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Updated on 10/10/2024 – Originally published and posted on May 16, 2023, and Updated on October 9, 2023 – 10/30/23

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Drinking Sidi Ali and Driving Neo: All Made in Morocco

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Leila Doukkali Presenting the Trophy to Mr. Nassim Belkhayat

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La Koutoubia Transports H. Cherkaoui

 Jun 20, 2024  Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 

First Moroccan Muslim Contractor of Public Transport in Early 1920 – Twenties of 20th Century: Moulay Ahmed Cherkaoui at 24 was the First Muslim Transporter in Morocco

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by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
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Tesla’s tactic of pruning back prices this year is beginning to bear fruit. The electric vehicle maker enjoyed a five percent sales increase in the first quarter and delivered a record 422,875 vehicles, which was just below Wall Street’s estimates. The company has addressed the long waits — typically driven by limited production capabilities — that have often marked the buying experience by ramping up outputs at plants in Austin, Texas, and in Germany. Still, some analysts are concerned about whether Tesla can maintain its growth without further price cuts.

• Tesla’s first-quarter deliveries represent a 36% increase compared to the same period last year and 4% more than its previous quarter. Its previous delivery record was roughly 405,000 cars in one quarter.
• Tesla recently issued a recall for 35 of its electric Semis over a faulty parking brake.
• The company is also facing a probe from the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration over malfunctioning seat belts.
• Tesla shares fell as much as 5% Monday morning.

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TRI CK USA achievements around the World

 Jul 23, 2024  Said El Mansour Cherkaoui 

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, a well-known scholar and analyst, has provided valuable insights into the relationship between the United States and Morocco. Here are some key points from his analysis: Morocco ★ USA ★ Morocco ★ California★ Articles on Morocco ★ USA Relations ★ Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui … Continue reading TRI CK USA achievements around the World

President Biden will visit Angola on October 13-15, 2024.

President Biden’s visit will fulfill the commitment made during the U.S. Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022.  This is the first Presidential trip to Africa in over a decade demonstrating and celebrating the evolution of the U.S.-Angola relationship and the renewed importance of Angola in the investment of U.S. Capital in this part of Africa.

Read more: September 24, 2024
Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s Travel to Germany and Angola

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Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on President Biden’s Travel to Germany and Angola | The White House

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Angola Model and China Quest for Oil

Concerns are growing in the US and other countries regarding economic cooperation between China and Africa including the so-called “debt trap,” according to the narrative dominating the western-based media outlets. These news agencies present China’s activities in Africa are driven by its will to increase its influence by extending excessive loans to developing countries that are used as traps to corner and influence the African economies.

Angola and Angola Model is frequently used as a case of such debt trap based on the extraction of natural resources or supply of energetic and strategic minerals by African nations in exchange for loans provided by China State and Financial Institutions.

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According to a report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: “In 2010, Angola was the world’s second-largest exporter of oil to China, after Saudi Arabia. But it has fallen down the list as Beijing has increasingly turned to the Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Russia, and other Asian countries.

In the early 2000s, Angola received US$42.6 billion from Chinese lenders, more than a quarter of China’s total lending to African countries between 2000 and 2020, which made it the largest recipient of Chinese loans in all of Africa.  The School of Advanced International Studies-China Africa Research Initiative (SAIS-CARI), estimates that Angola was the top recipient of Chinese infrastructure loans, with US$ 43 billion worth of loan commitments, between 2000 and 2018.

However, the beginning of the end when between 2019 and 2023, Angola’s oil production fell 22% from 1.42 million barrels per day to 1.1 million barrels per day. The subsequent drop in business is straining Angola’s ability to keep up with its Chinese debt. As oil revenues have declined, by 2023, Angola had been bumped to number eight on this ranking of oil suppliers to China.” China receives nearly 72% of Angola’s oil exports, making it Angola’s largest oil importer. However, the recent drop in business is straining Angola’s ability to keep up with its Chinese debt. Since 2002, Angola has borrowed more than $45 billion from China, more than half of that going into its energy sector, according to Boston University.

Angola still owes Chinese lenders $17 billion. Chinese loans constitute about 40% of Angola’s total debt. Overall, debt payments consume about half of Angola’s national budget every year, placing it among African countries most vulnerable to a potential debt crisis, according to international credit rating agency S&P Global.

As oil revenues have declined, Angola has been forced to cover interest payments on its debt by tapping into a Chinese-held $1.5 billion escrow fund that was mandated as part of its loans. As China Buys Less Oil, as China has begun importing less oil from Angola and other African nations and more from Russia, the Persian Gulf, and Asia, Angola Struggles To Repay Debt.

Chinese lenders gave Angola a three-year reprieve on loan payments that ended in 2023 — just as Angola’s economy took a downturn. As oil revenues have declined, Angola has been forced to cover interest payments on its debt by tapping into a Chinese-held $1.5 billion escrow fund that was mandated as part of its loans. This year’s debt payment to Chinese leaders is estimated at $10.1 billion.

Angola recently left OPEC, the cartel of oil-producing countries, after a dispute over quotas. Angolan authorities hope that step will encourage more direct investment by China and other countries in its oil sector. In the meantime, the country’s leaders are trying to diversify their economy to reduce the impact of fluctuating oil prices. 

This shift has been driven, in part, by African countries’ lack of investment in new oilfields and infrastructure. Aging equipment and shrinking oilfields make the continent’s oil producers, including Angola, less reliable as exporters, according to researchers with the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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João Lourenço in the USA to participate in the 16th US-Africa business summit

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USAID Invests 3.5 Million Dollars in Environmental Issues in the Lobito Corridor

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in Angola announced, this Wednesday, the investment of 3.5 million dollars to support environmental issues of local organizations in the Lobito Corridor, in the province of Benguela

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Lobito Port and Lobito Corridor:

Challenge of the Rivalry and Competition of the United States and China for Oil Resources of Angola and Mining Resources of Zambia

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United States – Angola: Rejevunating Courting Relationship

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05 July 2023

Summary of the UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023

Investment flows to Africa dropped to $45 billion in 2022

• 07/11/2023 – Foreign direct investment: the increase in 2022 in developing countries does not benefit Africa
• 07/06/2023 – Africa: foreign direct investment flows fell by 44% in 2022 (UNCTAD)
• 06/14/2023 – Chinese direct investment in Africa totaled $3.4 billion in 2022

The report also indicates that the African continent received foreign investments totaling $52.63 billion in 2023, down 3% from 2022.

In terms of cumulative FDI stocks, the main economies investing in Africa are the Netherlands, France, the United States, the United Kingdom, and China.

Globally, FDI declined by 2% over the past year to $1.3 trillion. This decline is due to increased trade and geopolitical tensions in the context of a slowdown in the global economy.

For 2024, UNCTAD notes that the outlook for FDI remains challenging in 2024. However “modest growth for the year as a whole seems possible”, citing factors such as easing financial conditions and concerted efforts to facilitate investment.

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According to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023, international project finance deals targeting Africa showed a decline of 47% in value.

UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2023 published on 5 July shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to Africa declined to $45 billion in 2022 from the record $80 billion set in 2021. They accounted for 3.5% of global FDI.

The number of greenfield project announcements rose by 39% to 766. Six of the top 15 greenfield investment megaprojects (those worth more than $10 billion) announced in 2022 were in Africa.
 

In North Africa, Egypt saw FDI more than double to $11 billion as a result of increased cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) sales.

Announced greenfield projects more than doubled in number, to 161. International project finance deals rose in value by two-thirds, to $24 billion. Flows to Morocco decreased slightly, by 6%, to $2.1 billion.

In West Africa, Nigeria saw FDI flows turn negative to -$187 million as a result of equity divestments. Announced greenfield projects, however, rose by 24% to $2 billion. Flows to Senegal remained flat at $2.6 billion. FDI flows to Ghana fell by 39% to $1.5 billion.

In East Africa, flows to Ethiopia decreased by 14% to $3.7 billion; the country remained the second-largest FDI recipient on the continent. FDI to Uganda grew by 39% to $1.5 billion on investment in extractive industries. FDI to Tanzania increased by 8% to $1.1 billion.

In Central Africa, FDI in the Democratic Republic of the Congo remained flat at $1.8 billion, with investment sustained by flows to offshore oil fields and mining.

In Southern Africa, flows returned to prior levels after the anomalous peak in 2021 caused by a large corporate reconfiguration in South Africa. FDI in South Africa was $9 billion – well below the 2021 level but double the average of the last decade. Cross-border M&A sales in the country reached $4.8 billion from $280 million in 2021. In Zambia, after two years of negative values, FDI rose to $116 million.

