China’s Growing Engagement In Africa; Context – Trends – Potential

China’s growing engagement in Africa has become a hotly-debated topic in recent years. Opinions on the developmental impact of this engagement range from enthusiastic, to sceptical, to outright hostile. This information note is intended to provide panel members with some context and information needed to put recent developments into perspective and assess possible areas for APP involvement particularly in the period leading up to the UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals in September 2010.