Sustaining China-Africa relations

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 285-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Mitchell Omoruyi Ehizuelen ◽  
Hodan Osman Abdi
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Human Development ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Contemporary China ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
International Economic Cooperation ◽  
China’S Foreign Policy ◽  
Trade And Investment

China’s “One Belt One Road” (OBOR) Initiative forms the centerpiece of China’s leadership’s new foreign policy. The initiative aspires to put the nations of Asia, Oceania, Europe, and Africa on a new trajectory of higher growth and human development through infrastructural connectivity, augmented trade, and investment. The initiative offers tremendous opportunities for international economic cooperation, especially for African nations. This article examines China-Africa relations, centering on the possibility of expanding the OBOR initiative to cover more African nations. Africa has been the focus of China’s foreign policy since 2013. A study on the implementation of OBOR in Africa will allow for a better understanding of contemporary China-Africa relations, while hopefully providing answers to some of the questions surrounding the issue. In this article, we carefully examine the economic drivers, challenges – with suggestions on ways to navigate those challenges – and opportunities of the OBOR initiative.

La politique extérieure de la Belgique en l 977

Res Publica ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 357-365
Author(s):  
Christian Franck
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
European Community ◽  
Southern Africa ◽  
External Action ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
General Assembly ◽  
The North ◽  
Political Cooperation ◽  
International Economic Cooperation

Belgium's foreign policy is largely embedded in the external action of the European Community. Besides, the unity of action of the nine memberstates in maior issues of international polities corresponds to a deliberate option of the Belgian government. In the debates of the North-South Dialogue (Conference on International Economic Cooperation and32nd General Assembly of the U.N.) and in the Belgrade conference, Belgium has endeavoured to promote a common stand by the nine member-states. During the term of its EC presidency, Belgium has forwarded the proceedings concerning the extension of the community, the relations with the Comecon, and - on the level of political cooperation - the defi,nition of the Nine's position on Southern Africa. The events in Shaba (Zaïre) have led Belgium to reaffirm the particular place Africa holds in its cooperation policy

Belt and Road Initiative: Analysis of Possible Effects on Nigeria’s Economy

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (06) ◽  
pp. 20475-20182
Author(s):  
Ige Ayokunle O ◽  
Akingbesote A.O
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
International Economic ◽  
International Cooperation ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
Belt And Road Initiative ◽  
International Economic Cooperation ◽  
R Project ◽  
Belt And Road ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Belt And Road

The Belt and Road initiative is an important attempt by China to sustain its economic growth, by exploring new forms of international economic cooperation with new partners. Even though the B&R project is not the first attempt at international cooperation, it is considered as the best as it is open in nature and does not exclude interested countries. This review raised and answered three questions of how the B&R project will affect Nigeria’s economy?  How will it affect the relationship between Nigeria and China? What could go wrong?, The review concluded that Nigeria can only benefit positively from the project.

Uneasy Dialogue

2019 ◽  
pp. 254-300
Author(s):  
Giuliano Garavini
Keyword(s):  
International Economic ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Economic Cooperation ◽  
International Negotiations ◽  
The North ◽  
International Economic Cooperation ◽  
Oil Shock ◽  
The Revolution

Chapter 6 describes the failure of international negotiations between petrostates, key oil consumers, and developing countries during the Conference for International Economic Cooperation (also known as the North–South dialogue) held in Paris from 1975 to 1977. The chapter concludes with the “second oil shock” of 1979–80 that coincided with the revolution in Iran and the beginning of war between Iraq and Iran, and ends describing the failure of OPEC’s Long Term Strategy sealed at the OPEC Conference in Bali in December 1980.

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