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Four regional economic groupings see growth

Over the past five years, FDI inflows have risen in four of the regional economic groupings on the continent.

FDI in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa grew by 14% to $22 billion. Flows rose also in the Southern African Development Community (quadrupling, to $10 billion), the West African Economic and Monetary Union (doubling, to $5.2 billion), and the East African Community (up 9%, to $3.8 billion).

Intraregional investment remained relatively small, despite an increase over the past five years. In 2022, intraregional greenfield project announcements represented 15% of all projects in Africa (2% in terms of value), as compared with 13% (2% in value) in 2017.

However, looking at announced projects invested in by only African multinational enterprises, three-quarters of their value remained on the continent.

In 2022, the biggest increase in announced greenfield projects was in energy and gas supply (to $120 billion from $24 billion in 2021). Project values in construction and extractive industries also rose, to $24 billion and $21 billion, respectively. The information and communication sector registered the highest number of projects.

International project finance deals targeting Africa showed a decline of 47% in value ($74 billion, down from $140 billion in 2021) but a 15% increase in project numbers, to 157.

European investors remain, by far, the largest holders of FDI stock in Africa, led by the United Kingdom ($60 billion), France ($54 billion) and the Netherlands ($54 billion).

The report highlights that the flow of foreign direct investment to Africa decreased by 3% over the past year to less than $53 billion.

Egypt is the African country that attracted the most foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023, according to a report published on Thursday, June 20, 2024, by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

Entitled “World Investment Report 2024”, this report specifies that this North African country attracted FDI flows of $9.84 billion, despite declining mergers and acquisitions compared to the peaks reached in 2022.

The most populous country in the Arab world is followed by South Africa ($5.23 billion), Ethiopia ($3.26 billion), Uganda ($2.88 billion), Senegal ($2.64 billion), Mozambique ($2.50 billion), Namibia ($2.34 billion) and Nigeria ($1.87 billion). Côte d’Ivoire closes the top 10 with FDI flows of $1.75 billion in 2023.

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We were delighted to welcome the Indonesian Parliamentary Friendship Group delegation to the Marrakech-Safi Regional Investment Center.
During their visit, we explored potential collaborations between Morocco and Indonesia by presenting the investment opportunities, and the attractive incentives Morocco and Marrakech-Safi offer investors. 🇲🇦🇮🇩

This exchange was a significant step toward strengthening the economic ties between Morocco and Indonesia.
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Indonesia – Bali – 2 septembre 2024 – 2ème Forum Indonésie-Afrique, qui se tient du 02 au 03 septembre à Bali, en République d’Indonésie.

• What is the real reason for 2ème Forum Indonésie-Afrique and what are the implications and results of it?
• How Morocco and the Rest of African countries benefit from such Forum

The 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF), held from September 2-3, 2024, in Bali, aims to strengthen cooperation between Indonesia and African countries. This forum focuses on enhancing partnerships in key sectors such as health, energy, and strategic minerals.

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This forum represents a significant step towards deeper and more fruitful cooperation between Indonesia and African nations, fostering sustainable development and mutual growth.

How do you feel about these developments?

What exactly, are sectors, industries, areas of cooperation, and domains of application, investments, and cooperation or collaboration in terms of strategic partnership and alliances between Indonesia?

The 2nd Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) aims to foster strategic partnerships and alliances across various sectors and industries. Here are the key areas of cooperation, along with specific numbers, data, and examples of realizations:

Indonesia is investing in agri-tech projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia, focusing on improving crop yields and sustainable farming practices. For instance, a $30 million project in Nigeria aims to enhance rice production. Morocco can collaborate with Indonesia on initiatives to improve food security and agricultural productivity.

Real Reasons for the Forum:

The forum seeks to boost economic ties by signing investment agreements and promoting trade between Indonesia and African nations. It aims to establish strategic partnerships in sectors like energy, health, and minerals, which are crucial for sustainable development. The forum emphasizes South-South cooperation, where developing countries support each other in achieving mutual growth and development.

The total value of agreements signed at the forum is expected to reach $3.5 billion, significantly higher than the $600 million from the first forum in 2018. Key projects include a geothermal project in Tanzania and a pharmaceutical collaboration in Ghana, highlighting the focus on energy and health. The forum strengthens Indonesia’s role as a reliable development partner for African countries, enhancing its international standing.

Benefits for Morocco and Other African Countries:

1. Economic Growth: Increased investments and trade agreements can stimulate economic growth and create job opportunities.
2. Technology Transfer: Collaboration in sectors like energy and health can lead to the transfer of technology and expertise, boosting local capacities.
3. Strategic Resources: African countries, including Morocco, can benefit from partnerships in strategic minerals, essential for industries like electric vehicles.

Renewable Energy: Indonesia is heavily investing in geothermal and other renewable energy projects. For example, the $150 million geothermal project in Tanzania aims to generate 100 MW of electricity.

Health and Pharmaceuticals: Indonesia is focusing on building pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, such as the $50 million investment in Ghana.

Agri-Tech: Projects like the $30 million investment in Nigeria to enhance rice production highlight Indonesia’s focus on sustainable agriculture.

Geothermal and pharmaceutical projects : Example source for agri-tech and strategic minerals partnerships.

• Geothermal Projects: Indonesia is investing in geothermal energy projects in Tanzania and Kenya. For example, a $150 million geothermal project in Tanzania aims to generate 100 MW of electricity.
• Renewable Energy: Morocco, with its ambitious renewable energy targets, can collaborate with Indonesia on solar and wind energy projects.

• Mining and Processing: Indonesia and African countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo are exploring partnerships in mining and processing strategic minerals such as cobalt and nickel, essential for electric vehicle batteries.

Investment in Infrastructure: Investments in infrastructure to support mining operations, including transportation and processing facilities, are being discussed.

Example source for geothermal, pharmaceutical, and agri-tech projects. : Example source for South-South cooperation and SME investments. : Example source for China’s infrastructure projects, financial support, and trade relations.

The forum has facilitated trade agreements worth $3.5 billion, significantly boosting economic ties between Indonesia and African nations.

These partnerships and investments are expected to significantly contribute to the sustainable development and economic growth of Morocco and other African nations.

Indonesia will bring really to the development of Morocco and the rest of the African economies that is different or complementary to what China is doing and investing/transforming the economic landscape in Morocco and the rest of the African countries.

How Indonesia can be compared to China in these aspects and results?

Indonesia’s approach to development in Morocco and other African countries offers some unique and complementary aspects compared to China’s investments.

Indonesia emphasizes South-South cooperation, fostering mutual growth and development among developing countries. Indonesia’s collaborations often include technology transfer and capacity building, which can help local industries grow independently. Indonesia’s emphasis on South-South cooperation and technology transfer complements. Indonesia’s focus on SMEs and sustainable projects can have a more direct impact on local communities, fostering grassroots economic growth. Indonesia is investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, which can drive local economic growth and job creation.

Indonesia’s contributions can complement China’s efforts by focusing on sustainable development, technology transfer, and supporting local businesses, thereby providing a more diversified and resilient economic growth model for Morocco and other African countries.

Health Sector Investments:

• Total Investment: Indonesia secured health investment deals worth $94.1 million at the Indonesia-Africa Forum (IAF) 2024.
• Pharmaceutical Collaborations:
  • PT Bio Farma: Signed agreements with Zimbabwe and Ghana for pharmaceutical product registration, distribution, and technology transfer.
  • PT Dexa Medica: Began exporting pharmaceutical products to Tanzania, with projected export values of $2.5–$3.0 million over the next three years.

Geothermal Energy Projects:

• Geothermal Development: Indonesia’s state utility firm PLN partnered with Tanzania’s Tanesco for a geothermal project, with significant investments aimed at generating 100 MW of electricity.

Trade and Investment:

• Total Business Deals: The IAF 2024 witnessed the signing of business deals worth $3.5 billion, a substantial increase from the $568 million recorded at the first forum in 2018.

Agri-Tech Projects:

Agri-Tech Initiatives: Indonesia is investing in agri-tech projects in Nigeria, focusing on improving crop yields and sustainable farming practices.

Strategic Minerals:

Mining and Processing: Indonesia is exploring partnerships in mining and processing strategic minerals such as cobalt and nickel with African countries.

