Apr 28, 2021
In part 2, we explore some of the criticisms of China in Africa that go beyond the mythical claims of colonization. We look at what this means in the context of the impending cold war between China and America. We also examine ways in which Africans on the continent can navigate these challenges as a means of self-determination towards Pan-Africanism.
Mikaela Nhondo Erskog is an educator and researcher who works in Pan Africanism Today, a working-class, movement-driven education and solidarity organisation based in Johannesburg, South Africa. She currently works in the interregional office of the Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and is part of DongSheng News, an international collective of researchers interested in Chinese politics & society (Subscribe for the "News on China: Africa Weekly" here). She is also on the coordination committee of No Cold War, a peace platform pushing for maximum global cooperation, in a moment where the US governments’ aggressive policies and actions against nations like China, threatens the interests of humanity as a whole.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2Hc9yC00JJ3oqdMZhuWLBUfrZka5PSS0cZuWM6y8IQ/edit?usp=sharing