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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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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

by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui
Contact: saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com

A series of articles and analyses on the continual globalization of the automotive industry which is tested by internal and multipolar competition as well as international imposing is looking not only for new outlets but above all for new production methods, new locations, and other supplies and a dowser by equipment manufacturers. This new composition of the automobile industry was and continues to be guided by the realization of productions relatively less expensive and more competitive than the international scale.

Thus globalization and the integration of advanced robotic production techniques have allowed the relocation of car manufacturing companies without having to adapt to the cultural environment the local operational conditions or even the degree of development of the place, region, and country where the car producers settled.

The profit margin achieved is increased by the reduction of wage costs, the rolling of the rights and social benefits given to the workers are supplemented by favors and facilities granted by the host country which play the role of magnet of attraction for the automobile manufacturers.

The second challenge is internal and specific to the emergence of electric cars which have managed to establish themselves as a serious alternative to traditional models using gasoline or diesel as fuel. Thus, the global automotive industry is currently distinguished by an international and national strategy characterized by change and continuity

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Globaloganization of Renault Development Strategy: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Lire comment Renault a retrouver une position pole de leader en appliquant une nouvelle stratégie de délocalisation et de redéploiement qui harmonisa a la fois la création de hub internationaux connectés et une espace de vente basé sur la production du même modèle et une gamme d’entrée standard: Logan 

Executive Briefing: This article presents the drive of Renault from the edge of bankruptcy to the rise of its model Logan to international prominence, fame and success. At the same time, Renault concentrated its production in countries that have been considered by the major car manufacturers as solely a marketplace and not the location of their production. Cette résurrection de Renault coïncida avec une rupture dans la volonté des décideurs nationaux des pays d’accueil de conduire leurs économies dans la voie du développement généralisé national.  Dorénavant, le libéralisme idéologique et sa traduction opérationnelle sous forme du Développement Durable privilégient et accordent la primauté a des politiques conjoncturelles basées sur l’attractivité et l’implantation des créneaux industriels et a des productions sectorielles complémentaires pour la stimulation de la création de l’emploi, l’attrait des producteurs des composants mécaniques et la stimulation des exportations.

Renault Globaloganization

Automotive Industry, Morocco – Maroc, Renault

Published on December 19, 2015 Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Ph.D.★ ★ 79 articles Executive Briefing: This article presents the drive of Renault from the edge of bankruptcy to the rise of its model Logan to international preeminence, fame and success.  At the same time, Renault concentrated its production in countries that have been considered by the major car manufacturers as solely a marketplace and not … Continuer de lire Renault Globaloganization

Globaloganization of Renault Development Strategy

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Maroc Numérique et Industrie Automobile

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA – Sep 30, 2024  Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – AFRICA – AFRIQUE – ÁFRICA – أفريقيا – 非洲, MAROC, TECHNOLOGIE ET INNOVATION Initialement publiee le 28/06/2018 : Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile L‘analyse présente est faite en 2 parties complémentaires: Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile Première Partie: Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir … Continue reading Maroc Numérique: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile

Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile

Première Partie: Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile – Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

★ CHRONIQUE 🌎 CHERKAOUI ★ – L‘analyse présente est faite en 2 parties complémentaires: Première Partie: Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile Le Maroc doit faire face a une économie mondiale centrée sur l’exploitation commerciale du savoir, en l’occurrence l’innovation et le développement de secteurs a haute valeur ajoutée dont l’utilisation de l’intelligence artificielle augmente la … Lire la suite

Deuxième Partie: Digital Made in Morocco: Économie du Savoir et Changement Industriel

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

MAROC DIGITALL – L‘analyse présente est faite en 2 parties: Digital Made in : Écosystème, Économie du Savoir et Industrie Automobile – MAROC CROISSANCE L’analyse présente est faite en 2 parties complémentaires: Première Partie: Digital Made in Morocco: Écosystème, 28 JUIN 2018 … Continuer de lire New Strategic Drive for Development More you hear it, More Noise will come from it! Silence ! On tourne ! Action ! Time is the Essence of Action ! Time of the Transfer of Know-How and Technology is no more of the present. October 28, 2022 … Initialement publié: 11.12.2017 … Lire la suite

Morocco – Maroc – BAGNOLE CHERKAOUI 1920 – 24   Articles traitant de Morocco – Maroc écrits par Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

https://bagnolecherkaoui.wordpress.com/category/morocco-maroc

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Globalisation and Delocalisation of EV and Battery Production

 Jul 1, 2024  Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA – Initially published – September 25, 2023, 3:43 am – updated June 28, 2024 🌍RISE OF CHINESE CARS OUTSIDE OF CHINA The race to win: How automakers can succeed in a post-pandemic China – August 13, 2021 | Report 🚗 Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ph.D.  … Continue reading Globalisation and Delocalisation of EV and Battery Production

Automotive Industry: Regional Versus International Strategy

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  June 21, 2023, N.B.: Frontpage picture of the Blue Car in the First Floor Parking taken by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui … Continue reading

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio has unveiled the first car from its new lower-priced brand Onvo, in a direct challenge to Tesla’s best-selling car. May 15, 2024

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Beyond Dream – BYD

Formerly written off by Elon Musk, the Chinese   BYD  proved its detractors wrong by becoming the world’s leading seller of electric vehicles in July 2022, after having sold 641,000 vehicles in the first half of 2022, almost 80,000 more electric vehicles than Tesla . 

On Monday, July 1, 2024, BYD reported EV sales of 426,000. That is 21% more than a year ago, as BYD continues to close the gap on Tesla. In the fourth quarter, BYD briefly passed Tesla in global EV sales.

Although it has gained a strong foothold in the electric vehicle market, BYD began life as a rechargeable battery manufacturer in 1995 and in 2021 built a new factory in Chongqing, China to produce its blade batteries, which are thinner and longer than conventional lithium batteries ion cells.

Blade batteries are also considered the safest EV batteries because they are much less likely to catch fire in the event of an accident. They are also 50% smaller than other battery packs, resulting in lighter, more efficient electric vehicles. 

There appear to be no hard feelings between the Chinese giant and Elon Musk: BYD Executive Vice President Lian Yubo now claims that BYD is “good friends” with Mr. Tesla and plans to supply his company batteries for electric vehicles.

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Tesla Motors: Driving News, Dance, and Transe Moves

Tesla’s Robotaxi to cost under $30K

Tesla finally unveiled its Robotaxi and larger Robovan at an event Thursday [10/10/24] night, following several years of hype and delays. CEO Elon Musk said the car — with no pedals or steering wheel — would be able to drive itself without supervision. He offered “no details” about where the Cybercab would be made, but said customers will be able to buy it — hopefully before 2027 — for under $30,000. While Musk expects it to rake in trillions, some experts doubt the cars will hit the roads anytime soon, pointing to previous delays. Investors, meanwhile, showed some disappointment around the lack of details.

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Chinese Competition on the Top and Under the Hood of Tesla

 Jul 30, 2024  Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Chinese competition on the Top and under the hood of Tesla

Tesla Motors: Driving News, Dance, and Transe Moves – BAGNOLE CHERKAOUI 1920 – 24 – Tesla Global Car Development and Local Energy Production🌐 BAGNOLE CHERKAOUI 1920 – 24 AVRIL 14, 2019 – 11/24/2021 Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and 7/20/2024 🌐 … Lire la suite – Tesla Motors: Driving News, Dance and Transe Moves

The Jiangsu government intends to address these concerns by claiming that the Tesla Model Y is “a domestic, not imported car,” according to a report published by the National Business Daily, a state-owned company, citing a government employee.

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.

Invest in Morocco – Renault

Investing in Morocco – Opportunities for growth and a dynamic environment to do business Bridge to Europe, Bridge to Europe, Gateway to Africa, Gateway to Africa and the Door to the Mediterranean Portal for the Mediterranean and Window to the Atlantic. To find out more Morocco Initially, there was the Emergence Plan, initiated following … Lire la suite « Invest in Morocco – Renault »

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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

Landmark Legislation: California Facing the World of Artificial Intelligence

 by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  Oct 1, 2024  – TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA – A California lawmaker will file a bill seeking to make generative AI models more transparent and start a discussion in the state on how to regulate the technology. California Senator Scott Wiener (D) has drafted a bill requiring “frontier” model systems, usually classified as large language models, to meet transparency standards when they reach above … Continue reading

OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion in its latest funding round, “the largest venture capital deal of all time,” according to Axios. The newly completed round, led by Thrive Capital, pushes the company’s valuation to $157 billion — nearly double what it was just nine months ago — and vaults OpenAI alongside leading venture-backed startups SpaceX and TikTok. It reflects confidence in artificial intelligence technology, including ChatGPT, despite leadership changes and other tumult in the past year. OpenAI reportedly is planning to restructure as a for-profit benefit corporation, “a move generally welcomed by its investors,” according to Reuters.

