China’s fingerprints on African political order

China has been making aggressive inroads in Africa with mega project deals. FILE PHOTO | NMG

I’ve been thinking about China’s growing influence in Africa and whether it is linked to growing autocracy, especially the East Africa region.

However, it is not China alone that seems to be informing a move towards authoritarianism in the region. When Africa is given examples of countries that managed to catch up economically, the Asian bloc is often presented as the case study.

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