Africa-China Linkages: Building Deeper and Broader Connections
Books, July 9, 2025
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- Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Andrea Richter Hume, Alfred Schipke
- Published: July 9, 2025
- Series: Books
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400239182.071
Africa’s recent development progress and demographic trajectory
- Africa has significantly improved life expectancy, literacy, health, and education.
- Population set to double to around 2 billion by 2050.
- Implication: Africa’s economic trajectory will increasingly shape global dynamics.
Nature and importance of Africa–China economic linkages
- Core channels: trade, foreign direct investment, and financing flows.
- Institutional support: Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and other frameworks aim to strengthen and expand the partnership.
- China’s role: poised to contribute a quarter of global economic growth over the next five years.
- Risk/Opportunity: China’s slowing economy and ongoing structural changes will present both challenges and opportunities for African nations.
Multidimensional analysis and chapter-level focus areas
- Policy frameworks and capacity building:
- Examines global experiences in strengthening policy frameworks and capacity building to bolster Africa’s institutional structures.
- Official financing:
- One chapter provides a comprehensive overview of official financing, detailing the Chinese government agencies driving the China-Africa economic partnership.
- Fintech:
- A chapter explores the rapid evolution of fintech in both regions, highlighting fintech’s role in enhancing financial inclusion, spurring growth, and reducing income inequality.
- Relevance: offers lessons for other emerging markets and developing countries.
- Regional focus:
- Dedicated chapter on China’s economic ties with the Maghreb countries.
Link to IMF work and policy relevance
- The book complements the IMF’s ongoing policy dialogue and financial support to African countries.
- The IMF’s experience in analysing spillovers is applied to assess the channels through which developments in China affect Africa.
Key publication facts and identifiers
- Authors: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Andrea Richter Hume, Alfred Schipke
- Publication date: July 9, 2025
- Pages: 282
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400239182.071
- ISBN: 9798400239182
Source: Abebe Aemro Selassie, Andrea Richter Hume, and Alfred Schipke. Africa-China Linkages: Building Deeper and Broader Connections, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2025) accessed 9/11/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400239182.071.
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