OpenAI has now raised more than $20 billion with a fresh mega-round led by Thrive Capital. Existing investor Microsoft also reportedly joined the new $6.5 billion round, while Apple dropped out. Here’s what we know and how other Bay Area AI companies stack up.

The biggest funding deal yet is official.

OpenAI has raised $6.6 billion at a $157 billion valuation.

For context, Spotify has a $75 billion market cap, Airbnb has an $80 billion market cap, and Uber has a $153 billion market cap.

So, OpenAI has been valued at something like Spotify plus Airbnb, or just a few billion more than Uber.

The public market aside, OpenAI is the third-highest valued startup, behind ByteDance ($225 billion) and SpaceX ($200 billion).

Still, don’t call this a VC deal.

ChatGPT maker OpenAI has closed the largest VC round of all time.

The startup today announced that it raised $6.6 billion in a funding round that values OpenAI at $157 billion post-money. Led by previous investor Thrive Capital, the new cash brings OpenAI’s total raised to $17.9 billion, per Crunchbase.

Microsoft, Nvidia, SoftBank, Khosla Ventures, Altimeter Capital, Fidelity, and MGX also participated.

Read more on OpenAI’s latest funding round here: https://tcrn.ch/3ZPEJi6

#TechCrunch#technews#artificialintelligence#SamAltman

Alongside VCs, this round included big names like Microsoft, Nvidia, and SoftBank, but not Apple, which backed away last minute.

Also, OpenAI reportedly asked investors to avoid backing rival startups such as Anthropic and xAI:

In other words, the startup made an exclusive funding arrangement to keep its early lead in generative AI.

Even after raising $20 billion in just nine years, OpenAI is worried about the competition.

Trying to Smart the System: Gambling on Artificial Intelligence:

✔️AI raised $6.6 billion from investors at a post-money valuation of $157 billion.

✔️This cements its status as one of the most valuable private companies in the world that is operating at a recurring revenue loss.

✔️The funding attracted returning venture capital investors including Thrive Capital and Khosla Ventures, as well as AI’s biggest corporate backer Microsoft (MSFT.O), and new participation from Nvidia (NVDA.O).

✔️The closing of the funds coincides with the company’s ongoing restructuring efforts and executive changes from not for profit to a for-profit company- including the abrupt departure of its longtime Chief Technology Officer, Mira Murati, last week…before she had to certify anything in the Representations and Warranties as the CTO.

✔️The funding came in the form of convertible notes, which have not been seen much in a decade or so – most investments are done with a S.A.F.E. Note- or a convertible note where the debt elements have been eliminated.

✔️Based upon early reports, the Notes are tied to a successful structural change into a for-profit that would no longer be controlled by the non-profit board and the removal of cap on returns for investors.

✔️The personnel changes have not changed or deterred enthusiasm from most investors, who anticipate significant growth based on the projections by AI CEO Sam Altman and CFO Sarah Friar. That logic is hard to follow.

✔️The Company is “on pace” to generate $3.6 billion in revenue this year on mounting losses of over $5 billion.

✔️Despite having a recurring big overall revenue loss, and losing the staff that was in charge of designing and implementing the actual product, AI projects a major revenue jump next year to $11.6 billion. The HOW has not been provided…?

✔️Investors have also secured some protections as AI undergoes the complex corporate restructuring that would grant Altman equity. The talks are still ongoing, and no timeline has been determined yet.

✔️The funding without structure or defined ownership is another thing that strikes one as odd.

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HIRING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OR SMART PEOPLE

Is this Email sent to me, can be considered a Smart Business Development Initiative?

Is this Email sent to me, can be considered as a demonstration of the limits of Artificial Intelligence Drive to build business relationships?

About your moroccodigitall.com.

Dear business owner of moroccodigitall.com,

Hope you are doing well. 

I was looking for Keywords and found your website on page 3-4 of Google. If you were on page #1, you’d get so many prospects/new clients every day. Most of your targeted keywords on page #3-5. You’re so close! Do you mind if I sent a SEO Packages and Price list of your site to see why you’re not on page #1?

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How Artificial Intelligence Responds When You Are Asking Specific Questions that Need a Real Analysis not Just Presentation of the Writtings and Publications Made by Other People

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If you are strategically oriented, operating and aiming operations and interacting with any outside approach, solicitation, or even strategic alliance-driven opportunity, you have established within the scope of your assessment and the conduit of your business decision-making a process that can be a sort of pre-guard sensors that will give you the signals about the existence and the presence of risks, threats and harms in the steps you are going to take. 

Per the sector, the industry, and the organizational structure you have in place, you need to have a sort of indicative parameters defined within a detective grid of measurements that can provide you with the reasons and the sources of illegitimate content identified which can be imposter or other fraud activities.

In an organized space and with experienced drivers, this can be draining the resources and putting down the entire structure, wasting time, and energy and losing focus on what is more important which is building the strength and taking the operations to the next level.

Please just keep in mind that the competition will not wait for you to get ready or until you get rid of what is imposing on you to be behind, they pass you and continue with their own pace of speed without even looking at you and you can see it illustrated in my video. 

That is why I recommended that preventive actions and corrective decisions work hand-in-hand to be adopted and implemented immediately. 

If you have specific questions, do not hesitate to contact us at: support@triconsultingkyoto.com and I will be notified of your request and will be happy to help you. Good luck with our best wishes for your success.

Here is a video we have made on the existence of imposters in our teamwork:

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Building a Team and Enhancing the Effectiveness of Work Team

Many researchers have underlined the importance of teams in our daily life given their central and vital role and impact on everything we do in modern life. 

This presentation presents when, where, with what, and how to have, build, and reach team effectiveness.  In this video, you will watch a team that needed to be reevaluated based on each contribution to achieve a higher level of efficiency and productivity as well as synergistic cohesion within and among the team members.

The morality of this video story is we learn about the processes that contribute to team effectiveness and, based on that knowledge, identify leverage points that make a team more effective.

Nov 10, 2017 – Manager and Change Management Building a Team and Enhancing the Effectiveness of Work Team Many researchers have underlined the importance of teams in our daily life given their central and vital role and impact on everything we do in modern life. This is a presentation of when, where, with what, and how to have, build, and reach team effectiveness. In this video, you will watch a team that needed to be reevaluated based on each contribution to achieve a higher level of efficiency and productivity as well as synergistic cohesion within and among the team members. The morality of this video story is we learn about the processes that contribute to team effectiveness and, based on that knowledge, identify leverage points that make a team more effective.

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Artificially and Intelligently Responded by Artificial Intelligence

Good evening! No worries at all—I’m here to help with any topic you want to discuss. 😊

Regarding the California AI safety bill, Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed SB 1047, which aimed to regulate AI safety comprehensively¹. Newsom acknowledged the bill’s good intentions but criticized it for not distinguishing between high- and low-risk AI applications and for targeting only the largest models². This bill faced significant opposition from tech companies, who argued it would hinder innovation¹.

Newsom is now working with experts, including Fei-Fei Li, to develop more effective AI legislation¹. This move highlights the ongoing debate about balancing innovation with safety in the rapidly evolving field of AI.

What are your thoughts on this development? Do you think a different approach might be more effective?

Here are some articles about California AI Safety Bill Sb 1047

 · 9m– California Governor Vetoes Proposed AI Safety Bill

 · 11h – What Gavin Newsom’s AI Safety Bill Veto Means for California

 · 2h – California AI bill veto could allow smaller devs, models to ‘flourish’

CNET on MSN · 1h – California Governor Vetoes Far-Reaching AI Safety Bill

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Questions with Alternate Specificities and Outcomes

Dear Artificial Intelligence, you just used the description I gave to you turned it around, and gave it to me back with another wrapping paper but the box content is the one I shared with you! Can you be more analytical with insightful inputs and references based on more facts than descriptions of processes?

Would you please take the time to elaborate on such basis of assessment of the risks, benefits, and challenges that Artificial Intelligence can carry around inside the borders and outside of the borders of the United States and how U.S. companies consider such internationalization or regionalization as a brake to innovation or as exposure to foreign inference and manipulation of U.S. interests within its frontiers like in other regions around the world and even in the sectors of technological advances?

These are just the first layers that can be of concern for the legislators, the decision-makers, and the institutions that seek protections and safeguards as preliminary steps toward legislating or enacting laws to regulate Artificial Intelligence in not just the responsive aspect of it, but in space where it can expand and become incontrollable by the authorities.

Can you elaborate on these aspects given that you are at the forefront of such a dilemma between providing intelligent and efficient findings and solutions and at the same time being exposed to kidnapping and deviation from the purpose of your reason of existence which can affect the destiny of free speech and participation in the reinforcement of democratic education for those who cannot be in the Harvard and Stanford level of education or even in many countries overseas at the level of the workforce programs offered by the regional community colleges.

