This volume offers a critical evaluation of China s programs and projects on the African continent, zooming in on: (a) whether China is preying on states and societies on the continent or, if indeed, she is a benevolent partner on the continent; (b) whether many of the projects are undeniably integral to the growth and development of the continent, or are mostly white elephant projects; (c) examine the cost-benefit of China s involvement on the continent economic and political space; and (d) why Euro-America countries complain about the role and place of China in Africa? Bringing together mostly African scholars, the research underlines the key pros and cons of China and the Chinese involvement in the continent.
Chapter 1: In The Constricting Grip of a Benevolent Titan: African Leadership Agency in Pursuit of National/ Self-Interest.- Chapter 2: Sino-African Relations: Is Africa Gaining or Losing?.- Chapter 3: Euro-American countries' complaints about China's role and place in Africa.- Chapter 4: Ghana: The Relationship between Ghanaians and Chinese Residents, and the Role of the Ghanaian Government in Shaping the Relationship.- Chapter 5: Unpacking the Criticisms of Euro-American Countries on China s Role and Place in Africa: Power Dynamics and Economic Interests.- Chapter 6: Sino-Zim Relations: Benevolence Friendship or Exploitative Servant-Master Relationship?.- Chapter 7: The Sino-Zimbabwe relationship: Perspectives From The Masses And The Elites.- Chapter 8: China-Africa Bilateral Business Relations or China s Investment in Africa!?:A Case of Sino-Benin Relations.- Chapter 9: China and infrastructural investment in West Africa: Implications for political and environmental governance in the region.- Chapter 10: Towards a South-South Coalition: An Investigation of China Activities in Central Africa.- Chapter 11: The Paradox of Sino-Africa Relations: The Case of Zimbabwe.- Chapter 12: International Cooperation and National Diffraction: The Institutional Challenges of Moroccan and Egyptian Powers in the Belt and Road Initiative.- Chapter 13: China-Kenya Relations in Perspective.- Chapter 14: Old Game, New Players: The Boons and Pitfalls of Confucianism in Southern Africa.- Chapter 15: Concluding Chapter: Beijing s Strategic Vision and African Leaders Docile Response.
Sabella Ogbobode Abidde is Professor of Political Science and a member of the graduate faculty at Alabama State University Montgomery. He is the editor of two Book Series: African Governance, Development, and Leadership Series; and the Africa-East Asia International Relations Series. He is the editor/coeditor, most recently, of China and Taiwan in Africa: The Struggle for Diplomatic Recognition and Hegemony; Africa-China-Taiwan Relations, 1949 2020; and Human Trafficking in Africa: New Paradigms, New Perspectives.
