(In)Roads and Outposts: Critical Infrastructure in China’s Africa Strategy
NBR Special Report No. 98

(In)Roads and Outposts: Critical Infrastructure in China’s Africa Strategy

Edited by Nadège Rolland
May 3, 2022

Building on an NBR study of China’s strategic vision for Africa, this report from NBR’s “Into Africa: China’s Emerging Strategy” project examines the implications of China’s growing presence in Africa’s critical infrastructure. Each essay sheds light on a specific domain of activity—ports, railways, industrial parks, information and telecommunication networks, and power generation—and attempts to understand what it could mean for China’s global ambitions.