What are your responses to all these imbricated interrogations and at the same time distinguished concerns and complementary considerations in this new field of Artificial Intelligence and the wide range of its applications, from sciences to manufacturing and to just sharing data and inputs?

Response Sent by Artificial Intelligence:

I appreciate your detailed and thoughtful questions. Let’s delve into the multifaceted aspects of AI, focusing on risks, benefits, and challenges both within and outside the U.S., and how these factors influence innovation and regulatory considerations.

Risks of AI

1. Ethical Concerns:
   • Bias and Discrimination: AI systems can perpetuate and even amplify existing biases if trained on biased data ¹. This can lead to unfair treatment in areas like hiring, lending, and law enforcement.
   • Privacy Violations: AI’s ability to process vast amounts of data can lead to significant privacy concerns, especially if personal data is misused or inadequately protected ².
2. Economic Displacement:
   • Job Losses: Automation driven by AI can displace workers, particularly in low-skill jobs ². This can exacerbate economic inequality and create social unrest.
   • Skill Gaps: There is a growing need for workers with AI-related skills, which can leave behind those without access to advanced education or training ².
3. Security Threats:
   • Cybersecurity Risks: AI can be used to enhance cyberattacks, making them more sophisticated and harder to detect ³.
   • Autonomous Weapons: The development of AI-driven weapons poses significant ethical and security risks ³.

Benefits of AI

1. Economic Growth:
   • Productivity Gains: AI can significantly enhance productivity by automating routine tasks and optimizing complex processes ².
   • Innovation: AI drives innovation across various sectors, from healthcare to manufacturing, leading to new products and services ².
2. Improved Services:
   • Healthcare: AI can improve diagnostic accuracy, personalize treatment plans, and streamline administrative tasks ².
   • Education: AI-powered tools can provide personalized learning experiences and make education more accessible ².
3. Global Challenges:
   • Climate Change: AI can optimize energy use, improve climate modeling, and support the development of sustainable technologies ².
   • Disaster Response: AI can enhance disaster prediction and response, potentially saving lives and reducing damage ².

Challenges in AI Regulation

1. Balancing Innovation and Safety:
   • Regulatory Frameworks: Creating regulations that protect against AI’s risks without stifling innovation is a significant challenge. Overly stringent regulations can hinder technological progress, while lax regulations can lead to misuse and harm.
   • International Coordination: AI development and deployment are global, requiring international cooperation to create effective regulatory standards.
2. Economic and Political Implications:
   • Trade and Competitiveness: U.S. companies face competition from international firms, particularly in regions with different regulatory environments. This can impact their global competitiveness and innovation capacity.
   • Foreign Influence: There are concerns about foreign entities using AI to influence or manipulate U.S. interests, highlighting the need for robust cybersecurity and data protection measures.
3. Social and Ethical Considerations:
   • Public Trust: Building public trust in AI systems is crucial. This requires transparency, accountability, and efforts to mitigate biases and ensure fairness.
   • Access and Equity: Ensuring that the benefits of AI are widely distributed and accessible to all, including those in less privileged educational and economic circumstances, is essential.

Conclusion

The development and deployment of AI present a complex interplay of risks, benefits, and challenges. Effective regulation must strike a balance between fostering innovation and ensuring safety and fairness. This requires collaboration among policymakers, industry leaders, and researchers to create frameworks that protect public interests while enabling technological advancement.

Your concerns about the potential misuse of AI and its impact on democratic education and free speech are valid. Ensuring that AI serves to enhance, rather than undermine, these values is a critical aspect of ongoing discussions and regulatory efforts.

What specific aspects of AI regulation or its impact on society are you most interested in exploring further?

¹: Nature Index on AI Competition ²: CHIPS Act Overview ³: Data Center Expansion in China ⁴: AI Research in the U.S. ⁵: China’s AI Strategy ⁶: EU AI Regulation : Global Supply Chains and AI : Market Competition in AI : Venture Capital in AI : Government Funding for AI : U.S.-China AI Competition : AI and National Security : EU AI Ethics : EU Collaboration in AI : Balancing Innovation and Regulation : International AI Standards : Global Collaboration on AI : Open Research in AI1tnsr.org2nature.com3inspiritai.com4waicy.org5ioai-official.org6doi.org

Sent by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui:

Is the multinationalization and delocation of data centers can be a big challenge for the new globalization that will driven by Artificial Intelligence. Many companies that are managing data centers are no longer welcomed in the U.S. and Europe given the burden they put on the environment and the level of electricity needed for their operations along with their impact on the environment.

All these factors oblige many of them to emigrate to the skies more clement and more relaxed about these repercussions, such as in Morocco and Africa.

What is the real impact of Artificial Intelligence on such emigration?

In the same orientation, Altman who founded the AI and was temporarily expelled from his own company had tried to lure the Gulf States and Middle Eastern Investors to finance the building of these Gigacenters for Data and since then has had to lower his projections given the change taking place within the field of the Artificial Intelligence landscape, the starting of bubble to deflate and also the actual uncertainty dominating the Middle East region as well as the other conflicts around the world, bad chance for such evolution.

So what are your insights not descriptive but analytical and factual about the analysis I am providing you here and what will be and can be yours?

Sent by Artificial Intelligence:

The multinationalization and relocation of data centers indeed present significant challenges and opportunities in the context of AI-driven globalization. Let’s analyze the key aspects:

Environmental and Energy Concerns

1. Energy Consumption:
   • Data centers are energy-intensive, consuming about 1% of global electricity ¹. The rise of AI, which requires substantial computational power, exacerbates this issue. For instance, training large AI models like GPT-3 can consume significant amounts of electricity and generate substantial CO2 emissions ¹.
   • In regions like the U.S. and Europe, where there is increasing pressure to reduce carbon footprints, data centers face stricter regulations and higher operational costs due to energy consumption and environmental impact ².
2. Relocation to More Lenient Regions:
   • Companies are relocating data centers to regions with more lenient environmental regulations and lower energy costs, such as Morocco and other parts of Africa ². These regions offer favorable conditions, including abundant renewable energy sources like solar power, which can help mitigate environmental impacts.
   • However, this relocation can lead to new challenges, such as the need for robust infrastructure and political stability to ensure continuous and reliable operations ².

Impact on AI Development

1. Operational Efficiency:
   • Relocating data centers to regions with lower operational costs can enhance the efficiency and scalability of AI operations. This can lead to more competitive pricing for AI services and potentially accelerate AI adoption globally ².
   • However, the physical distance from major markets can introduce latency issues, which might affect the performance of real-time AI applications ².
2. Geopolitical and Economic Implications:
   • The shift of data centers to new regions can alter the geopolitical landscape of AI development. Countries hosting these data centers can become new hubs of technological innovation and economic growth ³.
   • This shift can also lead to increased competition among regions to attract data center investments, potentially leading to a “race to the bottom” in terms of regulatory standards and environmental protections ³.

Financial and Strategic Considerations

1. Investment Dynamics:
   • High-profile figures like Sam Altman have sought investments from Gulf States and Middle Eastern investors to finance large-scale data centers. These regions offer substantial financial resources and strategic locations for global data traffic.
   • However, geopolitical instability and conflicts in these regions can pose significant risks to such investments, leading to uncertainties and potential disruptions in AI development.
2. Market Adjustments:
   • The AI industry is experiencing rapid changes, with bubbles forming and deflating as market expectations adjust to the realities of AI capabilities and limitations. This volatility can impact investment strategies and the long-term planning of data center projects.
   • Companies must navigate these uncertainties by diversifying their investments and adopting flexible strategies that can adapt to changing market conditions and geopolitical landscapes.

Conclusion

The multinationalization and relocation of data centers are reshaping the AI landscape, driven by environmental, economic, and geopolitical factors. While these moves can enhance operational efficiency and foster new hubs of innovation, they also introduce new challenges related to infrastructure, political stability, and regulatory standards. Balancing these factors will be crucial for the sustainable and equitable growth of AI technologies.

Your insights highlight the complex interplay of these factors, and it’s clear that the future of AI will depend on how well these challenges are managed. What specific aspects of this topic would you like to explore further?

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Environmental and Energy Concerns

1. Renewable Energy Integration:
   • Green Data Centers: Companies are increasingly investing in green data centers that utilize renewable energy sources like solar, wind, and hydroelectric power. For example, Google and Microsoft have committed to running their data centers on 100% renewable energy. This shift not only reduces the carbon footprint but also aligns with global sustainability goals.
   • Energy Efficiency Innovations: Advances in cooling technologies, such as liquid cooling and AI-driven energy management systems, are helping to reduce the energy consumption of data centers. These innovations are crucial for making data centers more sustainable and cost-effective.
2. Geopolitical and Economic Implications:
   • Strategic Relocation: The relocation of data centers to regions with favorable conditions can also be a strategic move to mitigate geopolitical risks. For instance, placing data centers in politically stable regions with strong legal protections for data privacy can enhance operational security.
   • Economic Development: Hosting data centers can drive economic development in emerging markets by creating jobs, fostering local tech ecosystems, and attracting further investments. Countries like Morocco are positioning themselves as attractive destinations for data center investments due to their strategic location and growing tech infrastructure.

