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29 Mar 2007

Is the Future of Africa with China?

Posted by: Futerra team

The Global Development Forum challenged China’s growing investment in Africa given the complex balance between short term benefits to African consumers and negative effects of the proliferation of Chinese goods on African manufacturers, as well as the more indirect but more alarming threat to vulnerable communities as a result of the carbon emissions of Chinese industry. Ultimately, the future of Africa is with itself. Relationships with China and other external actors can be mutually beneficial but they must be managed carefully in order not to hinder long-term development.

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