By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi Africa and China’s cooperation recedes hundreds of centuries back. Over 600 years ago, East Africa was one of the areas that cross-pollinated with Chinese civilization through interactions with the voyages of Zheng He, one of China’s greatest navigators. Zheng’s navigations to Africa manifested the Chinese traditional philosophy of harmony, a notion […]
By Yasiri J. Kasango The year 2000 marked a pivotal moment in the history of China-Africa relations with the adoption of a collaborative development program between the two friendly sides. The significance of this event was underscored by the adoption of the Beijing Declaration of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the Programme for China-Africa […]
By Yasiri J. Kasango In recent years, Uganda has embarked on a journey towards digital transformation, with a strategic partnership with China serving as a catalyst for revolutionising the nation’s internet landscape. This collaboration, driven by a vision to bridge the digital divide and foster inclusive growth, has become a beacon of connectivity, propelling Uganda […]
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi There is a competition. A spending competition. The spending is in trillion dollars. Developing countries are participants. Participating from an interesting position. Participating as recipients. Imagine that. Being at the receiving end of a spending competition! Whereas both foreign aid and development finance are projects that pursue development objectives in developing […]
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi I wish to first pre-empt the scepticism shared by some people about the feasibility of different modes of climate finance and the efficacy of their impact on mitigating climate change. The climate finance architecture easily seems to be capitalism’s mode of commercializing climate change without solving it. I am partly doubtful […]
Africa Must Leverage China Cooperation and Elevate or Stay the Arena for Great Power Rivalries By George Musiime Today, we live in a very challenging world, a world desperately in need of sound global moral-leadership. While this might not happen today, Africa is not lacking in potential. The African continent could actually provide this global-leadership, if […]
By George Musiime In an interview with CGTN last year, Mr. Wu Peng, director general of the department of African affairs in the Chinese foreign affairs ministry summed up the Chinese government’s view of its interactions with Africa in a single memorable statement in which he noted that “Africa is a big stage for international […]
By Salim Abila Asuman ‘’Imagine this: smooth roads and railway lines weaved through our landscapes, not just connecting places, but stitching dreams to reality. They are not just routes; they are the veins of commerce, making business not just easy, but irresistible. ‘’ Now end that imagination, and let us embark on a journey into […]
By Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi The title of this Op-ed should not mislead us into thinking that I suggest a possibility of African countries being undemocratic. All of them are aligned towards democratization and in some aspects, some are even more democratic than some Western nations. Like any state, even the oldest democracies, African states are […]
By Salim Abila Asuman The nation breathes in a symphony of fiscal toxins, with each exhale dealing a crushing blow to its fragile economy. Loans of all kinds now sit on its people’s shoulders, tasked with bearing the weight of unjustified financial obligations. National debts, the financial chains binding governments come in various haunting forms […]