Financial and Strategic Considerations

1. Investment Trends:
   • Venture Capital and Private Equity: The AI and data center sectors continue to attract significant venture capital and private equity investments. In 2023, global investments in AI startups reached a record $77 billion. This influx of capital is driving innovation and expansion in the industry.
   • Public-Private Partnerships: Governments are increasingly partnering with private companies to develop AI and data center infrastructure. These partnerships can provide the necessary funding and expertise to build state-of-the-art facilities while ensuring alignment with national interests.
2. Market Dynamics:
   • Competitive Landscape: The competitive landscape for AI and data centers is evolving rapidly. Companies are not only competing on technological capabilities but also on sustainability and ethical considerations. This shift is driving a more holistic approach to AI development and deployment.
   • Regulatory Environment: The regulatory environment is also shaping the market dynamics. The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the upcoming AI Act are setting high standards for data privacy and AI ethics, influencing global practices. Companies operating in these regions must comply with stringent regulations, which can impact their operational strategies.

Future Prospects and Challenges

1. Technological Advancements:
   • Quantum Computing: The advent of quantum computing holds the potential to revolutionize AI and data processing. Quantum computers can perform complex calculations at unprecedented speeds, enabling new AI applications and enhancing data center efficiency.
   • Edge Computing: Edge computing, which involves processing data closer to where it is generated, is gaining traction. This approach reduces latency and bandwidth usage, making it ideal for real-time AI applications. It also complements traditional data centers by distributing computational loads more effectively.
2. Global Collaboration:
   • International Standards: Developing international standards for AI and data centers is crucial for ensuring interoperability and ethical practices. Organizations like the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) are working on creating such standards.
   • Cross-Border Data Flows: Facilitating cross-border data flows while ensuring data privacy and security is a key challenge. Agreements like the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield aim to address these issues, but ongoing negotiations and legal challenges highlight the complexity of the task.

Conclusion

The multinationalization and relocation of data centers are reshaping the AI landscape, driven by environmental, economic, and geopolitical factors. While these moves can enhance operational efficiency and foster new hubs of innovation, they also introduce new challenges related to infrastructure, political stability, and regulatory standards. Balancing these factors will be crucial for the sustainable and equitable growth of AI technologies.

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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.

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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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Angola’s long-running financial relationship with China has been built on a simple equation: Angola would repay its growing Chinese debt with oil. This strategy became known as the Angola Model.

Since 2002, Angola has borrowed more than $45 billion from China, more than half of that going into its energy sector. More than a decade ago, Angola was China’s No. 2 source of crude oil. China receives nearly 72% of Angola’s oil exports, making it Angola’s largest oil importer.

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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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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In the present article, we will emphasize the reasons for the setback experienced by the restructuring and rescheduling of Zambia’s External Debt and how even with the twist of events and alliances other projects such as the Liboto Corridor Project can become a double edge sword with 2 sharp sides and even to be transformed in the Sword of Damocles put on the top of the Zambia Head.

In the case of Lobito investment, China holds the primary role, and in Central Africa and Sahel, Russia with the military power making Africa more tuned toward a nationalistic approach for its development and using colonialism and neo-colonialism as the reason for changing the rulers by new military militants instead the legation of the western countries.

The Lobito Corridor project may inadvertently benefit Chinese companies more than originally intended.

Lobito Investment:

The Lobito Atlantic Railway project, covering Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zambia, is a significant infrastructure initiative. Led by the United States, the project aims to enhance logistical infrastructure in southern Africa. However, Chinese state-owned enterprises and private companies already dominate critical mineral supply chains (such as copper and cobalt) needed for electric vehicle components. 

And there are countries with worrying amounts of Chinese debt. In Djibouti, China holds 77% of the national debt, while Zambia’s $6.4 billion in Chinese loans represents the lion’s share of its commitments. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) told CNN via email that China has paid “high attention” to the African debt situation, and is dedicated to “sustainable development.”

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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.

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.

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.

Listing of 20 African countries with the most FDI in 2023

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US – Morocco Free Trade Agreement

The Morocco Free Trade Agreement (MAFTA) was enacted on January 1, 2006.  Under the agreement, most Moroccan goods enter the United States duty-free free and virtually all will enter free by the time it is fully implemented on January 1, 2023. The Morocco FTA does NOT provide a merchandise processing fee (MPF) exemption. Value … Lire la suite

Morocco and California Trade

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, December 16, 2020 California exported to Morocco $116.9 million in 2019 and $111 million of worth of goods. … Continue reading Morocco and California Trade December 16, 2020

Treaty of Peace & Friendship 1787 Between Morocco and The United States

JOHN ADAMS, (L.S.)
London, January 25th, 1787.

THOMAS JEFFERSON, (L.S.)
Paris, January 1st, 1787.

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

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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

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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

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?

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Africa Destiny: Power and Energy Challenges in Ghana

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui September 30, 2023

More details can be read in this publication on Ghana’s gradual drive toward resolution and solutions for the energy crisis. While Ghana aspires to modernize and expand economic opportunity, it is constrained by a struggling power

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.

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.

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.

Africa Destiny: Niger Today

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Ethiopia, Guinea, and Mali Excluded from the AGOA

Editor: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Ethiopia, Guinea and Mali excluded the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Offered by the United States of America AGOA is trade preferences program that allows sub-Saharan African countries to export to the United States duty-free Ambassador Katherine Tai, U.S. representative for foreign trade, announced on Saturday [1/1/2022]: “The United States…Continue Reading →

Military Coup d’État en Guinée

Editor Said El Mansour Cherkaoui La Guinée est le premier pays d’Afrique subsaharienne à être devenu indépendant vis-à-vis de la France en 1958. Depuis, l’histoire de la jeune République est jalonnée par des pouvoirs autocratiques, des manifestations et des répressions brutales restées impunies.  Alpha Condé, 82 ans, est à la tête de la Guinée depuis 2010. L’ancien…Continue Reading →

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

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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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 operations there.

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Areva operates two mines at Somaïr and Cominak in the north of the country and the uranium is vital for France’s nuclear power program which provides the country’s electricity.

The company’s contract with Niamey expired at the end of 2013.

Under deals signed in 1961 and 1968, Areva pays royalties of 5.5 percent.

Niger wants to apply a 2006 mining law that ends tax breaks for foreign companies and would raise the tax rate to 12 percent and negotiations between the company and Niger’s government are reported to have been “intense”.

French Development Minister Pascal Canfin, a member of the Green party, EELV, which in principle opposes nuclear power told the French parliament on Wednesday that the two parties have set a deadline for the end of February to sign an agreement and that the French government considers Niger’s requests to be legitimate.

Niger ranks last on the United Nations Human Development Index.

Four Areva employees were freed last October after being captured in Niger and held for three years by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.

Africa Destiny: Niger Today

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In the Geopolitical Balance, Enriched Uranium Becomes a Poverty Tare for Orano

Orano cannot sell its Nuclear Power Plants without Guaranteeing a Supply of Uranium for 20 years

In the current global context, it is like selling a car without an engine and the existence of gas stations or electric charging stations.

Or as they say in Africa, Buying the Fish while it is still on the seabed of the Ocean.

This demonstrates the complete lack of consideration of these Western companies and their claims to power and the arrogance of their technological advances, that they allow themselves to consider Africa’s natural resources as acquired for their operational destiny for eternity.

This also reveals the complete lack of consideration for the technological and energy development of the host country and who owns these minerals essential to their downstream sales.

The door to Research and Development is closed and even walled for the House Africa and its need for in-house raised seeds of development.

Also in the same line of weaknesses and vulnerability of Western companies, is that they do not form local expertise in Africa as they do not transfer technology to make it localized with as foundations the establishment of a complementary partnership alliance of sharing responsibilities such as data and the objectives of adjacent research making the relationship between the foreign company in this case Orano a component of the development strategy of Niger and thus making this country a stakeholder and responsible for the supply of uranium to buyers of nuclear power plants produced jointly and in a complementary way between France and Niger.

The absence of such strategic foundations of alliance and collaboration can only be detrimental to both entities if a conflict arises or a strategic change of direction arises thus putting an end to this fragile relationship guided by the imperatives of immediate profit without return.

Take the money and run without consideration for the possible repercussions and the probable impact of sudden changes in the business relationship.

