthrough of China: The French Left Wing Wants a Strong Comeback to Africa
On the 30th October 2013, two French senators specialized on Africa, Jeanny Lorgeoux and Jean-Marie Bockel (former secretary for cooperation) recommended the creation of a strong and independent ministry of Cooperation. This report, which was submitted to Jean Marc Ayrault by the Senate Commission for the Foreign Relations, is entitled “Africa ...
How to Stop Ivory Trade with the Chinese Connection?
After investigating the Chinese connection with the ivory trade in Africa for the past three months, below is my own conclusion about how it is possible to break the Chinese-ivory link. Experts have estimated that China is responsible for about 70% of world ivory market. Beyond statistics, I have ...
How to Understand Chinese-Related Environmental Problems in Africa
By Huang Hongxiang, Special to The China Africa Project Rhino horn, ivory, shark fin, lion bone, abalone, pangolin, turtle, timber... You could make a really long list about the Chinese-related environmental problems in Africa. Why? Here's a primer on how to best understand the Chinese side of this increasingly ...
China's New Competitor: Africa
By Edward Paice and Jonathan Bhalla of the Africa Research Institute “China: friend or foe?” was the title of a special Q & A session with the BBC’s World Affairs Editor, John Simpson, on Tuesday 30 July. Of course loaded leading ...