China in Africa: On the Competing Perspectives of the Value of Sino-Africa Business Relationships

Ofosu, George; Sarpong, David

doi:10.1080/00213624.2022.2020025

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“…China's and India's Expanding Footprints in Africa One of the key challenges to sustainable development in Africa has been its poor infrastructure. Meanwhile, China was in search of access to natural resources that would power its industries and had developed one of the world's largest construction industries, thus providing an opportunity for developing mutually beneficial partnerships with African nations (Ofosu and Sarpong 2022). At the same time, other donors and international lending institutions largely had shifted their financing away from funding large infrastructure projects, such as roads, railways, bridges, ports, and airports, making the availability of Chinese finance all the more attractive to African leaders (OECD 2012; Brautigam and Hwang 2019).…”

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Emerging Donors' Engagements in Africa: China, India, and the Localizing Peacebuilding and Development Interventions

Paczyńska

2023

Negotiation Journal

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Today's development and peacebuilding donor landscape is much more complex than it was just a few decades ago. In addition to traditional donors, emerging donors have come to play much more prominent roles in development and peacebuilding assistance. This article explores these shifting dynamics of the donor landscape by analyzing China's and India's engagements with African states. In particular, it investigates whether these two emerging donors' development and peacebuilding interventions are framed around the localization of aid concerns that have animated traditional donors. The article shows that nationally led and nationally owned development and peacebuilding priorities are central to the provision of aid by these emerging donors. However, neither China nor India has explicitly joined the localization of aid debate. The term “localization” does not appear in the key documents produced by the government agencies that oversee these countries' development and peacebuilding interventions. Moreover, neither China nor India has signed onto the various international agreements that place localization at the forefront of traditional donor agendas. This article argues that the local is important to both China and India. However, for these two countries, localization is reflected in the emphasis on nationally led and nationally owned development and peacebuilding priority setting; and the promotion of state capacity and strength rather than as a way of working with civil society and nongovernmental organizations. These engagements with the local by China and India in the context of Africa have shifted over time as their footprints across the continent have expanded and their global aspirations have shifted.

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Section: Historical Legacies Development and Securitymentioning

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Emerging Donors' Engagements in Africa: China, India, and the Localizing Peacebuilding and Development Interventions

Paczyńska

2023

Negotiation Journal

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“…As such, countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), such as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and Bahrain, that depend highly on expatriate workforce populations have started implementing various strategies to reduce reliance on expatriates to align with local labour supply and demands (Al-Harrasi & Al-Balushi, 2020;Alkathiri et al, 2021;Waxin et al, 2018). These strategies generally include initiatives aimed at facilitating the skills and capabilities of the local workforce; governments and private institutions heavily investing in vocational training programs and in education to promote employability (Al-Asfour & Khan, 2014;Al Harbi, 1997, as cited in Al-Asfour andKhan, 2014;Ofosu & Sarpong, 2022;van der Kley, 2020). GCC governments for instance have taken initiatives to develop a conducive climate to support entrepreneurship programs, innovation hubs and business startups (Lawrence et al, 2008, as cited in Sarker & Rahman, 2020Sarker & Rahman, 2020).…”

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Workforce localisation in the resort sector of the Maldives

ISMAIL SHIYAR,

HASHMA ADNAN,

AMINATH AFRAH MUKHTHAR

et al. 2023

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The resort sector of the Maldives has played a vital role in the development of the Maldives, influencing the economy, culture, environment, society, and governance. The resort sector is predominantly staffed by expatriates, with many workers employed. Therefore, achieving the proper equilibrium between local and expatriate forces with a priority on developing local employment opportunities is vital. Creating relevant and proactive policies and action plans to build human capital is essential. This study aims to evaluate the current challenges concerned with workforce localisation in the resort sector of the Maldives. This research adopts an exploratory case study approach with the target population being the managers and human resource managers of resorts in the Maldives. The sample population was selected using non-probability purposive sampling. Data was collected using semi-structured, open-ended interviews with twelve participants. The interviews were transcribed and coded, and themes were generated using content analysis. The overarching themes indicate the need for national-level strategies and collective effort from the industry, the regulatory authorities, and educational institutions. The key findings suggest conflicting opinions on striking a balance between expatriate and local workers. The challenge lies in attracting the required workforce from the local population, leading to a reliance on expatriates. The lack of local skills, experience and qualifications adds to the burden of local recruitment. However, findings indicate that areas and roles in the resort sector can be easily localised, thus benefiting the local population. Currently, the government and the resort sector facilitate local development by aiming to close the linguistic proficiency gap, internships, and graduate management programs. The research findings highlight the importance of creating job value, combatting misconceptions and stereotyping, cultivating a work-oriented mindset, and having an inclusive policy paving part-time employment for students. Furthermore, career counselling, real-world learning experiences and training facilities are integral to the success of workforce localisation in the Maldives.

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“…Hence ascribing the problems of some countries to the whole continent could lead to unsatisfactory generalizations. The idea that China-Africa relations exist implies political and economic homogeneity across the continent, which is far from the truth [23,24]. As even within a single country, different political parties will have variations in their policy orientation toward China [25][26][27].…”

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The geostrategy of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) and third parties: a focus on China

Joseph

2022

Eureka: SH

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The primary objective of this article is to interrogate Sino-Africa Relations and questions if Africa a passive receiver of both Chinese and Western influence? This paper is divided into four sections. The first section of the paper outlines the African Continental Free Trade Agreement. It is followed by a discussion of the political factors, driving Africa's desire for greater integration. The second section explains the potential trade impacts of the AfCFTA on African states and illustrates the rationale and appetite for the AfCFTA. Section three examines bilateral relations with third-parties, with a focus on China, speculating about the future of Sino-African trade relations and the AfCFTA. Finally, section four concludes the study. The discussion and findings suggest the following. Firstly, that African officials perceive the role of China in a positive light, and China is seen as a fellow developing country. Secondly, African leaders laud China for its contribution to the growth of African nations. Thirdly, however, China is criticized for poor working conditions, China is seen to negotiate unfair deals and for some scholars China perpetuates the neo-colonial relationship and, in some countries, there have been violent protests against China. This study encompassed a qualitative, exploratory approach, which relied heavily on both primary and secondary sources of data.

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China in Africa: On the Competing Perspectives of the Value of Sino-Africa Business Relationships

Cited by 9 publications

References 67 publications

Emerging Donors' Engagements in Africa: China, India, and the Localizing Peacebuilding and Development Interventions

Emerging Donors' Engagements in Africa: China, India, and the Localizing Peacebuilding and Development Interventions

Workforce localisation in the resort sector of the Maldives

The geostrategy of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AFCFTA) and third parties: a focus on China

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