ABSTRACT
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) brought together the international community in an effort to reach set targets. Focusing on the role of SSC and infrastructure development practices of China, this chapter reveals some key features of the development practice in Africa and draws attention to some of the dynamics that will shape the future of Africa's post-MDGs political economies. The chapter examines the development cooperation practices of China in Africa, and evaluates how such practices limit or contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the continent. It describes China's increasing engagement with Africa within the framework of SSC, and interrogates the origin and use of South-South Cooperation (SSC) as an analytical framework to examine the strategic relations between African states and China. The chapter presents an overview of Beijing's development cooperation practices in Ghana's energy infrastructure sector using the Chinese-funded Atuabo Gas project in Ghana as a case study.