Indonesia-Africa Cooperation Set to Rise

Indonesia inks health investment deals worth US$94.1 mln at IAF 

Indonesia-Africa Forum Books $3.5 Billion Business Deals 

• Pharmaceuticals: Indonesia and Ghana have signed agreements to collaborate on pharmaceutical manufacturing, with an investment of $50 million to build a new facility in Accra.
• Healthcare Services: Morocco can benefit from Indonesia’s expertise in healthcare services, potentially leading to joint ventures in hospital management and medical training.

Investment in SMEs: Indonesia is investing in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Africa, with a focus on sectors like textiles, manufacturing, and services.

Indonesia’s Agri-Tech Projects:

Strategic Minerals, Mining and Processing in Africa

Cobalt and Nickel in the DRC: China’s investments are often larger in scale and focus on infrastructure. China’s infrastructure-driven approach provides a more holistic development strategy. Indonesia’s investments are more targeted towards specific sectors like renewable energy, health, and agriculture.

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China’s Contributions:

Infrastructure Development – Financial Investments – Trade Relations

China is known for its large-scale infrastructure projects, such as the construction of roads, railways, and ports. For instance, the $4.6 billion Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway. China has established several industrial zones in Africa, like the $2 billion Lekki Free Trade Zone in Nigeria.

China provides significant financial support through loans and grants. For example, China has pledged $60 billion in financial support to Africa over three years.

Export-Import Growth: China is a major trading partner for many African countries, with trade volumes reaching $254 billion in 2021. Many African countries are part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which aims to enhance global trade and infrastructure connectivity.

• Lekki Free Trade Zone in Nigeria: $2 billion investment by China.
• Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway: $4.6 billion investment by China.
• China’s Financial Support: $60 billion pledged to Africa over three years.
• China-Africa Trade Volume: $254 billion in 2021.

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Sources and data points related to the investments and projects mentioned:

• https://afriquinfos.com/que-retenir-du-2e-forum-indonesie-afrique-sachevant-a-la-veille-du-focac-2024/
• https://en.antaranews.com/news/324503/indonesia-inks-health-investment-deals-worth-us941-mln-at-iaf
• https://jakartaglobe.id/business/indonesiaafrica-forum-books-35-billion-business-deals
• https://investindonesia.co.id/2024/09/02/indonesia-africa-cooperation-set-to-rise/
• afriquinfos.com
• voi.id
• voi.id
• https://voi.id/fr/berita/410874

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The two West African countries, Nigeria and Niger, recently signed a security agreement in response to the common threat they face. This is despite the regional problems that arose from the July 26, 2023 coup in Niger. Since the coup, sanctions, and fallout have marred relations between these neighboring countries.

Here is an analysis and presentation on the previous phases that led to the signing of such a mutual defense and security agreement between Niger and Nigeria.

ECOWAS “Diplomyopic – Myopic Diplomacy”

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA 0 Said El Mansour Cherkaoui ECOWAS wanted to run faster than the train of change crossing the region and they started singing faster than the music, now they can sell their musical instruments “Diplomyopique – Myopic Diplomacy” to the West before they oxidize and rust and relearn how to sing like a Griot and play the Kora, to … Continue reading ECOWAS “Diplomyopic – Myopic Diplomacy”

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July 28, 2023

Africa: Upheaval in territories, disputed borders, broken spaces, overthrown regimes, usurped mineral wealth

African destiny, Guinea: bauxite, Beau Exit Alpha Condé

African destiny, Congo: extroverted tensions and mineral wealth

Niger: Latest live news on

political developments in Niger

🌍 The Nigerien junta has appointed former Minister of Economy Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine as the country’s new Prime Minister.

🌍 Arrival of Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine, an economist by training, was Minister of Economy and Finance between 2002 and 2010

🌍 Coup d’état in Niger: diplomacy “is the best way” to resolve the crisis, says ECOWAS

🌍 Coup d’état in Niger: ECOWAS favors diplomacy to get out of the crisis, but “no option” is ruled out

Africa in shock from nationalist coups

In Africa, money is not a chic that collapses Politics as a quarrel and a parody of democratic elections

Every man for himself and God for all

Africa’s problem is that it is far from God and too close to Europe and the West – Far from God and close to the colonial past

Protection of France in Niger: uranium exploitation by France

Everyone has their tour of the institutional pettiness of the ruling elites from the colonial legacy and the continued economic subjugation of the sub-capitalist order of Africa.

African territories disrupted by the borders of the colonial era and spaces broken by the legacy of the political structures of conflicts

ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THE ANGER OF THE NEW AFRICAN MILITARY IS THE URANIUM OF NIGER

The Voice of the Authentic West
URANIUM OF NIGER
The Voice of the Authentic West

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Orano Niger No Uranium

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA 🌍AFRICA 🌍 AFRIQUE 🌍 Said El Mansour Cherkaoui France Admits Niger Bid to up uranium levy legitimate Issued on: 06/02/2014 – 10:16 France has admitted that Niger’s demand for more revenue from uranium mining on its soil is legitimate. French-owned energy giant Areva is renegotiating the amount of royalties it should pay Niger for its mining …  Continue reading – Orano Niger No Uranium

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Economic troubles in the west, social unrest in the center, political instability in the east and civil wars in the southeast

Paradox of History, Niamey is the place of expression of the establishment of a commercial integration of Africa and today it is the heart of the military overthrow and the coup d’état against an elected President.

The largest trading platform and the chasm of instability

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) was established by an agreement adopted on 21 March 2018 and entered into force on 30 May 2019. As of that date, 24 countries had deposited their instruments of ratification. Subsequently, 54 countries have signed the agreement, of which 43 (80%) have deposited their instruments of ratification by May 2022.

In terms of the operational phase, the AfCFTA was launched on 7 July 2019 at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of the Union on the AfCFTA held in Niamey, Niger.

To name a few of the structural gaps and institutional inadequacies that dominate the dashboard of central power legitimacy in Africa:

Leaders are no longer seen as liberators and freedom fighters as they were during the postcolonial period, such as the activists some of whom escaped execution and became leaders of Africa after being opponents and guerrillas against colonial power. Nor are current opponents identified as defenders of the interests of a marginalized ethnic group or region struggling against a central power parachuted in with the direct intervention of the former colonial armies.

Since independence and the turn of the 21st century, Africa has gradually transformed into a scene of violent conflicts where actors, protagonists, and warlords have played at different levels of the international and regional scene the support of one against the other to enrage their opposition and their regional explosion of guerrilla violence based on ethnic grievances. These ideological guerrillas have transformed into regional and national conflicts motivated by the monopoly and appropriation of political power or financial gain.

Regional armed groups have been financed and trained by the former colonial powers and their mercenaries to dominate and control the trade of precious mineral resources, thereby asserting their ideology or settling their grievances.

One of the consequences of these geostrategic manipulations is that these interferences have magically become the reasons and justifications for the presence of foreign troops in African countries, thus allowing the continuation of colonialism and the institutionalization of a new form of Military Protectorate under the cover of the new globalized security policy.

Deep wounds have resulted and continue to open with the repetition of a cascade of coups d’état, interference by foreign powers, arms races, and races against time to monopolize and acquire the riches of the African subsoil.

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Modernization and sophistication of the military intelligence apparatus in Africa, a new challenge for civilian governments

Since independence, no stable governance has become the main component of African regimes, and no serious and measurable effort has been able to be truly and authentically implemented and have large-scale results in terms of economic development, social justice, and public health. These failures have renewed the scourges and impacts of causes and reasons in the socio-economic and political domains that have exacerbated the problems of poverty and inequality in African regions where armed violence and coups are seen as an escape route.

The critical question for Africa therefore remains:

Can we build African integration and unity at the continental level when we are experiencing regional insecurity, instability, and all the follies and deformations of a ravaged, vulnerable state subjected to all forms of institutional deprivation?

Share with us all, your thoughts and perceptions on these critical issues that determine Africa’s progress today and shape the destiny of the current African generation.

TRI CK USA CALIFORNIA – January 24 to 27, 2024 – Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area.

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Troubles in West, Central, and East Africa

Africa has not yet found the path to conciliation through dialogue on solutions and resolution alternatives, and the de-escalation of the reasons for political-military and bureaucratic-technocratic rivalries and competitions as well as the race to seize power and use it to purge the country of opponents, opponents and activists who do not share its will, political objectives, and institutional objectives.

