The 2nd Coming. The Recolonization of Africa by the East

Document from the year 2021 in the subject Politics - Region: Africa, , language: English, abstract: It is without dispute that Africa is rich in diverse non-renewable natural resources and has a large market share for the production of various minerals. Over the years, corruption practices have festered in various institutions within Africa. Although different challenges have contributed to the collapse of the African economy, appropriate reforms can be developed. The expansion of the economic influence of China in Africa has given the Chinese government a comparative advantage in its bilateral trade with African countries. The continuous increase in the role of the Chinese government in African countries has been fostered by the political rulers in the continent. But what are the risks of the Chinese impact on Africa? Does Africa really profit? How can the African institutions work more effectively? Can the Chinese actions be interpreted as a recolonization of Africa? For some African nations, a partnership with China is irresistible because of the significant and urgent need for infrastructure, which China is willing to finance with relaxed but punitive and exorbitant repayment terms. Dr. Richard Young analyses the Chinese impact and its goals to assess the consequences for the African continent. He explains the problems of earlier colonization and connects them to mistakes being made in the present. The author gives practical advice how to deal with the situation and how to improve Africa's institutional for more effectiveness.

Dr. Richard Young is a seasoned cyber risk executive with extensive hands-on expertise for establishing and maintaining the enterprise strategy to ensure information assets are adequately protected. For the past 25 years, Dr. Young has shaped and drove strategy work for the implementation of new technologies and promoting digital transformation through the delivery of business application modernization strategies across organizational application portfolios. Guiding executives across business function and IT, Richard helps identify business threats, baseline your current security program, and define security strategy in line with business objectives and technology strategies. As cyber and data security leader, Richard's specialized technical knowledge and corporate governance experience helps you build not only a strong cybersecurity foundation, but also the agility to prevent, detect and mitigate evolving threats. Dr. Young is currently a director of Technology Risk at a global financial institution based in New York, and also an adjunct professor in cybersecurity at HarvardX, California Southern University and Ithaca College, just to name a few. Dr. Young is passionate about building cyber resilience and cyber skills capacity to fight the 21st century cyber incursions. For the past 12 years, Dr. Young has been assisting organizations in the Europe, Middle-East and Asia Pacific build resilience and establishing stronger cyber defenses and teams. The cybersecurity function has a wide range of responsibilities that extend far beyond dealing with firewalls and antivirus software. It should be responsible for providing necessary policy direction to protect the company from emerging threats, and for directly managing senior IT team leaders to ensure they are prioritizing the right aspects of a strategy at any given time.