The Rise of China and India in Africa: Challenges, Opportunities and Critical Interventions (Africa Now)

By: Renu Modi and Peter Kragelund and Kwesi Aning and Peter Draper and Dot Keet and He Wenping and Fredrick Mutesa and Alex Vines and Sanusha Naidu and Liu Haifang and Sanjukta Bhattacharya and Alemayehu Geda and Atnafu G. Meskel and Tsidiso Disenyana and Linn Axelsson and Professor Timothy Shaw

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Synopsis: In recent years, China and India have become the most important economic partners of Africa and their footprints are growing by leaps and bounds, transforming Africa's international relations in a dramatic way. Although the overall impact of China and India's engagement in Africa has been positive in the short-term, partly as a result of higher returns from commodity exports fuelled by excessive demands from both countries, little research exists on the actual impact of China and India's growing involvement on Africa's economic transformation.This book examines in detail the opportunities and challenges posed by the increasing presence of China and India in Africa, and proposes critical interventions that African governments must undertake in order to negotiate with China and India from a stronger and more informed platform.