New African Research on China-Africa Engagement and Impacts on Peace & Security: Part III

This event took place on February 27th, 2026 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar.

China has an important peace and security presence across the African continent; simultaneously, Chinese actors have been accused of exacerbating conflicts and undermining human security in the areas they operate. In the research and analyses of these interactions, non-African voices often dominate. To help fill this gap, the panelists participated in a year-long program with the (former) United States Institute for Peace (USIP), designed to support and strengthen the research and writing skills of African early-career scholars.

The final webinar of this series from emerging African scholars focused on South Africa-China military cooperation, presented by Shannon Arnold and Keenan Govender.

This event was co-sponsored by the Africa-China Initiative and the Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues.

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Welcome Remarks:

Henry Tugendhat, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy

Participants:

Shannon Whitaker, Gauteng City-Region Observatory

Keenan Govender, Independent Research Consultant

Discussants:

Emmanuel Matambo, Centre for Africa-China Studies, University of Johannesburg.

Cobus van Staden, China-Global South Project