Sanusha Naidu

The fifth national general election in South Africa was far from mundane. The election was underlined by the significance of the country’s 20th anniversary of its political transition to a democratic dispensation.

Emerging Powers in Africa News Roundup: 15 October 2010

Compiled by Sanusha Naidu, Research Director, of the Emerging Powers in Africa Programme based with Fahamu, in South Africa

Exim Bank of India to open office in Addis

China in Africa

General News

Last week President Zuma made his first official visit to India since being elected as president of the Republic of South Africa a little over a year ago.

Over the past several months there have been a variety of newspaper reports outlining China’s increasing investment footprint across Africa. Some of these announced deals and projects include the following:

China’s soft power is being show cased once again with the current Shanghai Expo that was officially launched on April 30th. The Expo follows closely on the heels of Beijing’s spectacular hosting of the 2008 Olympics.