The coup d’état in Africa has been used as a reward and valorization of personal gains in the ranks of the military. The hoarding of wealth under the pretext of the decadence of political rules and the degradation of institutional equity is presented as the cause of social violence, non-compliance with the law, the rise of organized crime and delinquency, the absence of social programs for the development of the workforce and the creation of jobs for the troubling waves of young generations, the spread of corruption accompanied by favoritism, injustice, corruption, despotism, nepotism and clientelism among the new rising hybrid elites resulting from a social crossbreeding of technocrats and “militarists” formed by foreign schools of thought and martial eco-management strategies. The incumbent political parties in search of popular legitimacy have remained attached to the past neocolonial relationships that shaped the leadership and ruling classes in Africa where power was concentrated in a few hands that received the blessing of the European colonial powers that facilitated the transfer of central state power to their benefit under the pretext of facade independence.

Many treaties and agreements with foreign countries and entities were signed to consolidate the “grip” of these hereditary neocolonial politicians, especially in the French-speaking countries of sub-Saharan Africa. These elites were also handpicked because of their allegiance to the former colonial power by their adherence to the militaristic approach favored in the process of power transfer. This militaristic strategy reinforced the rivalries between the different ethnic tribes and existing religious practices.

These social and cultural divisions were premeditated as part of the divisive strategy favored by the European leaders. African society was then shaped according to the decision of the metropolis and its new need for regional domination based on the selection of individuals who had lived and been educated by the former colonial power. These new “metropolitan” castes became the civil servants, translators, and lower administrative links forming and serving the function of gears between the centralized colonial power and the regional tribal chiefs.

• What specific examples are there of African military leaders who acquired strategic knowledge?
• How has the professionalization of the military impacted relations between military and civilian governments?
• Are there potential solutions to the problem of military leaders having more knowledge and sophistication than elected officials?
• What are the potential consequences if military leaders have more knowledge and sophistication than elected officials?

These are the questions that are being addressed as reasons for forcibly changing governments.

As we all know, since the time of independence, Africa has always received aid, advice, guidance, investment, and promotion in all areas, and even its military has been fortunate to acquire sophisticated strategic knowledge, not only on military management but also on technology, know-how and new forms of governance, all based on the knowledge, identification, and prevention of insecurity and social unrest.

African military leaders have visited Western war schools, research and development centers, think tanks on security and guerrilla warfare, and even on the use of high technology to control masses and populations, and even other military units that could be sources of instability. This new mix of African military through technocratic and managerial formations is so advanced that the promoters of such formations could become the disruptors of intelligence flows and intelligence on state management. We have witnessed, in the case of Sudan and other armies in Latin America, Asia, and the rest of Africa, this type of extreme professionalization of the military that created a schism in their ranks as well as a separation from the central state: a new permanent militaristic state developed within the state that until then was composed only of presidents, parliamentarians and elected administrators – elected heads of regional and local councils.

The state presidents as career politicians and the rest of the politicians practicing the art of political controversy did not have the level of knowledge acquired by military officers. As a result, these “politicians” could not compete with the level of sophistication of practical knowledge and political awareness that the army leaders acquired and developed through their direct participation in training programs and by joining the coalition of military personnel of different nationalities conducting exercises and security operations in Africa.

The issue of security, the presence of foreign troops, and the development of jihadists

The three-border zone: the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara

In the Liptako-Gourma zone, known as the three borders with Mali and Burkina Faso, it is also from these two neighboring countries that jihadists launch attacks inside Niger before retreating.

On its western flank, Niger is mainly confronted with the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) group, which has gained the upper hand over its rival affiliated with Al-Qaeda, the Group for the Support of Islam and Muslims (GSIM), which is more established in Mali.

In March 2023, the Nigerien army announced that it had killed 79 jihadists that it had chased into Malian territory. In this regard, the Nigerien authorities extended by three months at the end of April 2023 the state of emergency declared in the border regions of Tillabéri and Tahoua in the west, established in 2017, as well as that of Diffa in the southeast, bordering Nigeria and Chad.

In the southeast, on the border with Nigeria and Chad: Boko Haram and the Islamic State in West Africa

Unlike Liptako-Gourma, the southeastern flank constitutes another major source of insecurity. Here too, the threat is cross-border and comes from Nigeria and Lake Chad, where the jihadists of Boko Haram and its dissident branch, the Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), are active.

In this area, the Nigerien army can penetrate the neighboring territory of Nigeria to track down the jihadists who retreat there, for example from Boko Haram. As a sign of the relations between the various armed extremist groups, in 2022, the EIGS joined the Islamic State in West Africa.

Read: Niger: around thirty “terrorists” who fled Nigeria killed by the army

The distress of populations forced to move. Attacks by extremist armed groups in the west, south, and east of Niger, against localities or army positions, are causing flows of civilian populations to flee the violence.

According to the UN, in Niger, 698,000 people are forced to move in June 2023: among them, 358.000 displaced persons, 251,000 refugees, and 50,000 asylum seekers. Most of the refugees fled the conflicts in Mali and Burkina Faso, but also in northeastern Nigeria.

Niger: the disarray of Malian refugees

Other refugees are also flocking to the northern border with Algeria, which is expelling them across the desert. Since the beginning of 2023, more than 9,000 migrants turned back at the border by Algeria have found themselves stranded in Assamaka, in the desert region of Agadez, report UN organizations.

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Military aid and foreign bases in Niger

After the coups d’état in Mali and Burkina Faso, which resulted in the withdrawal of French forces and even a rapprochement with Russia, Niger has become the West’s best ally in the fight against jihadists in the Sahel.

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Recently, the European Union granted €5 million in aid to supply weapons to the Nigerien forces.

The United States and France are among the key partners. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made a first visit to Niger during an African tour in mid-March 2023.

The United States built Air Base 201 in Agadez, in the north of the country. It is used in particular for the take-off of American drones and surveillance and intelligence missions.

France was forced to redeploy its presence in the Sahel to Niger. Some 1,500 French soldiers are present there. Air Base 101 located near Niamey airport is the hub. This is where French drones and fighters take off.

Niger: Eighth coup d’état since independence in 1960

In #Niger, gathered under the name of the National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP), a group of soldiers announced on national television on Wednesday evening the end of the era of President Mohamed Bazoum, democratically elected in 2021.

“Soldiers claimed, late in the evening of Wednesday, July 26, to have overthrown the regime of Nigerien President #MohamedBazoum, in a statement read by one of them on national television in #Niamey, on behalf of a National Council for the Safeguarding of the Fatherland (CNSP). An act motivated in particular by “the continuing deterioration of the security situation” in Niger, according to Colonel-Major Amadou Abdramane Sandjodi.”

“All institutions of the 7th Republic are suspended. The Secretary General of the Ministries will be responsible for managing current affairs. The defense and security forces are managing the situation. All external partners are requested not to interfere”

“Land and air borders are closed until the situation stabilizes. A curfew is in effect from today, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. throughout the territory until further notice”

“Among the officers who participated in the declaration reading, we can cite among others the head of the Nigerien special forces, General Barmou Batouré, General Toumba, chief of staff of the army, and the high commander of the national guard.”

National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland

This group of soldiers, grouped within a National Council for the Safeguarding of the Homeland (#CNSP) claimed to have dismissed President Mohamed Bazoum. The coalition of soldiers forming this National Council imposed a curfew and closed the borders. The statement was made in the presence of senior army officers, including Generals Mohamed Toumba and Moussa Salaou and Colonels Adamou Ibro (presidential guard) and Ahmad Sidian (national guard). This Thursday morning 27/7/2023, the Chief of Staff rallied to the cause of the putschists to “preserve the physical integrity of President Bazoum” and cohesion within the army.

The #CNSP called on the “French partner” to respect the provisions of press release number 3, relating to the closure of air and land borders, after noting the landing of a military plane at Niamey airport on Thursday at 6 a.m.

After Burkina Faso and Mali, Niger After Mali and Burkina Faso, Niger becomes the third Sahel country to experience a coup d’état since 2020; another “Barkhane” country will therefore be led by the military.

Jean Luc Mélenchon: “A new military coup after Mali and Burkina; each time, the French presence is denounced”

This coup in Niger is one example among many of the decline in security and the rule of law in Africa. Indeed, nearly 70% of the African population lives in a country where the security environment and the rule of law are worse in 2021 than in 2012, mainly due to the deterioration of the security situation according to the Mo Ibrahim index.

Compared to ten years ago, the levels of violence against civilians and armed conflict are much higher.

