Center for African Studies

Please join the China Africa Working Group for our second week of China Africa Relations presentations, with a focus on the COVID Pandemic.   

Panel II: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Africa and COVID-19

Wednesday, February 17 | 10 am-12 pm EST

1. “China, Africa, and the Pandemic Reset? The Case of the East African Community,” Abdou Rahim Lema (Ph.D. student, University of Montreal)
2. “China’s Belt and Road Infrastructure, COVID-19 and African Agency,” Mandira Bagwandeen (University of Cape Town)

Discussant: Dr. Oscar Meywa Otele, University of Nairobi

Attend Panel II on Zoom.

Panel III: Looking Ahead: FOCAC 2021 and COVID-19

Thursday, February 18 | 10 am – 12 pm EST

1. “FOCAC at 20: Between Historic Achievements and Pandemic Trepidations,” Gyude Moore (Center for Global Development)
2. “A Blueprint for a Shared, African Comprehensive, Post-COVID19 China Strategy… What is Needed?” Hannah Wanjie Ryder (Development Reimagined)

Discussant: Dr. Lina Benabdallah, Wake Forest University

Attend Panel III on Zoom.