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Vol 4 No 2
December 2010

The Asian aid summit

Seoul intends to keep the promises made at November’s G-20 summit and began by hosting a gathering of Asian development agencies on 19 November.

Vol 4 No 1
November 2010

Stalemate in Seoul

The economic and currency quarrels of the big powers overshadowed President Lee’s efforts to commit the G-20 to stronger development policies

Vol 4 No 1
November 2010

Diplomatic wins and aid wobbles

The 12-13 November Group of 20 Summit in Seoul afforded a great opportunity for South Korea to boost its Africa diplomacy. This is based on a modest aid budget, multibillion dollar projects for South Korean contractors and the need to reduce constraint...

Vol 3 No 12
October 2010

Win-win turns to win-lose

A report by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa* points out that the rise of emerging-market trade and investment may be just as likely to lead to win-lose outcomes as win-win ones. Economists Raphael Kaplinsky and Masuma Farooki ar...

Vol 3 No 11
September 2010

Friends and competitors

Vietnam hosted its second African investment forum on 17-19 August in Hanoi with the theme 'Vietnam-Africa: Cooperation for Sustainable Development'. Attended by delegates from 30 African countries including Angola, Egypt and Morocco, the summit exhibited...

Vol 3 No 11
September 2010

Seoul's modest but steady progress

South Korea cannot match the deals made by China nor can it provide the same levels of aid as countries in North America and Europe. Still, that does not stop it from carving out a middle ground between donor and pursuer of natural resources.

Vol 3 No 10
August 2010

Beijing beams its messages

China's state-owned television, radio and news companies are working more closely with Africa's journalist corps

Vol 3 No 10
August 2010

Coalition of the controllers

Journalists and activists, pointing to the lack of press freedom and weak civil society in China, argue that Beijing's engagement will only encourage the same in Africa.

Vol 3 No 10
August 2010

Hanoi's great leap forward

Although Vietnam lacks the investment billions of Asia's mega-economies, its development gains offer important lessons for Africa

Vol 3 No 10
August 2010

Vietnam's two-way trade

More so than China or India, Vietnam has much in common with Africa's developing countries. Hanoi is also showing itself to be keener on learning from African experiences than its larger Asian neighbours.

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