The United States and African military elites: Military Supremacy Over Civilian Regimes in Sub-Saharan Africa

Since 2012, American taxpayers have spent more than $500 million in Niger, making it one of the largest security assistance programs in sub-Saharan Africa. Across the continent, the State Department recorded only nine terrorist attacks in 2002 and 2003, compared with 2,737 last year in Burkina Faso, Mali, and western Niger, according to a report by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies, a U.S. Department of Defense think tank.

U.S. troops train, advise, and assist their Nigerien counterparts. They have fought and even died in the country. Over the past decade, the number of U.S. troops deployed to Niger has grown from 100 to 1,016. Niger has also seen a proliferation of U.S. outposts.

Barmou and Braga met in June 2023 to “discuss counterterrorism policy and tactics across the region,” according to a military press release. The Pentagon says the U.S. partnership with the Nigerien military, particularly its commandos, is critical to countering militants.

Department of Defense agencies partner with the Nigerien military and special operators to combat violent extremism across Northwest Africa, but experts say the focus on counterterrorism is part of the problem.

“The primary issues fueling conflict in Niger and the Sahel are not military. They stem from people’s frustration with poverty, the legacy of colonialism, elite corruption, and political and ethnic tensions and injustices.” Yet rather than addressing these problems, the U.S. government has prioritized sending weapons, funding, and training the region’s militaries to fight its wars on terrorism,” said Stephanie Savell, co-director of the Costs of War Project at Brown University and an expert on U.S. military efforts in West Africa. “One of the hugely negative consequences has been the strengthening of the region’s security forces at the expense of other government institutions, and that’s certainly a factor in the list of coups we’ve seen in Niger, Burkina Faso, and elsewhere in recent years.” » Nick Turse – July 27, 2023, 6:27 p.m.

Africa of the people and Africa of the elites torpedoed from outside

African presidents of ECOWAS want to be the policemen of West Africa to save their positions

ECOWAS leaders meet to discuss the coup in Niger

Nigerian military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are due to meet on Sunday 30/07/2023 in the Nigerian capital for an emergency summit to decide on further actions to pressure the military to restore constitutional order.

Heads of state from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the eight-member West African Economic and Monetary Union could suspend Niger from their institutions, isolate the country from the regional central bank and financial market, and close its borders.

Chad, Niger’s eastern neighbor and not a member of either regional organization, has been invited to the ECOWAS summit, a statement from the Chadian presidency said Saturday (July 29, 2023).

Niger is one of the world’s poorest countries, receiving nearly $2 billion a year in official development assistance, according to the World Bank. It is also a security partner of former colonial powers France and the United States, which use it as a base to fight an Islamist insurgency in the Sahel region of West and Central Africa.

West African leaders could also consider for the first time a military intervention to reinstate President Mohamed Bazoum, who was ousted when General Abdourahamane Tiani was proclaimed the new head of state on Friday 28/07/2023.

Ahead of Sunday’s summit, Niger’s military leaders warned Saturday night, in a statement read on Niger national television, against any military intervention.

“The objective of the (ECOWAS) meeting is to approve a plan of aggression against Niger through an imminent military intervention in Niamey in collaboration with other African countries not members of ECOWAS and some Western countries,” said the junta’s spokesman, Colonel Amadou Abdramane.

The Nigerian army announced Thursday that Niger and Nigeria had finalized a security agreement, following a meeting between the defense chiefs of the two countries on Wednesday in Niamey, the capital of Niger.

A statement from a Nigerian military official said: “Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to resume and strengthen collaboration, intending to ensure regional stability and security.”

Relations between the two countries have been strained for nearly a year, as the regions bordering the two countries have cultural ties.

Niger has in the past accused ECOWAS of failing to help it combat Islamist violence. However, it appears that the two countries have concluded that a partnership is necessary to combat the insecurity they face.

The statement issued by the Nigerian military official noted that the agreement reached this week “reaffirmed its willingness to resume active participation in security cooperation within the framework of the Multinational Joint Task Force.”

The rift between Niger and Nigeria began after the coup in Niger in July 2023

Niger immediately began facing sanctions from the West and its then regional bloc, ECOWAS, including a threat of invasion to restore democracy.

As a result, Niger would join Burkina Faso and Mali in September of that year to form a regional alliance known as the Alliance of Sahel States (ESA), which was intended to operate outside ECOWAS jurisdiction.

In February 2024, ECOWAS lifted the sanctions it had imposed on Niger, including trade, economic, and other sanctions. This would do little to encourage Niger to return to ECOWAS.

During the same period, Niger reiterated its ban on flights from Nigeria, insisting that flights from Nigeria would not be allowed to land in Niger.

Nigeria had previously announced the reinstatement of the ban on flights to and from Niger through a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). This indicated that the measure was being implemented in line with the ECOWAS resolution.

However, in May, Nigerien Prime Minister Ali Mahaman Lamine Zeine invited all ECOWAS countries to join the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), which appeared to be on the rise.

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Priorités de Burkina Faso: Tensions Régionales et Report de la Coopération Chinoise

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Le Capitaine Ibrahim Traoré, Président du Burkina Faso, a pris la décision de ne pas se rendre à la République Populaire de Chine, annulant ainsi sa participation au Forum sur la coopération sino-africaine (FOCAC) prévu du 4 au 6 septembre à Pékin.

Cette visite aurait marqué sa deuxième sortie officielle hors du continent africain, la première ayant été sa participation au sommet Russie-Afrique en juillet 2023.

Cette annulation intervient à la suite d’une attaque terroriste meurtrière survenue le 24 août dans le village de Barsalogho, situé dans le Centre-nord du pays.

“Au regard de la situation nationale avec l’attaque de Barsalogho, la visite du président du Faso en Chine est annulée,” a déclaré une source proche de la Présidence du Faso, soulignant l’urgence de la situation nationale.

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Forum on China–Africa Cooperation

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The Forum on China–Africa Cooperation – FOCAC – is an official forum between the People’s Republic of China and all African states except for the Kingdom of Eswatini.

Next date: Tue, Sep 3, 2024 – Sun, Sep 8, 2024

FOCAC is a multilateral forum established to promote dialogue and practical cooperation between China and African countries.

China has invested heavily in infrastructure projects in Africa, such as railways, roads, and ports and it has become a major trading partner and investor for many African countries.

China is expected to announce new investments in infrastructure projects in Africa, such as railways, roads, and ports it has also provided loans financing some of these infrastructural projects. The summit will likely address the importance of the digital economy and the need for Africa to develop its digital infrastructure as complementary to the physical one.

For some infrastructural works, China has provided debt relief to several African countries, during this China-Africa meeting, the Chinese government may announce new measures to provide debt relief to African countries which can elevate the burden of servicing the debt and limit the capacity of African States to expand their international trade operations. For this reason, China aims to increase trade with African countries. This China-Africa summit will be the appropriate frame for discussion to increase trade and investment and discuss ways to promote green development and climate change mitigation in Africa.

Overall, the FOCAC Summit is expected to be a major milestone in the relationship between China and Africa. It will allow both sides to strengthen their cooperation, discuss ways to promote people-to-people exchanges between China and Africa and address the continent’s challenges.

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The Beijing Summit and Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was held in Beijing from September 4 to 6, 2024. The Heads of State, Government, and delegation of China and 53 African countries, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (…) and their ministers of foreign affairs and economic cooperation attended the summit and ministerial conference respectively.

1.2 The two sides speak highly of FOCAC’s achievements over the past 24 years. It has kept pace with the prevailing trend of peace, development, and win-win cooperation, overcome challenges posed by the changing and turbulent international environment, sluggish global economic recovery, and the COVID pandemic, and promoted the comprehensive and in-depth development of friendship and cooperation between China and Africa. It has become an efficient platform for South-South cooperation and a shining example of catalyzing international cooperation with Africa.

President Xi delivered a speech on Thursday, September 4, 2024, at an international conference called the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation that opened in the Chinese capital Beijing on the previous day.

Leaders from 53 African nations are taking part in the China-Africa summit.

• President Xi proposed in the address that bilateral relations between China and all African countries having diplomatic ties with China should be elevated to a more strategic level.
• President Xi also said the Chinese government will make financial contributions to African nations worth 360 billion yuan, or about 50 billion dollars, over the next three years.

This assistance program covers areas from infrastructure, and agriculture, to trade and includes the military such as joint exercises.

• President Xi said that the Western approach to modernization has “inflicted immense sufferings on developing countries”.
• President Xi added that “China and Africa’s joint pursuit of modernization will set off a wave of modernization in the Global South”.

