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Professor David Norris, Advisory Panel Member of the Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA) and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Botswana, has made a clarion call on African governments and policymakers to draw inspiration from China’s philosophy of development, which is people-centered.

According to the Executive Director of the Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA), Paul Frimpong, African agency must be on the rise as a matter of urgency to drive the debate and knowledge production when it comes to Sino-African relations.

ACCPA’s Executive Director, Paul Frimpong, delivered a speech at the 13th China-Africa Think Tanks Forum 2024, held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

ACCPA was among the key think tanks from Africa that participated in the 13th meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum 2024.

Paul Frimpong, the ACCPA’s Executive Director, gave the lecture with the overarching theme Leading at the Edge of Chaos: How and Why China Became Africa’s Preferred Partner

ACCPA and CAI have expressed their commitment and agreed to collaborate on projects, including but not limited to the issuing of policy papers and briefs, etc.

Africa must build solid foundations for policies for local and global adherence – Prof. David Norris

For African nations to reduce their over-dependence on the Chinese BRI in mitigating potential debt repayment challenges, we need to be innovative in terms of our resource utilization.

According to Paul Frimpong, the Executive Director of the Africa-China Centre for Policy and Advisory (ACCPA), the world, and especially developing countries, including Africa, should be vigilant to avoid being forced into accepting narratives around China’s Belt and Road Initiative as the main cause of their debt-related crisis.