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Abstract: Why do Chinese-funded and constructed projects that are similar in nature develop into starkly different trajectories in different African states? This question sheds light on the varying state capacity of developing countries. Divergent from existing structural explanations that stress the external agency and institutional explanations that emphasise bureaucratic capacity, I propose a political championship theory to explain variances in developing states’ capacity to deliver functional infrastructure projects. I argue that perceived threats from competitive elections engineer leader’s commitment to developmental project. When the leader has strong authority, they build a coalition to push for the implementation, leading to high effectiveness. To empirically examine the political championship theory and two competing theories: the external agency and the bureaucratic capacity arguments, I trace the process of two Chinese-funded and -constructed railway projects: the Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya and the Addis-Djibouti Railway in Ethiopia. I rely on over 180 interviews conducted during field research from 2015-2019 in Kenya, Ethiopia, and China. This research contributes to the theoretical debate on state capacity by emphasizing individual agency within structural and institutional constraints, a previously understudied area in state capacity. The thorough documentation of two Chinese-sponsored projects in Africa also contributes to the understanding of Chinese infrastructure projects in developing countries in general.


Bio: Yuan Wang is a postdoctoral fellow at Columbia-Harvard China and the World program. Her research interest is African state effectiveness, China’s economic and political engagement with Africa, and the Belt and Road Initiative. Her book project investigates why Chinese-financed and -constructed develop into starkly different trajectories in different African countries. Her work has appeared in Comparative Politics, Economic History of Developing Regions, etc.
She received her PhD from Oxford. She also holds an MSc in Politics Research from Oxford, MPP from Harvard Kennedy School, and a BA in international relations from Shanghai International Studies University. She also served three years in UNDP China and Sino-Africa Centre of Excellence Foundation in Kenya.

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
- Secretary-general's travels
- African Union Summit
- Mali, Ethiopia
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ukraine
- Myanmar
- Secretary-general /Afghanistan
- Security Council/ Libya
- Closure on Monday
- Press Briefing on Tuesday

SECRETARY-GENERAL'S TRAVELS

The Secretary-General will be heading to Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday to attend the Stockholm+50 conference, which is being convened by the United Nations and co-hosted by the governments of Sweden and Kenya. The meeting will take place five decades after the 1972 landmark UN Conference on the Human Environment which led to the creation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The meeting will also provide leaders with an opportunity to draw on 50 years of multilateral environmental action to secure a better future for a healthy planet.

The Secretary-General will urge countries to embrace the human right to a clean, healthy environment for all people, everywhere – especially poor communities, women and girls, indigenous people, young people and generations to come.

On the margins of the conference, he will meet with representatives of the Stockholm+50 Youth Task Force.

During his visit, he will also meet with Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson, as well as His Majesty, Carl XVI Gustaf, the King of Sweden, and Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess Victoria, and other high-level officials.

He will also meet with members of the UN High-level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.



AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT

As we mentioned to you yesterday, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths, is in Malabo, in Equatorial Guinea, where today he spoke at the opening of the African Union Extraordinary Humanitarian Summit and Pledging Conference. Mr. Griffiths is representing the Secretary-General there.

In his address, Mr. Griffiths said that many of the struggles Africa faces are driven by forces far beyond the continent, including conflicts, climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the spiraling cost of commodities.

He noted that millions of people on the continent are being pushed to the edge of survival.

Tomorrow, also in Malabo, the head of the UN Counter-Terrorism Office, Vladimir Voronkov, will represent the Secretary-General at the opening session of the AU Extraordinary Summit on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Changes of Government.

In his remarks, Mr. Voronkov is expected to say that terrorist groups, such as Al-Qaida and Da’esh, as well as their affiliates, have intensified attacks in Africa, killing and wounding innocent civilians and aggravating inter-communal tensions.

He will reiterate the UN’s commitment to continue to work with the African Union and African Member States to tackle the threat posed by terrorism and violent extremism, in compliance with human rights and the rule of law.

His full remarks will be posted tomorrow on the website of the Office of Counter-Terrorism.



MALI

Following his activities in Equatorial Guinea, the Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths will be in Mali starting tomorrow. He is expected to meet with Government officials and representatives of the humanitarian and donor communities. Mr. Griffiths will see humanitarian projects and meet with impacted communities in Mali.

As we have mentioned, the humanitarian situation in the country has significantly deteriorated as a result of conflict and intercommunal clashes.