Africa-China

All 53 African States fully supported the three (3) global initiatives announced by China, which are the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI).

In his keynote address, H.E. President Xi Jinping announced, for the next three years, ten (10) partnership actions for modernization, to deepen China-Africa cooperation and spearhead the Global South modernization. Those actions are for

1) Mutual Learning among Civilizations,

2) Trade Prosperity,

3) Industrial Chain Cooperation,

4) Connectivity,

5) Development Cooperation,

6) Health,

7) Agriculture and Livelihoods,

8) People-to-People Exchanges,

9) Green Development and

10) Common Security.

To implement these ten partnership actions, the Chinese government will provide around 50 billion USD of financial support, including 29 billion USD of credit line, 11 billion USD of assistance in various forms and 10 billion USD of investment in Africa by Chinese companies.

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China’s Energy Tight-Belt Road Initiative

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA © Said El Mansour Cherkaoui © 9/11/2024 Introduction – China-Africa Cooperation – FOCAC This is a presentation of the relationship of China with Africa depicting several years of interactions that had been developed through indirect and direct investments and technical support provided to the African States by Chinese companies and engineers. China has mastered the … Continue reading China’s Energy Tight-Belt Road Initiative

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Reaching Another Level in Sino-African Trade Relations

“China’s cooperation with Africa is targeted at the major bottlenecks to development,”

“Resources for our cooperation are not to be spent on any vanity projects, but in places where they count the most.”

China’s President Xi pledges another $60 billion for Africa

President Xi said, in a possible preview of his speech to the summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Africa the week of 7/20/2018 as Beijing moved to further cement its role as one of the continent’s closest economic and diplomatic allies.

On Monday, September 3, 2018, Xi outlined eight major initiatives in Africa over the next three years, including plans to establish a China-Africa trade expo, provide one billion renminbi ($146 million) in food aid, extra imports to China from Africa, and a push for green development.

Xi also invited African business leaders to help his country in building the Belt and Road Initiative, an ambitious collection of trade and infrastructure projects involving 68 countries. Leaders of 53 African nations descended on the Chinese capital Monday for the start of the two-day summit, largely seeking financial support for their developing economies.  

The announcement was made during the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, a triennial meeting between senior Chinese leaders and their counterparts from across Africa.   The financial package is the same amount Beijing pledged at the previous FOCAC summit in 2015, and is in line with analysts’ expectations that Xi would not vastly increase the amount of Chinese money flowing into Africa.   Africa has borrowed about $130 billion from China since 2000, with loans generally used to finance infrastructure projects. 

A report published this month by the Johns Hopkins SAIS China-Africa Research Initiative found that Chinese loans are “not currently a major contributor to debt distress in Africa.”

“We’re emerging into a new phase of a China-centric world order,” says Solange Chatelard, academic and research associate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium. “The former hegemonic powers are having a hard time adjusting to their decline.”

Lina Benebdallah, assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Wake Forest University, North Carolina, however, cautions that the China-Africa relationship is “asymmetric.” In 2016, for example, China exported $88 billion in goods to Africa, but only imported $40 billion from the continent.

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Earlier this year, the IMF warned that the African continent is facing a debt crisis, with 40% of low-income countries now in debt distress or at high risk of this.  The pledge in 2015 was three times the figure announced at the 2012 forum.  Over the past nearly two decades, the numbers coming out of FOCAC have generally risen with each event.   Scholars from the China-Africa Research Initiative (CARI) at Johns Hopkins University found that Chinese loans were not yet a major contributor to this debt distress for most nations. Zimbabwe, for example, still owes 77% of its national debt to the Paris Club. In Djibouti, however, China holds 77% of the national debt, while Zambia’s $6.4 billion in Chinese loans represents the lion’s share of its commitments.

The levels of debt owed by African and South Asian nations to China have raised concerns in the West and among citizens – but roads and railways have been built that would not exist otherwise:

It has already funded trains, roads, and ports, with Chinese construction firms given lucrative contracts to connect ports and cities – funded by loans from Chinese banks.

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China’s annual foreign direct investment outflows declined in 2017 for the first time on record, according to a government report released Friday. Beijing would like to stem capital flight, while the Trump administration is citing national security reasons for slowing or preventing Chinese acquisitions of U.S. companies. The drop came as leaders of the world’s two largest economies increased scrutiny on cross-border deals, following a surge of Chinese investments in the U.S. — which included the high-profile purchase of New York’s landmark Waldorf Astoria hotel by Chinese insurer Anbang in 2015.

In 2015, China’s annual outward direct investment dropped 19.3 percent to $158.29 billion, from $196.15 billion in 2016, according to government statistics. That marked the first decline recorded in data going back to 2002, according to the report from China’s Ministry of Commerce, National Bureau of Statistics and State Administration of Foreign Exchange.

Figures from 2002 to 2005 include only non-financial outward foreign direct investment, while numbers from 2006 onward include all industries.

Chinese investments in the U.S. was $6.43 billion in 2017 — down 62.1 percent from a year ago, the report showed. In contrast, flows to Europe rose to a record $18.46 billion in 2017, or 72.7 percent higher than a year ago, the report said.

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China Direct Investment in Africa and Decline in Global Chinese Investment

9/29/2018 

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China’s annual foreign direct investment outflows dropped for the first time ever in 2017, per a government report. The decline comes after a “surge” of Chinese investments in the U.S., including the purchase of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in 2015, per CNBC. Cross-border deals between both countries have been under more scrutiny; Beijing’s intensified scrutiny of outbound flows wants “to stem capital flight,”  and the Trump administration says “national security [is] slowing or preventing Chinese acquisitions of U.S. companies,” which include tougher US regulatory reviews of inbound Chinese acquisitions through the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the primary government body responsible for reviewing foreign acquisitions of US companies for national security risks.

On June 27, the White House released a statement from President Trump announcing his support for bipartisan legislation currently under consideration in Congress to broaden CFIUS’s authority.

“This legislation, the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA), will enhance our ability to protect the United States from new and evolving threats posed by foreign investment while also sustaining the strong, open investment environment to which our country is committed,” said President Donald Trump in a statement. Both chambers of Congress recently passed different versions of FIRRMA, which means the House and the Senate will need to reconcile their bills before President Trump can sign the legislation into law. Both versions would broaden the scope of investments subject to CFIUS review to include nonpassive investments in “critical technology” or “critical infrastructure” companies. “Should Congress fail to pass strong FIRMMA legislation that better protects the crown jewels of American technology and intellectual property from transfers and acquisitions that threaten our national security—and future economic prosperity—I will direct my administration to deploy new tools, developed under existing authorities, that will do so globally,” Trump said.

The 2016 boom in Chinese FDI was driven by just four Chinese firms seeking to diversify their holdings. As Beijing moves to reduce the leverage of its heavily indebted private conglomerates, many Chinese companies are now being pushed to sell their overseas assets to pay off loans. As a result, Chinese companies are divesting their assets in the United States at an unparalleled pace: in the first five months of 2018, Chinese investors sold $9.6 billion worth of US assets, with another $4 billion of sales pending, making net FDI inflows to the United States negative by some $7.8 billion.   Another report, released in June by the U.N. Conference on Trade and Development, found that growth in FDI around the globe is on the decline. Global FDI flows fell by 23 percent in 2017, to $1.43 trillion from $1.87 trillion a year earlier. Flows to developed economies dropped by one-third, while investment into the United States fell by 40 percent, to $275 billion from $457 billion in 2016.

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China – Sub-Saharan Africa – Trade – Development – Foreign Aid

➲ In Uganda, Chinese millions built a 50 km (30 mile) road to the international airport

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➲ In Tanzania, a small coastal town may become the continent’s largest port

➲ GHANA_October: The Standard Bank Group, parent company of Stanbic Bank Ghana, and the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited (ICBC), signed two agreements which will provide a framework for cooperation in trade and the settlement of netting of precious metals transactions.

➲ DR CONGO_September: Minmetals Resources Ltd. announced it will buy Congo-focused copper miner Anvil Mining Ltd. for $1.29 billion, which will create a platform for Minmetals to expand further into the central African copper belt and southern Africa.

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➲ SOUTH AFRICA_September: China agreed to $2.5 billion in investment projects with South Africa during a three-day trip to China by Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe. In addition to the agreement between the Development Bank of South Africa and China Development Bank, the two countries also signed a memorandum of understanding on geology and mineral resources.