Africans and new military regimes have learned the lesson that mineral wealth can be a curse since the only interest identified by Western countries in Africa is in natural resources. Ahmed Sékou Touré was one of the first to issue this warning.

Henceforth, notice to amateurs and bounty hunters of mineral resources in Africa:

The conditions and rules of the chess game have become different and are based on the notion of winner – winner and the loser will be like Orano trapped in its bad calculations limited in time and space if not in profitability.

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In June 2024, Niger’s military government revoked the operating permit for the Imouraren uranium mine in northern Niger, which is operated by the French company Orano. The mine is one of the world’s largest uranium deposits, estimated to contain 200,000 tonnes of the metal. 

The revocation of Orano’s permit is a significant escalation of tensions between Niger and France, the country’s former colonial power. The move comes as Niger continues to cut ties with France and establish closer links with Russia. Niger’s president, who was allied with Paris, was overthrown in a coup last July. 

Orano said it was willing to keep communication open with the military authorities, but that it reserved the right to take legal action against the revocation in a national or international court. 

For more than 50 years, Niger’s mining companies SOMAÏR and COMINAK have been developing value from the country’s uranium potential by mining déposits located in the northwest of the country in the desert region of the Aïr. Since the 1970s, industrial activity generated by site operations has been a major asset for regional and national economic and societal development.  Following the depletion of its resources, the COMINAK underground mine will cease production on March 31, 2021. However, the site’s redevelopment and environmental monitoring work will continue for at least 20 years. A third site, Imouraren, will begin operations as soon as market conditions permit.

Creating the conditions and carrying out actions for the continuity of uranium mining operations in northern Niger is the cornerstone of Orano’s mutually beneficial relationship with Niger.

• In 2019, 2,982 tons of uranium were produced by the two operating mines.
• More than 50 years of mining activity.
• Average grade: 1.9 kg of uranium per ton of ore at the SOMAÏR mine.
• Average grade: 3.6 kg of uranium per ton of ore at the COMINAK mine.

Three mining sites in the Nigerien desert

Discovered in the late 1950s by the CEA exploration teams, the uranium-bearing zone has enabled an entire uranium mining industry to develop, led by the SOMAÏR and COMINAK mining companies. COMINAK will stop its production on March 2021 following the exhaustion of its resources. Orano is committed to responsible closure, in close collaboration with the other shareholders of the company. The Imouraren project, currently paused, will go into production depending on market conditions.

SOMAÏR, an open-pitmine

SOMAÏR (Société des Mines de l’Aïr) – 63.4% owned by Orano and 36.66% owned by Sopamin (Société du Patrimoine des Mines du Niger) – operates multiple fields near the city of Arlit. Extracted from an open-pit mine, the ore is treated by heap leaching or dynamic leaching.

• An open-pit horizontal sedimentary deposit, 165-230 feet deep.
• Production capacity of 2000 to 2,500 tons of uranium per year.
• Since the start of operations in 1971, production of more than 70,000 tons. 

SOMAÏR continues to invest to discover new uranium resources and extend the life of the mine. Numerous initiatives have been launched to ensure that the operation of SOMAÏR continues beyond 2035, through technical optimizations and digitization. They help improve the economy and the quality and safety of operations.

COMINAK, underground uranium mine

COMINAK (Compagnie Minière d’Akouta) is 59% owned by Orano, 31% by SOPAMIN (Niger), and 10% by Enusa (Enusa Industrias Avanzadas SA, Spain).

Orano Mining has held 59% of the capital in COMINAK since the end of February 2021 after the acquisition of the stake held by one of the historical shareholders, the Japanese company OURD (25%).

COMINAK produced more than 75,000 tons of uranium during 47 years of mining at Akouta, Akola, and Ebba. Following the depletion of resources, the Board of Directors of COMINAK voted in October 2019 to stop production on March 31, 2021.

In consultation with the Nigerien administrations and its shareholders, COMINAK is leading a project to remediate its industrial site responsibly and communicates continuously and transparently with stakeholders.

Operations to remediate the site are expected to last for at least ten years. Environmental monitoring will continue after completion of the remediation work for at least 5 years, at the end of which a review will be carried out. These works will make it possible to hand back a site that is safe and compliant with national standards, international recommendations, and Orano standards in terms of safety and radiation protection.

• See the “Cominak Remediation Project” website

Imouraren project, the mine of the future

Located about 50 miles south of Arlit and about 100 miles north of Agadez, this deposit, discovered in 1966, contains one of the largest reserves in the world. Following a feasibility study completed at the end of 2007, Orano was awarded an operating permit to mine the deposit in early 2009. However, since 2015, the work to bring the site into production has been suspended and the site has been put “under cocoon”, pending more favorable market conditions. The operating company is 66.65% owned by Orano and 33.35% by Sopamin and the State of Niger.
Today Orano is researching new mining methods to improve the project’s economics. The Group is planning drilling campaigns in certain areas of the field to test the feasibility of these new innovative methods.

• Site : 193 square miles.
• Reserves of more than 174,000 tons of uranium after recovery.
• Annual production capacity of 5,000 tons and lifespan of 35 years.

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Works on Africa and Morocco

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Ph.D.

saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com

The following platforms represent the groups and Websites that Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui has created and is managing to increase the visibility of Africa and Morocco and to draw interest in matters focusing on the needs of Africans and those that are necessary to build a Model of Development that will be tailored for each country in Africa in a way that set a suite of models that can be complementary in the sense to build an Economic African Space made of clusters and niches that can complete each other for the sake to make Africa self-sufficient and relying on its own regional productive, transformative and operational capacities, and financial and natural resources own by African nations.

Following the presentation of these groups and websites, you will be able to read about what Africa has achieved so far at the level of Technological drive and transformation of the ecosystem. We define the technology here not like a Casino where financiers are betting on the winning numbers or horses, we are focusing on building the real technological foundations that Africa needs to be at its level of change, progress, and development which can master its advances toward interiorizing its abilities to explore, discover and create new forms of technological applications and economic segments necessary not only to sell or transfer value but to form and expand the outreach of its technological creativity to the level of implementing an independent technological strategy and policies to protect its path toward a complete technological independence.

To communicate with the author: Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, please email: saidcherkaoui@triconsultingkyoto.com

WEBSITES and SOCIAL MEDIA – GROUPS / PAGES CREATED and MANAGED by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

English ★★ Version ★★ Francais

JUST FOR YOU – MY WORK and RESEARCH PUBLISHED Websites I designed, built and where I publish articles, reports, and analyses on Morocco, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, Asia, North and South America, and Asia. Memories and Writers of Legacies are among my favorite personages and minds when I am writing about the treasures of humanity in my cultural background like in my inviting cultural environment.  A swing between dreams and memories is the night and the days for the exploration of ideas and models to pass to the new generation as historical human milestones in the road of existence of those who shed light on our own lives.  My publications concentrate also on digital and techno-logistical changes with insights on the evolution and differentiation of business, trade, and finance applicable management models and socio-strategic implementations with consideration to economic development theories, concepts, and entrepreneurial planning and realizations.  I focus on changes around the world what has an impact in decision-making and what can make a difference in the daily existence of communities, business organizations, institutional establishments and representative professional groups and political entities. In my writings, I also give particular attention to areas, domains, and subjects that carry potential and prospective changes within their movement of transfer, connection, and inner transformation along with their evolution within new spheres of adaptation, interventions, and relinquishment of established alliances. Maintaining the forces in presence in the balanced position of weakness is what enacts the movement of directing changes within a frame of antagonistic relationship, producing elements and instruments of control and definition of new relationships within and among these forces that are channeled toward dependency and reliance on external factors for their equilibrium. This process is taking place within a frame of regional military conflict in parallel to financial and economic competition that are kept in a balance of weakness and an equilibrium that is controlled by external forces who have also their forces maintained in a balanced position of weakness.  A cascade of control is spreading within various spheres of decision and interactions that are applied to economic sectors and financial instruments.

