What's the deal with Sicomines?

Continuing in their mad attempt to talk about one country for a whole month, hosts Winslow Robertson and Dr. Nkemjika Kalu continue their discussion about the Democratic Republic of the Congo, this time focusing on the famous Sicomines deal between two large Chinese companies and the Congolese government. They have recruited Ms. Johanna Jansson, a PhD candidate at Roskilde University and the most knowledgable researcher about Sicomines, to talk on the show and share her considerable knowledge. Listen as she effortlessly parries Winslow's feeble attempts to get her into a debate! What a scholar! What a pro!

Recommendations

• Winslow
• Why is the Horn different? by Christopher Clapham
•  Dr. Kalu
• Africa Agency in International Politics by William Brown and Sophie Harman
• The Partnership of Free Speech & Good Governance in Africa by Winnie Mitullah and Paul Kamau
• Johanna Jansson
• China's Congo Plan: What the Economic Superpower Sees in the World's Poorest Nation by Jacob Kushner

Sources

China's Congo Plan: What the Economic Superpower Sees in the World's Poorest Nation by Jacob Kushner

The Chinese-Congo Sicomine Project: New Analysis by Deborah Brautigam

The Sicomines Agreement: Change and Continuity in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s International Relations by Johanna Jansson

The Sicomines agreement revisited: prudent Chinese banks and risk-taking Chinese companies by Johanna Jansson

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