Past Events 2022-2023
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- 2022-2023
- Past Events
Russian and Chinese Actors in Africa’s Security Landscapes
This event took place on April 21st, 2023 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Russia’s Wagner Group, a mercenary force, has ramped up their activities in various African…
April 21, 2023
- 2022-2023
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China’s Foreign Aid and Investment in Africa
This event took place on March 24th, 2023 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. China has become a source of significant aid, investment, and loans for countries across the…
March 24, 2023
- 2022-2023
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2023 Spring Symposium: Africa-China Engagement: Arts, Culture, and Media
Africa-China engagement is usually seen through political and economic lenses, often focusing on competition between China and Western nations and development impacts in Africa.…
February 24, 2023
- 2022-2023
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China’s Rise in the Global South: The Middle East, Africa, and Beijing’s Alternative World Order
This event took place on January 27th, 2023 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Drawing on her extensive fieldwork, Dawn Murphy of the U.S. National War College …
January 27, 2023
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Beyond the Belt and Road Initiative Narratives: Examining Chinese Contractors, African Governments, and Their African Actors in Africa-China Infrastructure Engagements
This event took place on December 2nd, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. In light of the continued spotlight on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), criticism of…
December 2, 2022
- 2022-2023
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Effective Vehicles of China’s Soft Power? Confucius Institutes & Public Diplomacy in African & Europe
This event took place on November 4th, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. This event was sponsored by Georgetown University’s Africa-China Initiative with Howard…
November 4, 2022
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Chinese Activities and Their Impacts on African Countries’ Peace & Security: New Research from Africa
This event took place on October 21st, 2022 and was hosted online via Zoom webinar. Early career African scholars, supported by a new USIP program, shared their work on wildlife…
October 21, 2022
- 2022-2023
- Past Events
“Flying Geese” or False Promises: Chinese Engagement in Nigeria’s Manufacturing
This event took place on September 23rd, 2022 and hosted via Zoom webinar. In Nigeria’s post-oil boom era, Aisha Udochi and Yunnan Chen explored the potential of Chinese…
September 23, 2022