This volume offers a critical evaluation of Chinas programs and projects on the African continent, zooming in on: (a) whether China is preying on states and societies on the continent or, if indeed, she is a benevolent partner on the continent; (b) whether many of the projects are undeniably integral to the growth and development of the continent, or are mostly white elephant projects; (c) examine the cost-benefit of Chinas involvement on the continent economic and political space; and (d) why Euro-America countries complain about the role and place of China in Africa? Bringing together mostly African scholars, the research underlines the key pros and cons of China and the Chinese involvement in the continent.
Chapter 1: In The Constricting Grip of a Benevolent Titan: African
Leadership Agency in Pursuit of National/ Self-Interest.
Chapter 2:
Sino-African Relations: Is Africa Gaining or Losing?.
Chapter 3:
Euro-American countries' complaints about China's role and place in Africa.-
Chapter 4: Ghana: The Relationship between Ghanaians and Chinese Residents,
and the Role of the Ghanaian Government in Shaping the Relationship.
Chapter
5: Unpacking the Criticisms of Euro-American Countries on Chinas Role and
Place in Africa: Power Dynamics and Economic Interests.
Chapter 6: Sino-Zim
Relations: Benevolence Friendship or Exploitative Servant-Master
Relationship?.
Chapter 7: The Sino-Zimbabwe relationship: Perspectives From
The Masses And The Elites.
Chapter 8: China-Africa Bilateral Business
Relations or Chinas Investment in Africa!?:A Case of Sino-Benin Relations.-
Chapter 9: China and infrastructural investment in West Africa: Implications
for political and environmental governance in the region.
Chapter 10:
Towards a South-South Coalition: An Investigation of China Activities in
Central Africa.
Chapter 11: The Paradox of Sino-Africa Relations: The Case
of Zimbabwe.
Chapter 12: International Cooperation and National Diffraction:
The Institutional Challenges of Moroccan and Egyptian Powers in the Belt and
Road Initiative.
Chapter 13: China-Kenya Relations in Perspective.
Chapter
14: Old Game, New Players: The Boons and Pitfalls of Confucianism in Southern
Africa.
Chapter 15: Concluding
Chapter: Beijings Strategic Vision and
African Leaders Docile Response.
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is Professor of Political Science and a member of the graduate faculty at Alabama State University Montgomery. He is the editor of two Book Series: African Governance, Development, and Leadership Series; and the Africa-East Asia International Relations Series. He is the editor/coeditor, most recently, of China and Taiwan in Africa: The Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition and Hegemony; Africa-China-Taiwan Relations, 19492020; and Human Trafficking in Africa: New Paradigms, New Perspectives.