➲ ETHIOPIA_October: Coal-mining company LontohCoal signed a two-year HK$800-million agreement with China-based Chuanhui Group for the delivery of 480,000 t/y of coal. The company will transport anthracite from its Kwasa Anthracite colliery, in Mpuma- langa, to China Chuanhui Group subsidiaries Huangshan Cement and CH Clinker, in Ethiopia. The first shipment comprising 25,000 t is expected to be delivered in September.

➲ MOZAMBIQUE_September: Prime Minister Aires Ali laid the first stone for the construction of $439 million housing complex in the city of Matola, which will be built by China’s Henan Guoji Industrial and Development company and include 5,000 houses, roads, schools, clinics, and shopping center along with infrastructure for electricity, water and sanitation.

➲ MOZAMBIQUE_October: The Mozambican government granted a heavy sands prospecting license to Africa Great Wall in the Angoche district of Nampula province. Africa Great Wall will invest $30 million to achieve the production of 200,000 tons of ilmenite, zircon, and rutile at the Sangage mine, to be used in aviation, manufacturing orthopedic items, paints, plastics, and for other purposes. Source: www.thebeijingaxis.com

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September 2018 China’s Energy Needs

China’s economy, which had averaged an annual growth rate of 10 percent for three decades until 2010, requires substantial levels of energy to sustain its momentum. It has become the world’s largest energy consumer and producer [PDF] in the world. Though China relies on coal for much of its energy needs, its oil consumption is second worldwide. Once the largest oil exporter in Asia, China became a net importer in 1993 and has surpassed the United States as the world’s largest importer of oil in recent years. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2014 [PDF] projected that China will become the world’s largest consumer of oil by the early 2030s.

China’s second-largest source of crude imports after the Middle East is Africa, from which it receives 1.4 million barrels per day, or 22 percent [PDF]. Angola was China’s third-largest oil supplier in 2016. Other African oil suppliers include the Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

Economic ties between China and the African continent have deepened as China’s economy has thrived. China surpassed the United States as Africa’s largest trade partner in 2009. China is a destination for 15 to 16 percent of sub-Saharan Africa’s exports and the source of 14 to 21 percent of the region’s imports, according to estimates from Thomson Reuters and the World Bank. While the majority of Africa’s exports to China are comprised of mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials, it also exports iron ore, metals, and other commodities, as well as small amounts of food and agricultural products. China exports a range of machinery, transportation, and communications equipment, as well as manufactured goods to African countries.

China is a significant source of foreign direct investment in Africa; offers development loans to resource-rich nations, like Angola; invests in agriculture; and develops special trade and economic cooperation zones in several states, including Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Zambia. “Chinese banks and companies are offering finance that allows them to secure a greater share of the business deals [PDF] in Africa as part of their move to ‘go global.’ This brings with it risks for African borrowers—but also opportunities,” write Brautigam and Jyhjong Hwang of SAIS-CARI.

Diversification of China’s Interests in Africa

Chinese financing comes often in the form of loans and credits provided by the People’s Bank of China, the China Development Bank, the Export-Import Bank of China, and the China-Africa Development Fund. Between 2000 and 2014, Chinese banks, contractors, and the government loaned more than $86 billion to Africa, according to SAIS-CARI. Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan were the top recipients. However, these large loans are beginning to raise questions about debt loads in African countries, showing indications of a potential debt crisis.

Beijing has steadily diversified its business interests in Africa. China has participated in energy, mining, and telecommunications industries and financed the construction of roads, railways, ports, airports, hospitals, schools, and stadiums. Investment from a mixture of state and private funds has also set up tobacco, rubber, sugar, and sisal plantations. Domestic economic conditions drove Chinese firms to break into new markets for its consumer goods and excess industrial capacity as part of China’s “going out” or “going global” strategy. Chinese investment in Africa also fits into Chinese President Xi Jinping’s development framework, “One Belt, One Road,” which joins a continental economic belt and a maritime road to promote cooperation and interconnectivity from Eurasia to Africa.

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The question is why is China spending huge amount of money for projects in Africa?

What diplomatic benefits accrued to Africans by this gesture?

Africa: A Reflection of China?

04/07/2013

When the then recently built African Union (AU) headquarters was unveiled in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, earlier this year, the $200 million structure now the capital city’s tallest building caused a splash. But it wasn’t just the mammoth building’s impressive spec sheet that drew comment, it was also the project’s bankroller; China. It is believed that China spent over 200 Million Dollars for the construction of this edifice.

The Chinese government has been leading a construction boom across Africa, setting up huge dams and infrastructure projects, soccer stadiums, and even the world’s third-largest mosque in Algeria. And the lavish new AU headquarters was paid for in its entirety by the Chinese government.

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The Long Road to Reform AU, Beyond Reach

When African leaders established the African Union Institutional Reform Program in 2016 and charged the President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, with leading the reform efforts, there were great expectations that the continental body, which has been taking on more than it can handle, would be somewhat reformed. However, as time passes, the arduous goal is … Continue reading

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The towering edifice houses three conference centers, its helipad, and enough office space to accommodate 700 workers. The 20-story high complex, designed by the Architectural Design and Research Institute of Tongji University, also features an impressive entrance.

However, it is widely believed that Chinese companies refuse to hire Africans and bring in all their own workers to execute their projects.

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Algeria Tall Minaret Built with China Prayers

In February, the government of Algeria signed a contract with the China State Construction Engineering Corporation (CSCEC) to build what will be the third-largest mosque in the world and the largest outside Saudi Arabia. The facility which will be stretched across a 49-acre compound, boasts a 900-foot-tall minaret and has room for 120,000 worshippers. This is a means for the Algerian President to leave his mark on the history of Algeria.

Ghana and the Water Dam Engineered by China

Ghana also gave out a project for the construction of the dam by China’s Sinohydro in 2009 which is due to be completed next year. As many as 2,600 people are being relocated for the 300-foot dam, which will flood a significant portion of the Bui National Park, home to two populations of black hippos as well as rare species of monkeys, lions, and leopards. The project will join Sudan’s Merowe dam, whose 174 square kilometer reservoir forced the relocation of 50,000 people, and Ethiopia’s Tekeze Dam, which at over 600 feet is the continent’s tallest, among China’s most ambitious hydroelectric projects in Africa.

Equatorial Guinea and China’s Prowess in Construction

The congress center in Equatorial Guinea, built by CSCEC, was originally commissioned for the purpose of hosting the 2011 African Union Heads of State Summit. The glass-encased avant-garde structure was designed by a Turkish architecture firm and built to filter in external light without overheating, while still providing stunning views of the Malabo oceanfront. The convention center which has been shortlisted for international architecture prizes is part of a new “city” of mansions and construction centers built near Malabo by the notoriously kleptocratic Obiang regime. It’s just one of many Chinese-built projects that recently went up in the capital of the oil-rich but impoverished West African country, including a 15,000-seat stadium built for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.

Angola Housing Built in China

Even though half of Angola’s population lives on less than $2 a day, a thriving oil sector and a housing shortage have made the capital city of Luanda one of the most expensive places to live in the world. So it is not surprising that the budding petrostate’s government is thinking big in terms of new housing projects. Some 20 miles south of Luanda, Chinese contractors are at work on a new city known, for now, as Kilamba Kiaxi, the first phase of which is due for completion in December 2012, which will provide housing for 120,000 people in 710 apartment buildings, as well as schools, shops, and parks. Incredibly, Kilamba Kiaxi is just the largest of seven new cities the government plans to build throughout the country.

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Kilamba Kiaxi is a new underpopulated city outside Luanda, Angola built by Chinese construction company CITIC and financed by Hong Kong-based China International Fund.  “Even in China, I didn’t see such a big, large-scale project,” said Wu Zhixin, chief engineer for CITIC, the contractor on Kilamba Kiaxi. “In China, 500,000 square meters would be a big project. This one is 3.3 million square meters.”

Kenya Road and Infrastructure with China Know-How

In Kenya, the 31-mile-long road being built by three Chinese firms connecting the capital city of Nairobi to the central Kenyan hub of Thika will be the largest road in East Africa in some places, 16 lanes wide. Apartment buildings are already springing up along the road, which it is hoped will help cut back on the notorious Nairobi traffic and help link the Kenyan economy with Ethiopia to the north. Unlike other countries, where China has launched major road-building projects the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria, for instance, Kenya is not resource-rich. But projects like this one may help Chinese businesses set up an early foothold in one of the continent’s main economic centers. Chinese exports to Kenya are already over $800 million per year.

