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Momodou
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 Posted - 02 Oct 2008 : 14:47:25
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CHINA IN AFRICA
REFLECTIONS ON CHINAS GROWING ECONOMIC INFLUENCE IN AFRICA
China's influence in Africa has grown dramatically in the last 10-15 years. Beijing currently invests millions of dollars in projects in more than a dozen countries in Africa. China is rapidly expanding its engagement in Africa through concerted diplomatic, financial and military assistance. Trade between China and African nations jumped 39% to $32.17bn (£18bn) in the first 10 months of last year, official Chinese customs figures have revealed.
Africa Centre for Information and Development (ACID) is organizing an international seminar to debate Chinas post cold war engagement in Africa. The seminar seeks to highlight the implications this unprecedented development has for African countries in both economic and political terms. A question of central interest is also how the development will impact on the traditional ties the continent has had with both Europe and the U.S.A.
Among the speakers will be:
Adama Gaye,( Senegal), Chairperson NEWFORCE Africa, author of China-Africa: The Dragon and the Ostrich.
Firoze Manji,(Kenya) Director Pambazuka, Fahamu and Aumonitor.
Dr. Makanjuola Olaseinde Arigbede, (Nigeria), National Coordinator; Union of Small & Medium Scale Farmers of Nigeria (USMEFAN)
Michael Chilufya Sata,(Zambia) leader, Patriotic Front, Zambia.
His Excellency, Moses M. Akol (Sudan),The Sudanese Ambassador, Sweden.
Sanusha Naidu(South Africa), Research Fellow at the Center for Chinese Studies, South Africa
Gengezi Mgidlana,(South Africa) Special Advisor to the CEO, The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Zaya Yeebo (Ghana.UK), Founder, Community Development and Advocacy Center (CODAC)
Martine Dahle Huse, Board Member, Norwegian Coalition for Debt Cancellation (SLUG)
Prof. Bertha Z. Osei- Hwedie, Director, Centre for Culture and Peace Studies, University of Botswana
Guest Speaker: Haakkon Arald Guldbrandsen- State Secretary for International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway).
Date: October 22nd, 2008
Time:08:00-19:00
Venue: P-Hotels, Grensen 19. Oslo
For further information and registration please contact ACID at
Email: acidcenter@acidcenter.no or post@acidcenter.no,
Tel: 0047 47618515 / 004741212973
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