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China-Africa Relations in 2024: Insights From Six Experts

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China's engagement in Africa is at a critical inflection point where many of the various stakeholders in this important relationship are re-evaluating what they want from the other. In this special episode, we speak with six prominent experts from Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States who provide their forecasts for how this vital geopolitical relationship is going to evolve in 2024: Tarela Moses, Data Analyst and Database Manager at the Global China Initiative at the Boston University Global Development Policy Center: @tarelamoses Amit Jain, Director NTU-SBF Centre for African Studies at Nanyang Business School in Singapore Lukas Fiala, Head of China Foresight at LSE IDEAS: @lukasdkfiala Emmanuel Matambo, Research Director at the University of Johannesburg's Centre for Africa-China Studies: @ekmatambo Tim Zajontz, Lecturer in international relations at the University of Freiburg in Germany and a research fellow at the Center for International and Comparative Politics at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town: @tzajontz Tobi Oshodi, political science instructor at Lagos State University in Nigeria: @tobioshodi JOIN THE DISCUSSION: X: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque| @eric_olander | @christiangeraud Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ChinaGlobalSouth FOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC: Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChine Arabic: عربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfr JOIN US ON PATREON! Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug! www.patreon.com/chinaglobalsouth

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