Nigeria and China Tech and Telecom

In Nigeria communications satellite NigComSat 1 was successfully launched in 2007 in China but de-orbited in November 2008 due to malfunction of the solar array deployment assembly. China decided in 2009 to build NigComSat 1-R to replace the defunct one without adding additional costs to Nigeria.

NigComSat-1R, covering Central, Western, and Southern Africa, Central and Eastern parts of Europe, and some areas of Mid-Asia, will be mainly used for communications, broadcasting, tele-education, broadband multimedia service, and navigation service.

Source: http://africanleadership.co.uk/africa-a-reflection-of-china

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Growth and Change in Africa

China Econometer – The Econometer – VOL. 3 November 2011

According to the latest projections from the African Development Bank (ADB), Africa’s middle class will triple to more than 1 billion people in the next half-century as it predicts gross domestic product growth in the continent will exceed 5 percent a year over the same period.

In recent years, Africa has been a somewhat overlooked source of stable growth amidst global economic turmoil which has brought growth in developed markets to a standstill. China’s increased engagement with the continent is well documented, with trade between China and Africa exceeding $110 billion in 2010, a tenfold increase over the past decade.

To accommodate the needs of Africa’s growing middle-class ranks, China will continue on the current path, with a few minor changes.

According to the ADB, Chinese investment in African infrastructure has remained stable at about $5 billion a year. However, much of that is a result of direct engagement with national governments.   China must engage with regional bodies, with investment projects that transcend national boundaries, so that the impact can be greater. Investing in regional projects will require China to work closer with African regional groupings such as the East African Community, the Southern African Development Community, and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa.

With pressing infrastructural demands in landlocked African countries that need access to the nearest seaports, including Uganda, South Sudan, Zambia, and Malawi, establishing regional transport infrastructures will also significantly reduce the costs of Sino-African trade and improve Chinese exporters’ accessibility to Africa’s growing consumer markets.

Currently, global manufacturers looking to shift production to lower-cost countries complain that African transport prices are too high. Chinese manufacturers to establish manufacturing faculties in Africa itself, to directly serve the African market. Developing industry in Africa will help diversify its economy, commercialize its agricultural sector, and become less dependent on the price of commodities. By 2060, China is projected to receive 60 percent of African exports, up from 5 percent today.

To realize this projection, Africa’s leaders will need to complement Chinese regional engagement by realizing a common vision and moving beyond free-trade agreements to real integration of licensing, border control visas, etc., to better engage with the Chinese government, EPC contractors, and other Chinese entities. Rather than having a few select countries become relevant on the world stage, greater coordination between leaders and regions will help ensure Africa will become a global force. Only then can Africa and China fully take advantage of the opportunities presented in this new era of Sino-African relations?

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Afrique Destinée: La Zambie, Mauvais Pari Financier Oriental et Bonne Mine pour l’Occident [apres ce texte en Anglais]

Présentation:

Dans cet article, nous soulignerons les raisons du revers subi par la restructuration et le rééchelonnement de la dette extérieure de la Zambie et comment, même avec la tournure des événements et des alliances, d’autres projets tels que le projet de corridor de Liboto peuvent devenir une arme à double tranchant avec 2 côtés tranchants. et même se transformer en épée de Damoclès posée au sommet de la tête de Zambie.

L’École africaine de développement et de financement devrait utiliser le cas de la Zambie pour enseigner à nos dirigeants et à nos dirigeants comment éviter d’être attirés, attirés et finalement punis par ceux qui, depuis le début, ont cherché et voulu contrôler et faire obéir l’économie zambienne à leurs principes et concepts. de développement néolibéral importés de l’extérieur alors qu’ils finiront par exporter vers eux et à leur profit tous les atouts miniers internes et les valeurs locales.

La Zambie est une étude typique et un manuel ouvert sur la manière de tomber dans le filet de la modernisation et en même temps d’éviter de tomber dans le piège de la dette extérieure, encadrée et camouflée dans une stratégie néolibérale de mise à niveau des infrastructures à travers l’adoption des outils de financement de et fourni par les politiques de développement contrôlées par l’État occidental et leur armée de dirigeants d’entreprises qui ont transformé la Zambie en une monnaie d’échange dans la compétition internationale entre l’Ouest et l’Est.

La position de la Zambie dans le système financier international et sur le marché international des matières premières est typique de nombreux pays africains où la dette extérieure est un piège dans lequel ils tombent sans savoir où se trouve le fond et quel effet boule de neige pourrait plus tard faire en sorte que cette dette ne produise aucun rendement ou ajout. valeur pour les caisses de l’État. Un tel manque de revenus et une telle concrétisation des projets dans les délais et dans un bon rapport coût-efficacité ont rendu la situation financière de nombreux pays africains vulnérable à toutes sortes de manipulations et à l’acceptation d’un contrôle et de conditionnalités supplémentaires de la part des créanciers internationaux et de leurs liens dans d’autres secteurs économiques et commerciaux. et les entreprises.

Cet article met en lumière les efforts déployés par la Zambie pour échapper au piège de la dette qui est devenu un « Typhon », étouffant lentement tout mouvement du pays vers l’acquisition d’une infrastructure qui aidera l’économie à sortir de ses conditions d’existence enclavées et de la caractéristique d’enclave de l’économie. est encore visible. Depuis l’établissement de la domination coloniale, l’économie zambienne est largement centrée sur l’extraction de minéraux, en particulier de cuivre, de cobalt et de sous-produits associés. Les organisations financières internationales telles que la Banque Mondiale, le FMI, la Société Financière Internationale et la Banque Centrale Européenne encouragent le développement du secteur privé et l’attraction des investissements directs étrangers notamment en construisant des infrastructures logistiques adéquates et modernes qui ouvrent des horizons à travers d’autres pays pour atteindre des espaces plus éloignés et répondre à des demandes lointaines pour les biens produits localement.

Malheureusement, cela ressemble à une éruption effervescente trop optimiste et à une distribution de chiffres élevés comme taux de croissance pour les économies africaines qui ont été orchestrées par la Banque mondiale, le FMI, la SFI et la Banque centrale européenne et leurs filiales et courtisanes telles que Think Tank. , Centres de Recherche, sociétés d’investissement et financiers qui ont dressé en 2010 un tableau très rose de l’Afrique.

Leur fausse interprétation du développement idyllique de l’Afrique a directement contribué aux difficultés et aux distorsions univoques de la santé et des conditions économiques des pays africains. Ces intrigues sophistiquées ont abouti à l’endettement élevé de nombreux pays africains qui sont en fait au point de faire défaut ou de recevoir des fonds supplémentaires pour remédier à leur plongée dans de nouveaux problèmes financiers, déséquilibres économiques et troubles sociaux. De nombreux coups d’État en Afrique sont le résultat d’une telle combinaison de facteurs financiers et de spoliation économique provenant tous d’un impact extérieur.

En effet, une étude de la Banque mondiale publiée en novembre 2010 suggère que la moitié des 5 pour cent de croissance dont l’Afrique a bénéficié entre 2003 et 2008 était due à l’amélioration des infrastructures, principalement des télécommunications. Dans le même temps, le Fonds monétaire international estime que la croissance en Afrique subsaharienne sera supérieure d’un point de pourcentage à la moyenne mondiale et place huit pays africains parmi les 20 économies les plus dynamiques en 2010. L’Angola et la République du Congo, riches en pétrole, sont en tête avec des taux de croissance de plus de 9 et 12 pour cent respectivement, tous deux battant la Chine, selon les projections les plus récentes du FMI [ Source : Rapport spécial Davos : L’Afrique en hausse ].

Ces financiers de niveau mondial lançaient à gauche et à droite des chiffres trop optimistes sur le taux de croissance de ces pays qui les avaient présentés comme le nouvel eldorado du flux et du recyclage des dollars en prêts sans même considérer l’existence du paiement du service. Les pays africains endettés sont devenus faciles à pénétrer par des intérêts étrangers et des biens étrangers. Dans le même temps, les pays africains, au lieu d’investir dans leurs exportations, ont également été obligés de diversifier leur externalisation des capitaux et d’en utiliser une partie pour payer le service de la dette et financer leur propre sécurité et solvabilité.

Aujourd’hui, nous assistons à la même approche et au même discours consistant à lancer des prévisions sans même regarder les schémas historiques de changements ou les variations saisonnières du taux de croissance, du taux d’inflation et du taux de conversion des monnaies pour les économies africaines et ceci simplement pour faire référence aux facteurs et indicateurs les plus ambivalents.

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