African Countries and The Global Scramble for China : : A Contribution to Africa’s Preparedness and Rehearsal / / Ngonlardje Kabra Mbaidjol.

• Author: Mbaidjol, Ngonlardje Kabra.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden,, Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: International Comparative Social Studies 41.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 190 pages).

In this new book on Africa-China relations, Ngonlardje Kabra Mbaidjol strongly engages in the heated debates on African cooperation with China, an increasingly rich and powerful partner. The current dominant view highlights the neo-colonial and exploitative nature of these relations with a denial of any positive results for African people. However, the growing China-Africa partnership took its roots at Bandung 1955 conference, to culminate with an overt competition between China and other nations over African resources. For many, \'a new scramble for Africa\' emerges. The author argues there is rather a \'global scramble for China,\' a fierce battle to get the PRC's kind attention. Africa is right to engage the struggle to access China's development funding. Africa may wish to avoid being distracted by rival voices, but to endeavor doing its own homework and rehearse for the global competition, in the only interest of African people. Mbaidjol's book unpacks Africa's preparedness and rehearsal strategy.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- About the Author -- A Call to Action for Africa -- The Founding Principles of South-South Cooperation -- The Shift Toward ‘Multipolarity’: Multipolarity and the Non-Aligned Movement (nam) -- brics: New Dimensions of China’s International Cooperation -- China and Its Neighbors: Lessons for Africa -- Asian Regional Institutions, and Implications for Africa -- Examining China’s Foreign Aid -- A Closer Look at Sino-African Trade -- Chinese ‘Neocolonialism’: Fact or Fiction? -- Gaps and Opportunities in Sino-African Cooperation -- Harmonizing Legal and Administrative Infrastructures in Africa -- Conclusion: the Way Forward -- Back Matter -- Bibliography.