This book offers a range of perspectives on the AfricäChina partnership in the context of the Forum on China and Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). Incorporating historical, political, social and cultural dimensions, it offers innovative views on the AfricäChina relationship that combine theory and practice, and critically examines the prospects of a Pan-African policy towards China, complementary to Chinäs comprehensive African policy. The chapters address a number of key questions, including: What steps are being taken to achieve a more coordinated approach and policy towards China on the African continent? Does Africa even need a collective strategy in the first place? How would a coherent policy framework affect Africäs relations with Europe and other external partners? How do the pillars of the partnership align with the African Union¿s Agenda 2063 and the United Nation¿s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?

Philani Mthembu is Executive Director of the Institute for Global Dialogue, asscociated with UNISA, Pretoria, South Africa.

Chapter 1. Africa's changing geopolitics: towards an African policy on China?.- Chapter 2. A call for an African policy framework towards China.- Chapter 3. Regionalizing Sino-African diplomatic engagement: Kagame and overcoming the 'One and the Many' paradigm.- Chapter 4. The need for Africa's common policy towards China: a decolonial Afrocentric perspective.- Chapter 5. Pan-African perspectives on international relations - Africa and China.- Chapter 6. The role of China's development finance in Africa: towards enhancing African agency?.- Chapter 7. China's evolving approach to the African peace and security agenda: rationale, trends and implications.- Chapter 8. Cultural approaches to Africa's engagement with China.- Chapter 9. One or many voices? : public diplomacy and its impact on an African policy towards China.- Chapter 10. The EU and Africa: a multilateral model for the future of Africa-China relations?.