EU-Africa-China: Building Partnerships

Event Type
Konferenz

Location / Date
Bonn, 29.09.2008 until 01.10.2008

Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, CASS, KfW, SAIIA, KAS

The EU has announced a “strategic partnership” with China, including issues of global development. Within the EU, Germany is particularly interested in global cooperation with China. The Heiligendamm process determines joint responsibilities for development, especially for Africa, both for G8 and important emerging countries as China.

The EU is still the largest cooperation partner to Sub-Sahara Africa. But China – even though not a new partner to African states – has geared up its presence in Africa with booming direct investments and an active official cooperation policy. But the crucial factor for Africa’s successful development is African commitment itself.

How do African actors perceive the cooperation partners? What are the strengths and weaknesses of European and Chinese development strategies? Yet, uncertainties remain also with regard to the Chinese and European agenda: What are the principles of the respective cooperation with Africa? What are the players’ practices in specific sectors? Where are the points of entry for trilateral cooperation between Europe, Africa and China?

The workshop continued a dialogue between Chinese and German/European officials and academics that has taken place in Beijing in December 2007. The second discussion round in Bonn will include African research partners and policy-makers.

Programme of the Public Event

Monday, 29 September 2008:

• Welcome by Bruno Wenn, Senior Vice President (KfW Entwicklungsbank)
• Armin Laschet, Minister for Generations, Family, Women and Integration of the German State of North-Rhine Westphalia
• African and Chinese researchers on key points in the future cooperation
• Yang Guang, Director-General of the Institute for West Asian and African Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (IWAAS/CASS)

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