Det NORAD finansierte seminaret tar sikte på å sette kritiske søkelys på konsekvenser av Kinas økende økonomisk, diplomatisk og militær innflytelse på det Afrikanske kontinentet. I januar 2006 lanserte Kina en ny Afrika-strategi der Beljing peker ut gjensidig avhengighet og solidaritet via handel som hovedfokus.
Handelen mellom Kina og Afrika har økt betraktelig (med over 300 % siden 2000 ), og over 1000 kinesiske selskaper er i dag representert på forskjellige sektorer på kontinentet.
På seminaret er internasjonale forskere, representanter fra frivillige organisasjoner og mange eksperter på dette område både fra det Afrikanske kontinentet og Europa. Blant foredragsholdere er;
• Adama Gaye,( Senegal), Chairperson NEWFORCE Africa, author of China-Africa: The Dragon and the Ostrich.
• Firoze Manji,(Kenya) Director Pambazuka, Fahamu and Aumonitor.
• Dr. Makanjuola Olaseinde Arigbede, (Nigeria), National Coordinator; Union of Small & Medium Scale Farmers of Nigeria (USMEFAN)
• Michael Chilufya Sata,(Zambia) leader, Patriotic Front, Zambia.
• His Excellency, Moses M. Akol (Sudan),The Sudanese Ambassador, Sweden.
• Sanusha Naidu(South Africa), Research Fellow at the Center for Chinese Studies, South Africa
Guest Speaker:
• Haakkon Arald Guldbrandsen- Utenriksdepartement
08:45: Registration and coffee drink
Chairperson: Onyango Makogango, Board Member, The Africa Center for Information and Development (ACID).
09:00: Welcome Remarks and Introduction of the Africa Center for Information and Development
(ACID): Ms. Ndey Jobarteh, Co-Founder/Executive Director, the Africa Center for
Information and Development (ACID)
09:10: Guest Speaker: Håkon Arald Guldbrandsen- State Secretary for
International Development, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Norway).
09: 30: China’s Policy in Africa: An Overview: Adama Gaye,( Senegal), Chairperson NEWFORCE Africa, author of China-Africa: The Dragon and the Ostrich.
09:50: China’s Policy in Africa: A Chinese Perspective: Dr.He Wenping, Director of
African Studies Section Institute of West Asian and African Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing
10:10: Chinese Investment in Africa: A Blessing or a Curse? : Firoze Manji,(Kenya) Director Pambazuka, Fahamu and Aumonitor.
10:30: China in Africa: Implications for European Development Policies on Africa:
Gengezi Mgidlana, (South Africa) Special Advisor to the CEO, The New Partnership for
Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
10:50: China’s impact on Africa’s Food Sovereignty Struggles:The Case of Nigeria:
Dr. Makanjuola Olaseinde Arigbede, (Nigeria), National Coordinator; Union of Small & Medium Scale Farmers of Nigeria (USMEFAN)
11:10: Coffee break
11:20: Questions and Answers
12:30: Lunch break
Afternoon Session: 13:30 – 19:00
Chairperson: Omar Drammeh, Co Founder and Director of Programmes, The Africa Center for Information and Development (ACID)
13:30: China in Africa – New debt at what cost?” Martine Dahle Huse, Board Member, Norwegian Coalition for Debt Cancellation (SLUG)
13:50: Is China’s Policy in Africa Strengthening or Weaking Human Rights and Good
Governance? The Case of Zambia: Michael Chilufya Sata,(Zambia) leader, Patriotic Front, Zambia.
14:10: China’s Policy in Africa: The case of Sudan: His Excellency, Moses M. Akol
The Sudanese Ambassador, Sweden.
14:30: China’s Scramble for Africa: A New Form of Imperialism?: Bertha Z. Osei- Hwedie, Director, Centre for Culture and Peace Studies, University of Botswana
14:50: What lessons from China’s own policies and experience can be transferred to Africa?: Sanusha Naidu(South Africa), Research Director, Fahamu.
15:10: How can effective partnerships be promoted between China and Africa?: Zaya Yeebo
(Ghana.UK), Founder, Community Development and Advocacy Center (CODAC) &
Managing Editor and Publisher of the Ghanaian Oracle, a monthly magazine.
15:30: Coffee Break
15: 50: Questions and Answers
17:00: Workshops
Workshop One: Strategies to maximise the benefits and opportunities of Chinese Investment in Africa
Moderator: Dr. Yenkong Ngangjoh Hodo (Cameroon- UK), Lecturer in Law, School of Law, University of Manchester, England.
Workshop Two: Ways and methods of civil society engagement in the China Africa Relationship: Moderator: Sam Akiki, (Uganda-UK) Director, Democratic Institutions for Poverty Reduction in Africa (DIPRA) Workshop Three: Are There Lessons for Africa from China’s Success Against Poverty?
Moderator: Dr. Kofitsyo S. Cudjoe, Head, Food Bacteriology and Genetically Modified
Organisms,National Veterinary Institute in Oslo, Norway.
18:00: Coffee break
18:10: Report from the workshops
Moderator: Amina Mahama, Board Member, The Africa Center for Information and
Development.
18:40: Summary: Franklyne Ogbunwezeh (Nigeria- Germany), Research Student, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt, Germany, author, The Scandal of
Poverty in Africa: Reinventing a Role for Social Ethics in Confronting the
Socio-economic and Political Challenges of Africa of the Third Millennium.
19:00 Vote of Thanks: Mamadi Jobarteh, Chairperson, The Africa Center for Information and Development (ACID)
Contact ACID for further information: [email protected], Tel: 0047 47618515 / 004741212973
Conference fully sponsored by NORAD
