The China-Africa Think Tanks Forum is part of the FOCAC Sub-Forums that were first established on the sidelines of the FOCAC Summit in 2006. The purpose of the CATTF IV is to create a platform for dialogue and exchanges between Chinese and African think-tanks, nurture long-term cooperation and encourage academic exchanges among the academia of China and Africa.
This paper was presented by Joel Netshitenzhe on 9th September 2015 at the 4th meeting of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum (CATTF IV) hosted by MISTRA in partnership with The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and Zhejiang Normal University.