The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) hosted a webinar featuring African experts to discuss China-Africa relations in 2025 and beyond, and the importance of the Belt and Road Initiative for Africa’s development.…
By Hussein Askary and Li Xing
(This article was first published in China Diplomacy website in English and in Chinese language)
Our research into the Chinese "debt-trap" narrative, which the U.S. State Department has heavily promoted…
For centuries, Africa has been like the big tree, the fruits of which always fell behind the fence, benefiting others rather than its own people.
In this webcast / podcast from the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden, Hussein Askary discusses with Professor Chen Xiangming, Director of Urban Studies Program and Distinguished Professor of Global Urban Studies and Sociology…
Hussein Askary
Overshadowed by the COVID-19 pandemic and its undeniable devastating effects on almost every nations’ economic and social wellbeing, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) remained alive and kicking. And, in contrast to some…
By Ronald Kato*
When the United States’ secretary of state Mike Pompeo began his Africa trip in mid-February, it was clear that countering China’s influence on the continent was top of his agenda. Yet from…
Press release (2019.12.07)
Seminar in Stockholm:
The New Africa Emerges along the Belt & Road
Top diplomats from the African Union joined the Chinese Ambassador to Sweden and the Belt and Road Institute’s (BRIX) members in a…
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Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) member and private consultant, Mr. Lars Aspling, addressed the BRIX seminar "The New Africa Emerging" in Stockholm on December 5, emphasizing the importance of…
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Mr. Thore Vestby, former member of the Norwegian Parliament and co-founder of Ichi Foundation, addressed the BRIX seminar "The New Africa Emerging" on December 5 in Stockholm. He discussed the history of…
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Board member of BRIX, Hussein Askary, made a thorough presentation on “retooling Africa’s rise” at the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) seminar "The New Africa Emerging" on December 5 in…