China’s Belt And Road & The African Free Trade Agreement Infrastructure Under The New Normal
MEDIA ADVISORY
The e-symposium is aimed at discussing BRI strategies to accelerate the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) infrastructure development.
Invited delegates from both the Chinese and African Think Tanks and regional organisations will address key issues such as whether the planned BRI projects under the new normal will be able to come to fruition in the current economic climate.
They will also interrogate whether Chinese development banks will be able to continue financing BRI infrastructure, particularly if long term profitability of some projects may have been compromised.
The dialogue is expected to bring out best practices that the African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) should consider in implementing the AfCFTA in partnership with the BRI.
The event is organised by the Human Sciences Research Council’s (HSRC) BRICS Research Centre in collaboration with the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies and AUDA-NEPAD.
Speakers include HE Minister Counsellor LI Nan (Charge d'Affares ad Interim, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in South Africa); HE Yu Yunquan (President of the Academy of Contemporary China and World Studies); HE Robert Lisinge, Chief (Energy, Infrastructure and Services Section, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, Addis Ababa); Dr Cobus Van Staden (Senior China-Africa Relations Researcher, South Africa Institute of International Affairs); Liu Naiya (Director of Division for Social and Cultural Studies, The China-Africa Institute); and Dr Vuyo Mjimba (Chief Research Specialist, Human Science Research Council).
Details of the Webinar
Date: 06 August 2020
Time: 12h00 Southern African time | 18h00 Chinese time
Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/96603505206?pwd=RUFVa2ZlenloY3dNL0dLMmdQNndHQT09
NB: Registration is compulsory. Please use the Zoom link to register by close of business on 5 August 2020.
For more information or to set up interviews, please contact:
Adwiliwi Nematandai
HSRC
+27 82 765 9191
or
Mwanja Ng’anjo
AUDA-NEPAD
+27 82 882 6866
