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How Language Holds Back Chinese Migrant’s Integration Into African Society
This policy brief draws from my sociolinguistic research to show the economic and social problems caused by of insufficient learning of local languages among Chinese immigrants in Cameroon.
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How Fourth Industrial Revolution can Aid Sustainable Development in African Cities: Lessons from China
Evidently, cities around the world are confronting myriad of dire environmental crises.
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Report Launch: Co-existing and competing with China in Africa – Indian Perspectives in Ghana
The Atlantic Council in collaboration with the Afro-Sino Centre of Internal Relations (ASCIR) and the Institute of Chinese Studies (ICS) is set to launch a joint report on Global China in Africa: Documenting Indian Perspectives from Ghana on December 15, 2022.
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AFRICA-CHINA TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION- AFRICA’S POSITION AMIDST CHINA’S EMERGING DOMINANCE
The mobile handset industry is said to be a top 5 industry in the world, accruing US$522 billion in sales revenue and annual sales of over 6 billion mobile devices according to a document by the Pakistan telecommunications Authority.
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People-to-People and Civil Society Organizations Engagements in Africa-China Relations
Most analysts consider the 2006 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) as a watershed moment in Africa-China engagements due to China’s Africa policy document .
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AITI-KACE signs MoU with ASCIR to intensify research in ICT
The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations (ASCIR) to establish a mutual institutional partnership.
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AITI-KACE SIGNS MOU WITH ASCIR TO INTENSIFY RESEARCH IN ICT
The Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT (AITI-KACE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations (ASCIR) to establish an institutional partnership between the two organizations.
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Why China is building Africa’s railways
Africa is undergoing a railway renaissance – and it’s being built in large part by China.
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Don’t blame China for the rise of digital authoritarianism in Africa
The Chinese state is the poster child of using digital tools for domestic surveillance and censorship.
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Agriculture The Gateway to Trading Parity with China?
The Oxford Business Group’s Agriculture in Africa 2021 Focus Report highlights the importance of agriculture on the continent by pointing to the continent’s 60 percent share of the world’s arable land and the fact that the agricultural sector employs a majority of the continent’s population.
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African views on US-China competition in Africa
With China’s Belt and Road Initiative expanding around the world, the African continent has become one of the newest arenas for U.S.-China competition.
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ASCIR hosts Forum on Socio-Environmental Implications of Ghana-China Relations
The Afro-Sino Centre of International Relations (ASCIR) as part of its objective to engage stakeholders in Afro-Sino relations has hosted a virtual forum.
