On the eve of the Sixth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit commencing in Johannesburg on December 4, the China-Africa Reporting Project invites you to a lecture by renowned author and leading China-Africa expert Deborah Brautigam entiltled: Feeding Frenzy: Fictions & Facts about China, Africa & the Media.
Please RSVP BY 1 DECEMBER to africa-china@journalism.co.za.
Directions to Wits are available at https://www.wits.ac.za/maps.
Deborah Brautigam is a leading China-Africa expert and author of The Dragon’s Gift: The Real Story of China in Africa (2010), and Will Africa Feed China? (2015).
She is Professor and Director of the International Development Program at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington, DC. A long-time observer of Asia and Africa, she has lived in China, West Africa, and Southern Africa, and travelled extensively across both regions as a Fulbright researcher and consultant for the World Bank, the UN, and other development agencies.