Today, 7.5 million men, women and children – or one in four Malians – require humanitarian assistance. The level of needs is higher than at any point since the beginning of the crisis in 2012.

For example, 1.8 million people will need food assistance this year – that’s an increase of 51 per cent compared to last year.

Humanitarian funding has steadily decreased over the past years, even though the needs have increased. As of now, the revised requirement of $685.7 million sought to assist 5.3 million people this year and is only 11 per cent funded.

On 17 May, the UN Central Emergency Respond Fund (CERF) announced a Rapid Response allocation of $8 million targeting food security and nutrition.

Full Highlights:
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Ghana's government has launched a National AfCFTA Policy Framework and Action Plan that is geared toward the harmonisation of existing laws, programmes, policies, and regulations to boost Ghana’s trade with Africa under the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).


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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
- South Sudan
- Horn of Africa/Children
- North-East Nigeria
- Eswatini
- Rohingya Refugees
- International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition
- Financial Contribution

SOUTH SUDAN
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) today said it is concerned about the safety and security of thousands of civilians who are caught up in recent clashes between rival armed groups in Upper Nile State. UNMISS noted that fighting in and around Tonga town that began on 14 August has displaced over 15,000 people, while flooding is hindering their access to humanitarian aid and safer areas. So far, more than 200 of the displaced persons have sought refuge at the UN Protection of Civilians site in Malakal, which is the capital of Upper Nile State. Many children are reported to be missing or separated from their families.
To help address the situation, the UN Peacekeeping Mission is engaging with the impacted communities, and also with the Government and local authorities, to quell tensions and support efforts towards a peaceful solution. Furthermore, UNMISS is supporting the movement of humanitarian organizations and deploying additional peacekeepers to the UN Protection site to increase security and mitigate the risk of spillover fighting.
The UN Mission calls on all parties to respect international law and safeguard freedom of movement for humanitarian organizations in Upper Nile area.

HORN OF AFRICA/CHILDREN
The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today said that children in the Horn of Africa and in the Sahel could die in devastating numbers unless urgent support is provided, as severe malnutrition and the risk of water-borne disease collide. Catherine Russell, the head of UNICEF warns that across the Horn of Africa and the Sahel, millions of children are just one disease away from catastrophe.
The Agency says that the number of drought-hit people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia without reliable access to safe water rose from 9.5 million in February of this year to 16.2 million in July, putting children and their families in increased danger of contracting illnesses like cholera and diarrhoea. According to the WHO’s latest data, already, more children die as a result of unsafe water and sanitation in the Sahel than in any other part of the world.

NORTH-EAST NIGERIA
In north-east Nigeria, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) today said that the number of severe acute malnutrition cases being admitted to treatment facilities has risen by over 30 per cent compared to the same period - January to July - last year. With the lean season underway, up to 4.1 million people are projected to face acute food shortages in the north-east and the malnutrition situation is quickly deteriorating.
OCHA says that some 8.4 million people in the north-eastern states will need humanitarian aid in 2022.
In the first quarter of 2022 the UN, along with its partners, have reached 1.8 million people with assistance in the north-east. 1.3 million people received water, sanitation and hygiene assistance and nearly 50,000 benefited from services to address gender-based violence.
OCHA warns that without immediate funding, the situation could deteriorate sharply over the coming weeks marking the peak of the lean season.
The 2022 Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP), requiring $1.1 billion, is currently only 37 per cent funded.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/conte....nt/noon-briefing-hig

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Hundreds of homes were destroyed in Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo after a nearby volcano, Mount Nyiragongo, erupted. At least 32 people were killed by the eruption.

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Noon briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

Highlights:
- Africa Dialogue
- Myanmar
- Syria
- Yemen
- Sudan
- Mali
- Libya
- Migrants/Central Mediterranean Sea
- DRC – Mount Nyiragongo
- South Asia/Cyclone
- COVID-19/Indonesia
- Vesak Day
- UN Conference on Trade and Development
- Occupied Palestinian Territory
- Virtual Briefings Tomorrow
- Financial Contribution

AFRICA DIALOGUE
Speaking at the Public Policy Forum of this year’s Africa Dialogue Series, on the theme of “Cultural identity and ownership”, the Secretary-General said it is a call for using the continent’s rich and diverse cultural and natural heritage as a catalyst for Africa’s growth and transformation.  
With spreading hatred and intolerance around the world, we must not only defend diversity but invest in it, he added.
But, for that to be possible, the Secretary-General called for solidarity with the African continent to recover from the pandemic. He renewed his appeal for vaccine equity, saying it is unacceptable that vaccines are not yet fully available on the African continent.
Mr. Guterres went on to reiterate the importance for Africa to receive the financial support needed to protect its citizens and to be able to relaunch the continent’s economies.     

