Enga Kameni Talks Africa’s Engagement with China at GCI Colloquium

Dr. Enga Kameni, Legal Services Manager at the African Import-Export Bank, gave a presentation at the GDP Center today on Africa’s Engagement with China. The talk, entitled “Africa’s Engagement with China: a Legal and Developmental Perspective,” gave an overview of the deepening relations between China and African nations. He argued that in order for Africa to benefit from its relationship with China, it will have to develop a regime that considers environmental rights, safety standards, and adherence to national rules and regulations. He also emphasized the need for Africa to achieve economic integration before further deepening its relationship with China: 

China is represented on the world stage by one government, while Africa is represented by more than 50 countries. In the face of this asymmetry, Africa should seek to achieve full economic integration as a precondition for further Sino-Africa cooperation.

Dr. Enga Kameni is the Manager of Legal Services of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and a Professor at the Harvard Law School. To date, Enga has assisted the Bank in negotiating, structuring and documenting loan transactions of over US$4 billion and has also assisted Afreximbank in negotiating and raising over US$5 billion from multinational banks and international capital markets. He also serves in several of the Bank’s Committees including factoring, forfaiting and intellectual property etc.

The Global China Research Colloquium takes place at the Global Development Policy Center, located at 53 Bay State Road, from 2:30pm – 4:00pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. You can view our Fall 2019 schedule here. Please rsvp to gdp@bu.edu to attend.