Context. Introduction: Africa and China in the post-Cold-War era / Kweku Ampiah and Sanusha Naidu -- The geo-strategic dimensions of the Sino-African relationship / Garth le Pere -- The making of Chinese foreign policy : actors and institutions / Suisheng Zhao -- Country case studies: A marriage less convenient : China, Sudan and Darfur / Sarath Srinivasan -- Partner or predator in the heart of Africa? : Chinese engagement with the DRC / Devon Curtis -- All's fair in loans and war : the development of China-Angola relations / Lucy Corkin -- Crouching tiger, hidden agenda? : Zimbawe-China relations / Lloyd Sachikonye -- Chinese investments in Africa : a case study of Zambia / Muna Ndulo -- The three faces of the dragon : Tanzania-China relations in historical perspective / Mwesiga Baregu -- Balancing a strategic partnership? : South Africa-China relations / Sanusha Naidu -- A tale of two giants : Nigeria and China / Alaba Ogunsanwo -- French puppet, Chinese strings : Sino-Gabonese relations / Douglas Yates -- Comparative great power rivalries: An axis of evil? : China, the United States, and France in Africa / Adekeye Adebajo -- Western hegemony, Asian ascendancy, and the new scramble for Africa / Adam Habib -- The European Union and China in Africa / Daniel Bach -- The ideological, political and economic imperatives in China and Japan's relations with Africa / Kweku Ampiah -- China and southeast Asia : some lessons for Africa? / Amitav Acharya -- Conclusion: The Sino-African relationship : towards and evolving partnership? / Kweku Ampiah and Sanusha Naidu.