Africa 2007 - Africa and Asia

http://www.weforum.org/africa 14.06.2007
Africa and Asia: Creating a New Axis of Partnership
With the rising economic importance of Asia, Africans are delicately forging ties with both East and West.
1) What roles will Asia, in particular China and India, play in fuelling Africa's economic growth?
2) In what ways will Africa's growing ties with Asia be similar to and different from those with its traditional partners?
3) With the boom in trade and investment, have "South-South" opportunities replaced the traditional "North-South" relationship?
4) What should Africans do to optimize the benefits and manage the challenges of these new cultural and economic ties?
Armando Emilio Guebuza, President of Mozambique
Li Zhaoxing, Foreign Minister of the People's Republic of China (2003-2007)
Mandisi Mpahlwa, Minister of Trade and Industry of South Africa
John Page, Chief Economist, Africa, and Director, Poverty Reduction Group, World Bank, Washington DC
Kapil Sibal, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences of India
Chaired by
Li Ruogu, Chairman and President, Export-Import Bank of China, People's Republic of China; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on Africa

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[blackinner]

I do not like your view. The west has done nothing but damage to Africa. Even if China imports some of their own culture. It is better than the western culture. I only hope the leadership of Africa will take advantage of the opportunity.

[pmadoa]

The ball is now FIRMLY in the African court-this is the perfect opportunity for African nations to use the money coming from China to reinvigorate their economies and better the lives of their citizens. The African nations must demand that when China works on infrastructure projects in their countries that they hire domestic laborers instead of bringing ones from China so that Africans might gain the training and expertise to become independent.

[message2blackwomen]

The reason that white people are being pushed out is because when they deal with Blacks or any nonwhite people they would rather divide and destablize the governments in Africa whereas they can take what they want without paying equal value! So we like China / India anyone who will work in a fair manner. I would rather this being done in another language than ENGLISH

[nabamojoey]

Moderator is Hardcore Intellect Comedian....wel done!!!he cracks jokes wel!

[FXThug]

That's true the white man's only been doing it for 400 years.

[MikDonsen]

The difference between the african and chinese hype is that the chinese are auctaully getting some progress. Any place in africa where there are raw resources being extracted theres coruption. Because in china you the corupt can only make more money by exploitings more people which means more manufacturing. In africa the best way to make more money is to keeep thre resource revenue in hands of a few.

[azidda]

jelous everyone wants a piece of africa

[opshacom]

Americans been there ages ago!

[triumphelf]

China will get there OIL,,at any cost,,African's are'nt too Bright....

[samba1salza1bbbba]

hey buddy that how china functions, doesnt it?

now chinese people will will see excerpts from these episode on national tv, all the culture bonding bullshit that he is talking about, and think how wonderful work the commies are doing.

HEADLINES- china minister gives eloquent speech winning african hearts And mind u nothing what sibal spoke will be shown.

[samba1salza1bbbba]

hey africans, engage with indians, which will be much more fruitfull, because it will take u an hour to first understand what the communist chinese are even trying to say.

[smano555]

But why Africans donot get along with Indians ? I have observed it in US also ?

or is it the same thing , like Chinese are disliked in Indonesia and Malaysia as they are rich and hold the economy ?