Is Canada losing out?

Here is a recent article from the Canadian version of the Huffington Post that has been circulating on a couple African business sites.  Do you agree?
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/glen-pearson/china-africa-investment_b_990306.html

South Sudan Conference at Carleton University

The Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, is pleased to present:

 South Sudan: Its 1st year of Independence and Beyond 

A Two-Part Event with Matthew LeRiche (LSE)

When:        Thursday July 19, 2012;  3:30-7 pm
Where: Arts Lounge, 2017 Dunton Tower, Carleton University

Click here.
 

A great way of flipping things on their head. Congratulations to the authors!
http://africanarguments.org/2012/07/05/africa-rising-when-will-the-west-join-africa-by-eliot-pence-bright-simons/
And, as always, please check in with the African Arguments website often as they have great posts and discussions.

Canada, the AfDB and Africa

On June 13, 2012, Bruce Montador, Senior Fellow, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs (GSPIA) at the University of Ottawa gave a presentation on his experience at the Africa Development Bank.

Mr. Montador has accepted to share the presentation with the readers of our Blog, for which we are most grateful.

Canada, The AfDB and Africa: Montador Presentation

Is China a Boon or Hindrance for Africa?

Is China a Boon or Hindrance for Africa?  
There has been much debate about this lately and here is some of the latest:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/28/opinion/beijing-a-boon-for-africa.html?_r=2&smid=fb-share
http://africanarguments.org/2012/07/02/china-in-africa-dambisa-moyo-fails-to-uncover-a-more-complex-situation-by-jolyon-ford-at-oxford-analytica/ .


For more out of the UK, the IQ2 Debates series has both a for and against team of well-known experts commenting on the statement "Beware of the dragon: Africa should not look to China": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXck9BS3Hfw .


Similarly, Al Jazeera had a segment on China in Africa that can be watched here: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2012/01/20121484624797945.html .


And finally, an excellent blog out of The China in Africa Project that can be downloaded on iTunes or watched here: http://soundcloud.com/chinatalkingpoints/when-china-met-africa . This latest podcast discusses the film When China Met Africa and Dambisa Moyo's latest book on Africa and China.