This book examines the multifaceted effects of China's engagement with Africa, both its many risks and opportunities. It provides critical and relevant information for understanding the strategic drivers, trends, and the potential impact of China in Africa. The book covers Chinese soft and hard power, energy and arms relations, and China's relations with individual African countries: Angola, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Somalia, Sudan, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Economic growth and soft power : China's Africa strategy /by Drew Thompson -- China's soft power in Africa : from the "Beijing consensus" to health diplomacy / by Drew Thompson -- Hu's safari : China's emerging startegic partnerships in Africa / by Wenran Jiang -- China and Africa : a new scramble? / by Mauro De Lorenzo -- Resources, security and influence : the role of the military in China's Africa strategy / by Susan M. Puska -- Partners or predators? : China in Africa / by Greg Mills and Christopher Thompson -- China's arms sales to Africa / by Ian Taylor -- China's booming energy relations with Africa / by Wenran Jiang -- Feeding the dragon : China's quest for Africa's minerals / by John C.K. Daly -- China in Angola : an emerging energy partnership / by Paul Hare -- A burgeoning strategic partnership : assessing Sino-Egyptian relations / by Chris Zambelis -- Mining for energy : China's relations with Niger / by Andrew McGregor -- Sino-Nigerian relations : FTZs, textiles and oil / by Ian Taylor -- Dueling priorities for Beijing in the horn of Africa / by David Shinn and Joshua Eisenman -- South Africa and China : forging Africa's strategic partnership / by Christopher Alden -- Sudan : neo-colonialism with Chinese characteristics / by Yitzhak Schichor -- China and Zambia : the all-weather friendship hits stormy weather / by Paul Hare -- Zimbabwe : China's African ally / by Joshua Eisenman.