An outlook on African development
Marwan Bishara challenges Adan Mohamed, the Kenyan cabinet secretary for Industrialisation and Enterprise Development.
The new battle for Africa does not deploy strong-arm tactics, it is now a soft power game: economic and humanitarian aid, interest-free loans, preferential trade agreements and investments in infrastructure are currency across a continent that is, for the world’s established and emerging powers, seemingly up for grabs.
Empire asks whether deepening Chinese engagement is helping or hurting African development.
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Published On 4 Aug 2014