MYANMAR
In Myanmar, the UN Country Team continues to call upon the military to ensure the protection of civilians as widespread and systematic breaches of human rights continue, including extrajudicial killing, arbitrary detention, torture and ill treatment, as well as enforced disappearance.
UN colleagues on the ground say that, over the past 115 days, at least 824 civilians, many of them women and children, have been killed since the military seized control, while thousands more have been injured.
At the same time, 4,301 people remain in detention, including politicians, authors, human rights defenders, teachers, healthcare workers, civil servants, journalists, monks, celebrities and just ordinary citizens.

SYRIA
The Secretary-General's Special Envoy for Syria, Geir Pedersen, briefed the Security Council this morning by videoconference. He said that elections being held today in Syria are not part of the political process called for by Security Council resolution 2254. The UN is not involved in the election and has no mandate to be involved, he added.
He said that the broad contours of a political solution to the conflict are well understood by key stakeholders, yet none is willing to take the first step. If we continue like this, he warned, Syria will become another protracted conflict, lasting generations.
Despite the many catastrophes Syria faces, the Special Envoy added, it is relatively calmer on the ground than in previous years. And there is a shared sense that no one can dictate the conflict’s final outcome.
The Emergency Relief Coordinator, Mark Lowcock, also briefed the Council, saying that the UN has not been able to deliver aid to Rukban since September 2019, nor have we been able to conduct any assessments. He noted that the Security Council authorization for UN cross-border assistance into the north-west expires in just over six weeks. A failure to extend it would immediately end direct cross-border deliveries by the UN.

Full Highlights: https://www.un.org/sg/en/conte....nt/noon-briefing-hig

Ensuring people in Africa have the right amounts and the right kinds of food to support healthy lifestyles is increasingly challenging. Climatic and population pressures will only exacerbate these challenges. But with proactive policies to support appropriate agricultural production and international food trade, future food and nutritional security should be attainable without compromising other sustainability goals.

Drawing on recent GCRF-AFRICAP research, Richard King (Chatham House) and Prof Jennie Macdiarmid (University of Aberdeen) consider some of the major challenges and potential nutritional outcomes associated with different mid-century climate and policy scenarios in Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia. Participants are invited to share their perspectives on what this means for food system and trade policy throughout the region. The event closes with a response from Prof Simba Sibanda (FANRPAN) and an audience Q&A, facilitated by the event co-chairs, Prof Caroline Orfila (University of Leeds) and Prof Yun Yun Gong (University of Leeds).

For more GCRF-AFRICAP seminars on food systems and climate resilience in sub-Saharan Africa, visit the GCRF-AFRICAP website at https://africap.info.

South Africa joins other countries in observing World Aids Day today. The infection rate is said to be on the increase in the country.
Let's cross to Xikundu in Limpopo where our reporter Lutendo Bobodi and video journalist Hulisani Ravele are on stand-by.

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There is a certain rhythm to the Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) conferences and summits that has emerged over the past 10+ years. Africans attend these meetings with the expectation that if they play nice with China, Beijing in turn will whip it out its massive check book to underwrite huge aid and development initiatives.

At the last FOCAC, the figure was $20 billion, now this year, the guessing game is underway. Will it be $30 billion, may be 40, maybe it'll go as high as $50 billion. One thing's for sure, there will be a big announcement because if China doesn't bring the cash, then that kind of undermines a lot of the motivation for a number of African states to remain engaged with Beijing. As they say in Hollywood: "no money, no funny."

While it is widely expected there will be another big financing package announced at FOCAC 6, it may not all be new money. So don't be fooled by the headline: "China gives XX billion to Africa" as that may be very misleading if Beijing recycles money that had already been committed.

Dr. Ross Anthony is the Interim Director at the Centre for Chinese Studies at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa where he is among Africa's leading Sinologists. Recently, Dr. Ross attended the Wits University China-Africa round table where he discussed his views on China's 'dollar diplomacy' at FOCAC.