The Role of Regional Economic Communities as building blocks for the sustainable implementation of...
By Munetsi Madakufamba, Executive Director, Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC), presented at the Beijing Forum: Africa Development and China-Africa Cooperation, 2-4 December...
FOCAC 2024 presents opportunities for expanding China-Africa cooperation
SANF 24 no 33 by Munetsi Madakufamba
As Beijing prepares to host the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), I reflect...
Bringing Africa into the manufacturing global value chain
by Joseph Ngwawi
This Paper seeks to unpack how SADC and the rest of Africa can seize the opportunities presented by the region’s – and...
The “One Belt, One Road” Policy – History, Trends and Possibilities
Paper by Phyllis Johnson
Vision and Actions on Jointly Building a Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road --“Belt and Road”
This new...
FOCAC 2024 more than just diplomacy: Africa’s modernisation top on the agenda
SANF 24 no 34 by Munetsi Madakufamba.
As Beijing hosts the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), I continue to share...
Overview of the SADC energy and resources: Prospects and challenges for China-SADC cooperation
by Munetsi Madakufamba, Joseph Ngwawi, Phyllis Johnson, Professor Godfrey Dzinomwa, Admire Ndhlovu, Tanaka Chitsa and Nyarai Kampilipili
The paper gives an overview of energy and...
Medium and Long-term Economic Planning in Zimbabwe and SADC: Linkages with China’s Planning System
by Munetsi Madakufamba, Joseph Ngwawi & Tanaka Chitsa
The research paper seeks to inform policy from an African perspective by generating a deeper understanding of...
A Political Economy Perspective to Southern Africa’s Capacity Challenges and Policy Responses for Industrialization
by Munetsi Madakufamba
This paper explores the political economy of industrialization in Southern Africa. It analyses the capacity challenges facing the African continent in general...
Prospects and Challenges of Industrial Development in Southern Africa: Lessons from Chinese Experience with...
by Munetsi Madakufamba
Industrial development in Africa has been largely a national endeavour with little cooperation happening at the continent wide or sub-regional levels. Even...
SADC industrialisation and agricultural mechanisation: Prospects Opportunities and Challenges for China-SADC Cooperation
by Joseph Ngwawi
This paper looks at the importance of agricultural mechanisation in advancing the industrialization agenda in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and...
Report on Symposium on China-Africa Relations Zimbabwe 2013
The Southern African Research and Documentation Centre (SARDC) and the Chinese Embassy in Zimbabwe jointly organized a three-day Symposium in Harare from 22-24 October...