JUSTE POUR VOUS – MON TRAVAIL ET MES RECHERCHES PUBLIÉES  Des sites que j’ai conçus, construits et où je publie pour vous des articles, reportages et analyses sur le Maroc, l’Afrique, le Moyen Orient, l’Europe, l’Asie, l’Amérique du Nord et du Sud et l’Asie.  Les souvenirs et les écrivains d’héritages font partie de mes personnages et de mes esprits préférés lorsque j’écris sur les trésors de l’humanité dans mon propre milieu culturel comme dans mon environnement culturel hospitalier. Une oscillation entre les rêves et les souvenirs sont la nuit et les jours pour l’exploration des idéaux et des modèles à transmettre à la nouvelle génération comme jalons humains historiques dans le chemin de l’existence de celles et ceux qui éclairent notre propre vie.  Mes publications se concentrent également sur les changements numériques et techno-logistiques avec un aperçu de l’évolution et de la différenciation des modèles de gestion applicables aux entreprises, du commerce, de la finance et des implémentations socio-stratégiques en tenant compte des théories, des concepts, de la planification et des réalisations entrepreneuriales concernant le développement économique.  Je me concentre sur les changements dans le monde et ce qui a un impact sur la prise de décision et ce qui peut faire une différence dans l’existence quotidienne des communautés, des organisations d’entreprises, des établissements institutionnels et des groupes professionnels représentatifs et des entités politiques.  Dans mes écrits, j’accorde également une attention particulière aux domaines, domaines et sujets porteurs de changements potentiels et prospectifs dans leur propre mouvement de transfert, de connexion et de transformation intérieure tout au long de leur évolution dans de nouvelles sphères d’adaptation, d’interventions et de remise en cause des alliances nouées.  Maintenir les forces en présence en position d’équilibre de faiblesse est ce qui met en œuvre le mouvement d’orientation des changements dans un cadre de relation antagoniste, produisant des éléments et des instruments de contrôle et de définition de nouvelles relations à l’intérieur et entre ces forces qui sont en fait canalisées vers la dépendance. et le recours à des facteurs externes pour leur propre équilibre.  Ce processus se déroule en fait dans un cadre de conflit militaire régional parallèlement à une concurrence acharnée financière et économique maintenue dans un équilibre de faiblesse et un équilibre contrôlé par des forces extérieures qui maintiennent aussi leurs propres forces dans une position équilibrée de faiblesse. Une cascade de contrôle se déploie au sein de diverses sphères de décision et d’interactions qui s’appliquent aux secteurs économiques et aux instruments financiers.

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Here is the Real Rocket Taking to the African Galaxy

American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa seeks and privileges the establishment of partnership and collaboration with all the parties interested by the growth of entrepreneurship in Africa.

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Morocco Tech Representatives at Silicon Valley Tech Firms

TRI CONSULTING KYOTO TRI CK USA – Real High-Level Delegation of Moroccan Government Visiting E-Gov and Cloud of Silicon Valley Computing and E-Gov   A high-level Moroccan delegation in a trade mission in the U.S. Ghita Mezzour, PhD Ministre Déléguée Chargée de la Transition Numérique et de la Réforme de l’Administration Ministère de la Transition Numérique et de la Réforme de l’Administration … Continue reading

Morocco Startups

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – January 3, 2022 – Jun 17, 2021 – updated 1/3/2022 Startups in Morocco still face a few challenges. The major one is the lack of a pipeline of talented engineers and business course-related graduates. … Continue Reading

Startups and Innovation

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui –February 1, 2022

Executive Leadership Development Programs for Success Entrepreneurial thinking, innovation, and new technologies are powering startups and creating business opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and investors. What You Need to Learn and to Know Pre-seed to Exit program is designed for entrepreneurs looking to acquire direct experience in: Developing a plan for an investable project Accurately […] Read more Startups and Innovation

Startup, Quel Avenir au Maroc?

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – January 6, 2022

January 6, 2022 – Le Maroc traîne dans le financement des Start-up en Afrique. A travers les projets d’entrepreneurs se réalisent des retombées économiques tant sur le plan de la creation d’entreprise mais aussi de l’emploi en plus du rôle de locomotive joué par les start-ups dans la stimulation des autres déjà existantes compagnies et par l’innovation scientifique et technologique dont toute la région et le pays peut directement et indirectement bénéficier. … Continuer de lirer

Startup in Morocco

 January 17, 2022  – Article written in English Le Maroc traîne dans le financement des Start-up en Afrique

A travers les projets d’entrepreneurs se réalisent des retombées économiques tant sur le plan de la creation d’entreprise mais aussi de l’emploi en plus du rôle de locomotive joué par les start-ups dans la stimulation des autres déjà existantes compagnies et par l’innovation scientifique et technologique dont toute la région et le pays peut directement et indirectement bénéficier.

Le mouvement de croissance des start-ups dans les pays tiers comme dans la Silicon Valley est un phénomène directement lié soit a l’existence d’un pool de diplômé/es ou bien a la présence d’incubateurs d’ordre académique et de centres de Recherche et Développement ou les aspirants aux diplômes comme les nouveaux diplômés essayent de créer des micro-entreprises et d’embrasser le chemin entrepreneurial au lieu d’opterer pour des postes dans des compagnies déjà établis. L’autre voie d’aventure pour ces nouveaux diplômées est celle de rester pres de l’action entrepreneuriale en rejoignant des start-ups en pleine croissance. 

Est ce que ces conditions permissives existent au Maroc et en Afrique?… Continue Reading

Maroc et Techstart-up: Integration sans Structuration Stratégique

November 30, 2021 – Version written in English Le Maroc traîne dans le financement des Start-up en Afrique Why am I fooling myself when I know you speak another language and love another ways of Doing business

Dans tous les pays ou les Italiens avaient émigré, on trouve des magasins Italiens et des importateurs italiens.  … Continue Reading →

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Articles on USA – Morocco Trade Relations

GLOCENTRADE – Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Sciences Po, Grenoble – Institut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, ParisUniversité de la Sorbonne, Paris III Publishers Glocentrade – Global Leverage ★ Morocco ★ USA ★ Morocco ★ California ★ Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Glocentra – CITD Representing 25 US / Californian Companies at Casablanca … Continue reading

Africa Startup: Boomerang of Micro-ECommerce

AUGUST 11, 2018 – Continuously updated with new inputs and trends For Better or Worse Emergent Technologies Changing Africa! COVID-19 induced a global eCommerce boom, but Africa accounted for less than 3% of eCommerce activity Are these efforts going to increase the use of Information Communication Technologies and develop broadband penetration in Africa? Will technology increase the divide or help to integrate Africa? What are the Destiny and the … Continue reading Africa Startup: Boomerang of Micro-ECommerce

Tech Ecosystem and Startups in Africa

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – October 10, 2014 – November 30, 2021, Updated on 1/3/2021 Tech Innovation and Startup in Africa Startup in Africa “Startup in Africa ” Startup ecosystem in Africa This is according to the recently released StartupBlink Ecosystem Index Report 2021, a global startup ecosystem map with tens of thousands of registered startups, co-working spaces, and accelerators. … Continue Reading →

Maroc et Techstart-up: Integration sans Structuration Stratégique

November 30, 2021 – Version written in English Le Maroc traîne dans le financement des Start-up en Afrique Why am I fooling myself when I know you speak another language and love another ways of Doing business Dans tous les pays ou les Italiens avaient émigré, on trouve des magasins Italiens et des importateurs italiens.  … Continue Reading →

Africana Entreprise

Africana Entreprise

American Institute for Entrepreneurship in Africa
🌐 To develop a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and social progress 🌐🌐 Oakland California 🌐 El Jadida Morocco 🌐
🌐 Professional Training & Coaching 🌐 
Oakland, California

– Welcome to the American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa which strives to contribute to the economic enhancement of the development drive of Africa, through its support of the entrepreneurial spirit and action, the cooperation between authorities, aspiring and established entrepreneurs, and community leaders to coordinate their policies, strategies, efforts and actions toward the spreading of development across the African Economic Regional Communities.

American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa seeks and favors the establishment of partnership and collaboration with all the parties interested in the growth of entrepreneurship in Africa. … Continue Reading

Africa Startup: Boomerang of Micro-ECommerce

Continuously updated with new inputs and trends For Better or Worse Emergent Technologies Changing Africa! COVID-19 induced a global eCommerce boom, but Africa accounted for less 3% of eCommerce activity Are these efforts going to increase the use of Information Communication Technologies and develop broadband penetration in Africa? Will technology increase the divide or…Continue Reading →

Africa Tech – Social Cost or Cost Opportunity

February 24, 2020 – Africa Startup: Boomerang of Micro-ECommerce AUGUST 11, 2018 Continuously updated with new inputs and trends For Better or Worse Emergent Technologies Changing Africa! Are these efforts going to increase the use of Information Communication Technologies and develop broadband penetration in Africa? …Continue Reading →

Africa Techventure Capital 2021

Post author By Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – February 3, 2022 – Article Based on Compilation from Findings by Partech Analysis First Findings We tracked a total of 359 equity rounds raised by 347 start-ups, compared to 250 rounds by 234 start-ups last year: representing +44% growth YoY in deal count. 347 African tech start-ups raised a total of US$ 1.43 Billion in 359 equity rounds. This is quite remarkable. In […] Africa Techventure Capital 2021

Startups – Africanaenterprise

AFRICASTARTUPS

Posts about Startups written by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui – Network of Public Media. … Continue Reading

