Half of the African population currently lacks the minimum levels of electricity access defined
by the International Energy Agency. However, given the limited fossil fuel dependency and …

China is playing an ever important role in Africa's energy transition, mainly via its massive
investment and loans on various energy infrastructure projects ranging from extractive …

This paper aims to build a political economic geography of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
We draw on assemblage thinking and the notion of the Chinese Water Machine to examine …

Investments in renewable energy are increasing rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa. The overall
purpose of this paper is to explore to what extent and under what conditions these …

Increasingly common methods for financing public infrastructure in developing economies
are Resources-for-Infrastructure (R4I) and Resource-Financed Infrastructure (RFI), usually …

From the sectoral systems of innovation perspective, the windows of opportunity (hereafter
referred to as WoOs) for industrial latecomers to catch-up could be opened up through …

In this article we examine how the strategic investment partnership between China and
African countries has come to be identified and labeled in the discourse on Sino-African …

This article explores the logics, persistence and evolution of perspectives on the Chinese
labour regime in Africa. Studies find that Chinese firms' labour practices engender abuse via …

Commercial interests in China's foreign aid projects are widely recognised in the literature.
Yet, the role of the Chinese companies involved in such activities remains understudied …

In the past two decades, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has had massive infrastructure projects
development to meet the increasing demand for public services and foster socioeconomic …