There are numerous funds and programs originating from developed countries, focused on infrastructural development in Africa and none have been as sustained and widespread on the continent in modern history as the Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”). The BRI, first announced in 2013 by the Chinese President Xi Xin Ping, is the term used to describe China’s external trade agenda to bring Asia, Europe, Africa and the Middle East closer together through the establishment of investment and trade networks.
This publication analyses the operational structures through which both the BRI and the AfCFTA function, the results of their implementations so far, and the extent of their compatibility toward African trade development.
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