Dot Come: Thousand Stories @ Morocco Tech Gone

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui, Ph.D.  has 79 articles published in LinkedIn May 22, 2020 Introductory Note…January 28, 2022. ... Continue Reading

American Institute & Entrepreneurial Africa

American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa Said El Mansour Cherkaoui American Institute of Entrepreneurship. … Continue Reading

AFRICA ★ AFRIQUE ★ ÁFRICA ★ أفريقيا ★ 非洲 – AFRICANATION

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Reports – Africa. … Continue Reading

Africa: Ecosystem and Startup

 January 17, 2022 – Ecosystem Startup – Photo et Design Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Startup in Africa Said El Mansour Cherkaoui. … Continue Reading

Africa Startup: Micro-ECommerce Boomerang

 August 11, 2018  – Continuously updated with new inputs and trends For Better or Worse. ... Continue Reading

AFRICA, ECOMMERCE, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, STARTUP TECH, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

 Morocco Unveils Its Digital Nation Ambition With The Launch Of MoroccoTech That Turned Out to a Complete Merchandising Fiasco Conducted for Personal Gains without any Perspectives on Building a Moroccan Ecosystem for the Development of National Strategic Development of Technology Made in Morocco. …Continue Reading

The Rocket that Explodes in the Face of the Intruders and Comploters and Demasked the Usurpators at the First Day of the Inauguration of this SelfSatifaction and Self-gratification as well as Selfambition Primed to the Detriment of a National Policy and Strategy of Technological Development. … Continue Reading

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Leading United States Trade and Business Mission in Morocco

Glocentra, EBCITD with the U.S. Department of States, U.S. Department of Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Embassy in Morocco

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui employs a multifaceted approach to promote investment in Morocco, combining advocacy, policy influence, sector-specific initiatives, international partnerships, and direct engagement with investors. His efforts contribute to the country’s economic growth and global integration. 

Dr. Cherkaoui represented 25 food products/companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department in Casablanca, Morocco.

Updated on 7/24/2024 to Celebrate 20 years of Commitment and Work by Dr. Said El Mansour working on the relationship between the United States of America and the Kingdom of Morocco

2004 – 2024

CELEBRATION OF 20 YEARS OF WORK BY SAID EL MANSOUR CHERKAOUI DEVELOPING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE KINGDOM OF MOROCCO

His Excellency Mr. Arthur Riley U.S. Ambassador in Morocco, Mr. Omar Bouafi a Moroccan Assistant to Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui and Dr. Cherkaoui at the Casablanca Café organized in Morocco by the U.S. Department of State, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration … Continue reading – Publications by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: USA-Morocco

Publications by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: USA-Morocco

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui promotes investment in Morocco through several strategic approaches:

Dr. Cherkaoui promotes investment in Morocco through several strategic approaches: Business Advocacy and Networking, Policy Recommendations, Sector-Specific Initiatives, and International Partnerships.

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Leading United States Trade and Business Mission in Morocco

Glocentra, EBCITD with the U.S. Department of States, U.S. Department of Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, and the U.S. Embassy in Morocco

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui employs a multifaceted approach to promote investment in Morocco, combining advocacy, policy influence, sector-specific initiatives, international partnerships, and direct engagement with investors. His efforts contribute to the country’s economic growth and global integration. 

Dr. Cherkaoui represented 25 food products/companies from California and the United States at the American Cafe / Trade Show organized by the U.S. FDA and the U.S. State Department in Casablanca, Morocco.

How does Dr. Cherkaoui collaborate with international partners?

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Academic Path

Dr. Said Cherkaoui International Business Planning – Keys to Open New Business Horizons
Teaching practical and field-based strategies that enhance the understanding of local challenges, the awareness on the particular cultural and business approaches of many regions around the world and provide the decision-makers with business intelligence inputs that help to shape the next decisional move and the next operational step as well as the next concerted action.

• Adjunct Associate Professor and Lecturer – Golden Gate University · Contract · 1987 – 2001 · 14 yrs – San Francisco Bay Area · On-site San Francisco Bay Area ·
• For the first time in the entire history of Golden Gate University’s existence, I introduced and taught courses on the European Economic Community, Doing Business in Latin America and Asia and Electives on Economics, Economic Thoughts and the World Economy.

• At the School of Business
• Taught Executive Programs and Graduate Courses (See attached Letters from US Air Force Officers and related records and documents)
• ★ International Marketing and Business Development
• ★ Business Strategy and Policy.

• ★ ★ School of Technology and Industry: Introduced new technology-oriented courses and web-based curricula activities:
• ★ Customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI);
• ★ Information Technology and Entrepreneurship;
• ★ Telecommunications, IT, and Digital Security.

★ School of Public Administration and International Studies:

Skills: Analytical Skills · International Business · Strategy

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• Early two distinctive research topics on the Monetary System and the Creation of the European Economic Community and the establishment of the North American Free Trade Agreement conducted and published by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at Golden Gate University of San Francisco.
  During the same time, Dr. Cherkaoui created and taught Courses respectively on EEC and Latin American for the first time in the history of the Business School of Golden Gate University at San Francisco.

• Dr. Tony Branch gave me the privilege and the duty to teach courses at the Travis Air Force Base. This “Reconnaissance Letter” was written by Captain Larson one of my “Students-Gentleman Officers”. Beside calling my Name in the air from the Carling of their “Funny Flying Machines,” they also showed me the planes that landed in Morocco during the WWII and later on. This episode of forming Senior U.S. Air Force Pilots is one of the best of my Academic Medals of Honors.

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• Letter written by First Lieutenant Martinez from Travis Air Force Base, California, concerning a course and training programs conducted and provided by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

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• Adjunct Associate Professor and Doctoral Program Subject Matter Expert – Touro University California · Contract · 1998 – 2000 · 2 yrs · San Diego Metropolitan Area · Hybrid ·

★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School.
★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management.
★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of the doctoral thesis.★ Taught Digital Technology and Telecom courses for the Online Graduate Program at the Business and Management School. ★ Provided guidance, advice, and insights on research and writing of doctoral proposals and dissertations on Business, Marketing, and Management. ★ Mentored and advised candidates on the development of the doctoral thesis.

Skills: Analytical Skills · International Business · Strategy

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• Publication by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui in London, United Kingdom on the topic of the rise and development of telecom, information technology, internet services, and mobile communications in China
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• – Publication by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui in London, United Kingdom on the topic of the rise and development of telecom, information technology, internet services, and mobile communications in China

Scholarly Contributions:

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s scholarly work extends to areas like international business, international development, business strategy, and entrepreneurship 4. Dr. Cherkaoui academic pursuits include affiliations with institutions such as Université de la Sorbonne, Paris III, Institut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, and Paris Sciences Po, Grenoble Tate Yoko Research Institute.

Academic Endeavors: Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic pursuits include research in the field of economics and politics. His work on “Economie politique du subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930)” delves into the economic dynamics of subcapitalism in Latin America 3.  

Economie Politique du Subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930): Argentine-Brésil-Chili-Pérou Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  1992 – 806 pages

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Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences

Dr. Cherkaoui organized and presented Multiple International Conferences in Collaboration with the US Department of Commerce, the US Small Business Department, the US Small Business Association, the 2 East Bay and Bay Area Centers for International Trade Development, and other local business professional representatives organizations.

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Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Developed Strategies and Directed Training on Market and Technology to Strengthen China Trade and Business in the United States, Africa, Europe and Middle East

International Conferences:

Center for International Trade Development

About Us: The California Center for International Trade Development (CITD), an entity of the State Center Community College District, has been promoting California’s international trade and competitiveness since 1989. It assists exporters, supports economic and job growth, and helps businesses in California expand globally. CITD also plays a role in globalizing colleges.

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: International Conferences – Invited by the Government of China

CITD has a strong track record, having organized over 180 agricultural trade missions for the Western United States Agricultural Trade Association, the USDA Foreign Agricultural Services, and the California Governor’s Office. They have trained more than 7,000 companies to market California food and agricultural products in foreign markets.

These efforts have resulted in impressive economic outcomes, with over $100 million in direct export sales and more than $750 million in continuous export sales attributed to CITD’s trade activities since 1990. CITD has also received prestigious awards, including the President’s “E Award” for Export Excellence in 2001 and 2013.

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★ Dr. Cherkaoui facilitated the meeting of High level Executive, Managers and Scientists from China with their American Peers ★

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Dr. Cherkaoui Developed Business and Trade Connections Between California and China Since 1994

BERKELEY – OAKLAND – SAN FRANCISCO – CALIFORNIA – USA

Capacity Building and Workforce Development Training Program

Some Certified Training Seminars and Workshops Organized and Conducted by Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui at City College of Berkeley and Center for International Trade Development

Created and Conducted by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui for the Workforce Development Program – EBCITD

Conference on North Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa – US Department of Commerce – San Francisco – California

Dr. Cherkaoui & Center for International Trade Development ★ CITD in Morocco

Director Richard Soyombo – Dr. Said Cherkaoui – Keith Rayner, CEO of Kemara

International Conference on Africa and AGOA

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International Conference on Africa and AGOA, Berkeley, California, USA

Since my early studies at Institut des Etudes Politiques of the Grenoble University, the development, and integration of Africa were at the forefront of my studies and topics of my presentations in seminaries and essay papers. It was natural that I continue to work and increase awareness about Africa and its need to establish new kinds of relations with countries other than the past metropolitan and colonialists.

