China's belt and road initiative in Africa: aid policies and economic development

Front Matter
Pages i-xxxv
China’s BRI in Africa: Exploring Development Through Discourses and Policy Practices
R. Mireille Manga Edimo
Pages 1-26
Uncovering African Leaders’ Perceptions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Ana Horigoshi, Narayani Sritharan
Pages 27-50
Self-sufficiency, Disengagement and the BRI: Comparing the US, Brazil, and China in African Energy
Bhaso Ndzendze, Ndzalama Mathebula
Pages 51-62
BRI and Human Security: The Case of Safe City Projects in Mauritius and Uganda
Linganaden Murday
Pages 63-88
China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Ethiopia and Eritrea: The Construction of Economic Interests Through Development Projects
Meine Pieter van Dijk
Pages 89-105
The Belt and Road Initiative Developmental Discourse in African Media: Kenya and Ghana in Comparative Perspective 2013–2020
Tenewa Asamoah, Bhaso Ndzendze
Pages 107-118
China’s BRI and Developmental Peace in South Sudan (2013–2022): Rethinking Chinese African Relations in the Context of Oil, Sanctions, and Peacekeeping
Irit Back
Pages 119-136
The Transboundary Mbalam-Nabeba Ore Iron in Cameroon and Congo: An Opportunity for the Extension of the BRI?
Fernand G. Mekongo Mballa
Pages 137-157
The Belt and Road Initiative in Suez Port: Legal Pluralism to Address Corruption Incidents
Niedja de Andrade e Silva Forte dos Santos, Luiza Nogueira Barbosa
Pages 159-176
The Collaboration Between Huawei and Senegalese Universities as Implementation Strategy of Chinese-African BRI Politics?
Abdoul Malick Ba
Pages 177-192
Chinese Cultural and Linguistic Diplomacy in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative
Joseph Koffi N. Tsigbe, Tachiwou Maman Aboudou, Yushan Zhu
Pages 193-213
The Drivers of Confucius Institutes in BRI Politics in Africa and Latin America
Jean Gonondo, Mercedes V. Andrés
Pages 215-236
Training in China to Work in Algeria in China’s BRI Context: Economic Trajectories of Algerian Sinophiles Students
Hicham Rouibah
Pages 237-251
Democratic Republic of Congo Demands More from China, Its Largest Trading Partner: But Why?
Šárka Waisová
Pages 253-274
Digital Silk Road and Cyberpolitics in Africa: The Ethiopian Case
Octávio Henrique Alves Costa de Oliveira, Renan Holanda Montenegro
Pages 275-294
Chinese Cultural Centers in the Age of Belt and Road Initiative: The Role of Confucius Institutes in the Implementation of “Belt and Road Initiative” Project in Africa (2013–2020)
Arnaud Longmene Fopa
Pages 295-309
Sino-Moroccan Cooperation Instruments of the Belt and Road Initiative
Said Alahyane
Pages 311-324
The “Belt and Road Initiative”: A Strategy to the Rescue of Senegal?
Okan Germiyanoglu
Pages 325-342
Creating Policy Change in Infrastructural Development Discourse: The BRI in Tanzania During and Post-John Magufuli Presidency
Najimdeen Bakare
Pages 343-357
Chinese Railway Megaproject, Domestic Politics and Anti-Chinese Populism in Kenya: A New Dynamics in the Look East and Look West Paradigms
Emmanuel Zwanbin
Pages 359-376
Chinese Investments in Cameroon in Belt and Road Initiative African-Partnership: Legal Protection and Sustainability Policies
Marie Michelle Onana Bekada
Pages 377-418
Transferring Teaching Skills in the Global Context of the BRI: The Training of Cameroonian University Teachers in China
L.-M. Nkolo Ndjodo, Xiulan Wan
Pages 419-450
Development Discourses in Post-crisis Contexts: The BRI in the Post-crisis Context of Libya
Ferhat Polat, Anastasia Chisholm
Pages 451-473
Cooperation Between China and Côte d’Ivoire in the Field of Road Infrastructure from 2012 to 2023: Prospects for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Joseph Koffi N. Tsigbe, N’godo Filomène Ebi, R. Mireille Manga Edimo
Pages 475-491
Is Chinese Infrastructural Development in Uganda a Catalyst for Security and Peace? A Comparative Study
Joshua Mugambwa, Judith Flavia Nakirijja
Pages 493-526
The Future of China-Africa Relations: Hydrocarbons China-Algeria Cooperation and Geopolitical Issues in the Belt and Road Initiative Global Context
Samia Chabouni, Hayette Rouibah
Pages 527-546
Paths Ahead and Future Research Agenda
R. Mireille Manga Edimo
Pages 547-555
Back Matter
Pages 557-562

This book provides insight into the economic partnerships between African governments and China offered by the Belt and Road Initiative. It examines the Belt and Road Initiative from a macro and microeconomic perspective to present a detailed understanding of the transformation of African development policies since the initiative began. Particular attention is given to the historical context behind the Belt and Road Initiative, the financing of infrastructure and public services in Africa, the spread of technology from China to Africa, China’s position within the global political order, African energy markets, and the development of special economic zones.

This book grounds analysis of the Belt and Road Initiative within specific policies and case studies from Africa. It will be relevant to students, researchers and practitioners interested in development economics and the political economy. (https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-80400-7?page=2#toc)