Extracted from Description: The China-Africa and an Economic Transformation book discussion with Dr Arkebe Oqubay (Editor of the book/SOAS Alum), Prof Carlos Oya (SOAS) and Prof Stephen Chan (SOAS) was held at the Centre of African Studies, SOAS University of London on 21 November 2019. Find out more at http://bit.ly/2QOjB8u. Authored by leading scholars on Africa, China and China-Africa relations, the book brings together stimulating and thought-provoking perspectives and deeper analysis. Focusing on African economic development, it looks at core area of structural transformation. The volume seeks to fill in the gap in the literature on China-Africa relations.”

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