I extended the invitation to Dr. Boubacar N’diaye for his presence among us at this International Conference on Africa.  He was delighted about my presentation and we also sat together and had lunch at the same table.  Wonderful Man with full love for Africa and Africans and who initiated a series of important financial and operational measures: the African Businessmen Round Table, the creation of the African Bank for import-export (Afreximbank), and the setting up of special easy financing for the African private sector (investors and entrepreneurs) without the guarantee of their governments.

Here below among other pictures, there is a photo taken in the company with the Regretted Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, former CEO of the African Development Bank Group who holds firmly my hand and is standing at my left side.

I initiated and developed a work plan on the organization of The International Conference on Africa took place in 2001. The first time in the history of the Bay Area of San Francisco and North California to have a conference of such magnitude and subject. that I submitted to Fazale Sharif the Director of the EBCITD which I was the initiator and for which I and participated directly in its organization. I contacted and invited Dr. Babacar Ndiaye and in the following photo, event/photo took place is during an International Conference on Africa I had organized in Oakland, California and of which Dr. Babacar Ndiaye, Rahimahu Allah was our Guest of Honor.

Here below are listed links which content present among others some illustrations of my activities with the Integration of Africa with which I was directly involved, including the facilitation of the signing of the Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Morocco.

For many among us, time flies through horizons without leaving traces on recognition and gratitude on what we have achieved for the good for others especially in my case not be born in the United States but I remain up to now the maker of differences between cultures and the guardian of the memories I cherish and remember through my meetings and interactions with the real treasuries of the Humanity.

The second link below presents “The ADB honors its former president, the late Babacar Ndiaye: https://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/the-afdb-pays-tribute-to-late-president-babacar-ndiaye-17363

The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California. 

The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California. 

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The Conference Room was packed with U.S. and Foreign officials and Executives as well as faculties and Researchers on Africa and the Place where all these interactions took place was the fabulous and monumental Claremont Hotel in Berkeley, Northern California. 

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Strengthening California with Egypt Business, Trade, and Investment Relationships

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Business, Research, and Academic References

USA – Testimonials Recognizing the Achievements and Competences of Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

France and USA: Research and Academia, Letters of Recommendations on Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Publications and Seminars on the Middle East by Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Stanford University

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui: 1991, The structural causes of the Gulf crisis and the quest for a peaceful solution in the Middle East, Comunità internazionale, 46(1/2) 1991: 141-163

University of California, Berkeley, Havilland Conference on the Middle East

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui Research and Publications on Latin America: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru

Publication by the Golden Gate University Review, San Francisco and Interview of Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas
Published in France

Connecting Culture, Politics, Business, and Academia around the World

La Comunidad Hispana – California

Recommendation by Dr. Wesley Young, Director, Services for International Students and Scholars at the University of California, Davis –

https://siss.ucdavis.edu/

I was the Director of Graduate Business Programs at the Dominican University of San Rafael when Dr. Cherkaoui was teaching in our international MBA program. Said brought not only a solid academic background to the classroom but also a wealth of business experience both in the US and in Asia and Latin America. He is passionate about his students and his work outside the classroom. This made him one of the most effective faculty that we had teaching at the time.

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Recommendation by Ersan Ertuzun, Corporate Communications Supervisor at WTC Istanbul

https://www.wtca.org/world-trade-center-istanbul

Dr. Said Cherkaoui is an exceptional figure in international business development. His broad range of expertise covers all ranges of economic development, with such accomplishments in international trade consulting, trade missions, small business development, just to name a few..

Dr. Cherkaoui has successfully conducted numerous trade missions, represented U.S. companies at trade shows, and helped companies develop their businesses overseas. His academic works have a significant contribution to the global business community, executives in world trade, and entrepreneurs.

I worked with Dr. Cherkaoui at the East Bay Center for International Trade Development. His expertise and services included and not limited to:

Always a role model and source of influence, Dr. Cherkaoui possesses extensive hands-on experience in a wide range of industries, as well as academic achievements, in the field of international trade and economic development.

Global Center for Trade – Glocentra

American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa

American Institute of Entrepreneurship in Africa
Oakland – California – U.S.A
El Jadida – Morocco
Marrakech – Morocco

Sporting Achievements of Said El Mansour Cherkaoui

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is not only an intellectual but also a player of the First Division of Football, Volleyball, Handball, and Basketball in Morocco and vice-champion in fencing.  He played professionally Basketball in Montpellier at the ASPTT Club and Handball in Germany with Munster 08.    

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui was also a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France 2. 

In Morocco, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is an International Player of Handball with the National Moroccan Team of Handball and was also selected for the National Moroccan Team of BasketBall (Academic and Civil). 

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Dr. Cherkaoui has a multifaceted background. He has been a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France.

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Sport and Academia:

Dr. Cherkaoui has a multifaceted background. He has been a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France 3.

His academic pursuits include affiliations with institutions such as Université de la Sorbonne, Paris III, Institut des Hautes Etudes de l’Amérique Latine, and Paris Sciences Po, Grenoble Tate Yoko Research Institute 1.

Academic Endeavors: Dr. Cherkaoui’s academic pursuits include research in the field of economics and politics. His work on “Economie politique du subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930)” delves into the economic dynamics of subcapitalism in Latin America 3.  

Economie Politique du Subcapitalisme en Amérique latine (1830-1930): Argentine-Brésil-Chili-Pérou Said El Mansour Cherkaoui  1992 – 806 pages

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Global Interactions: As part of TRI Consulting Kyoto and the Tateyoko Research Institute in the USA and Japan, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui engages in international business, development, strategy, and entrepreneurship. His contributions extend beyond borders, fostering connections and collaborations across continents 4.

In summary, Said El Mansour Cherkaoui’s journey spans investment advocacy, sports leadership, academic exploration, and global engagement. His diverse pursuits exemplify a rich tapestry of experiences and contributions. 🌟

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is a dynamic individual with a diverse range of interests, spanning investment, policy, sports, and academia. His contributions have a global impact, bridging cultures and fostering collaboration.

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Sporting Achievements:

Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is not only an intellectual but also a player of the First Division of Football, Volleyball, Handball, and Basketball in Morocco and vice-champion in fencing.  He played professionally Basketball in Montpellier at the ASPTT Club and Handball in Germany with Munster 08.    

Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui was also a player, captain, and coach of the Handball Team at the University of Montpellier in France 2. 

In Morocco, Dr. Said El Mansour Cherkaoui is an International Player of Handball with the National Moroccan Team of Handball and was also selected for the National Moroccan Team of BasketBall (Academic and Civil). 

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China Consulting Mission Accomplished

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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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Forum on China–Africa Cooperation – Tue, Sep 3, 2024 – Sun, Sep 8, 2024

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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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

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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Zambia’s Bad Credit Bet for China, Good Mining Gamble for the West

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In the present article, we will emphasize the reasons for the setback experienced by the restructuring and rescheduling of Zambia’s External Debt and how even with the twist of events and alliances other projects such as the Liboto Corridor Project can become a double edge sword with 2 sharp sides and even to be transformed in the Sword of Damocles put on the top of the Zambia Head.

In the case of Lobito investment, China holds the primary role, and in Central Africa and Sahel, Russia with the military power making Africa more tuned toward a nationalistic approach for its development and using colonialism and neo-colonialism as the reason for changing the rulers by new military militants instead the legation of the western countries.

The Lobito Corridor project may inadvertently benefit Chinese companies more than originally intended.

Lobito Investment:

The Lobito Atlantic Railway project, covering Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Zambia, is a significant infrastructure initiative. Led by the United States, the project aims to enhance logistical infrastructure in southern Africa. However, Chinese state-owned enterprises and private companies already dominate critical mineral supply chains (such as copper and cobalt) needed for electric vehicle components. 

And there are countries with worrying amounts of Chinese debt. In Djibouti, China holds 77% of the national debt, while Zambia’s $6.4 billion in Chinese loans represents the lion’s share of its commitments. A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) told CNN via email that China has paid “high attention” to the African debt situation, and is dedicated to “sustainable development.”

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.

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.

China Direct Investment in Africa and Decline in Global Chinese Investment

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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.

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

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

➲ 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.

➲ 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

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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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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Growth and Change in Africa

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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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