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Anzetse Were
Jan 12, 20241 min read
Anzetse's 2023 Year in Review
Anzetse Were looks back at 2023, a year full of exciting career accomplishments.

Anzetse Were
Jul 26, 20238 min read
Africa’s debt isn’t mostly to China and many Beijing-financed projects are for clean energy
This article first appeared in The China Project on July 19, 2023. Illustration for The China Project by Alex Santafé China is neither...


Anzetse Were
Mar 16, 20234 min read
African Economies in a Multipolar World
This article first appeared in Project Syndicate on March 13, 2023. After deepening for two decades, Africa-China economic relations are...


Anzetse Were
Oct 9, 20221 min read
The Political Economy of Public Debt in Africa
This presentation was delivered at a Chatham House Member Event titled 'South Asia: the crucible for a global debt crisis?', on October...

Anzetse Were
Jun 4, 20226 min read
The Secrets of China’s Economic Statecraft in Africa
This article first appeared in The Diplomat on June 1, 2022. The role of African governments in the economic development of their...


Anzetse Were
May 5, 20223 min read
Issues to consider going forward for B3W
The U.S Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen recently made comments on the U.S-led "Build Back Better World" (B3W) initiative reminding us...

Anzetse Were
Mar 21, 20221 min read
Webinar: BRI vs B3W- Competing Visions for African Development
On March 8, Anzetse Were was part of a panel that discussed the comparative strategies in execution between B3W and BRI and the...

Anzetse Were
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Webinar: BRI Dialogues- In Conversation with Anzetse Were
This webinar was aired by BRI Dialogues on February 1, 2022. Description In BRI-D8, we are joined by Anzetse Were, a development...

Anzetse Were
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Podcast: FOCAC 2021 in Dakar, Senegal, and B3W — the U.S. counter to China’s BRI?
This podcast was aired by the Sinica Podcast on December 16, 2021. Description The recently-concluded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation...

Anzetse Were
Feb 15, 20221 min read
Webinar: FOCAC and the Future of Africa-China Cooperation
This webinar was hosted by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) in November 4, 2021. Description SAIIA and the...


Anzetse Were
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Podcast: Anzetse Were on the Current State of China-Africa Economic Relations
This podcast was first published by the China in Africa Project on October 26, 2021. China-Africa trade figures for the first eight...

Anzetse Were
Feb 11, 20221 min read
Webinar: Can the BRI and B3W Coexist in Africa?
This webinar was hosted by The Carnegie Endowment on July 15, 2021. Description Developing countries require an estimated $40 trillion...
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