By David H. Shinn
Adjunct Professor, Elliott School of International Affairs
George Washington University
There are fifty-three (fifty-four if you include the disputed Western Sahara)
countries on the African continent, islands in the Atlantic, and islands in the
Indian Ocean. This bibliography encompasses material on countries in both
Sub-Saharan and North Africa. As a result, some citations focus on the Middle
East as they include information on Egypt and/or North Africa. The
bibliography covers all aspects of the China-Africa relationship. It is not
restricted to trade, aid, investment, and political ties that constitute so much of
the writing on this subject in recent years. A special effort has been made to
include older material.
With rare exceptions, the citations are limited to English and French,
although some of the material has been translated into English from other
languages, especially Chinese. A few of the entries discuss China’s relations
with Africa generally or individual African countries during the period that
predates the establishment in 1949 of the People’s Republic of China. The vast
majority deal with PRC-Africa relations after 1949. Many of the most recent
citations come from sources that are only available on-line. As this material
on the web occasionally moves around or even disappears, I have included
an access date for each web citation. Authors from the People’s Republic of
China and Ethiopia appear with family name first as is the custom in those
countries. All other names have been alphabetized by surname, followed by
the given name.
I compiled this bibliography in connection with research for a book that
Joshua Eisenman and I are writing on China-Africa relations. The book will
be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
The bibliography contains material noted up to March 2009. ARD intends to
publish supplements as the literature on China and Africa continues to
burgeon.