701. The Belt and Road Initiative and the Mega Infrastructure Investments in Africa
- Author:
- Amabilly Bonacina and Mamoudou Gazibo
- Publication Date:
- 06-2023
- Content Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal:
- AUSTRAL: Brazilian Journal of Strategy International Relations
- Institution:
- Postgraduate Program in International Strategic Studies, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
- Abstract:
- This article seeks to analyze the Sino-African relations and in particular the Belt and Road Initiative investments through the study of deviant cases. Using the cases of interrupted cooperation agreements in Sierra Leone and Tanzania under the initiative, this article argues that the interruption is caused mainly by the nature of the projects which make them vulnerable to changes in domestic politics. To explain this, we propose the concept of presidential megaprojects.
- Topic:
- Development, Treaties and Agreements, Infrastructure, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and Investment
- Political Geography:
- Africa, China, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone