Instituto Affari Internazionali published in September 2016 a paper titled "China's Relations with Sub-Saharan Africa" by Anna Katharina Stahl, EU-China Research Center, College of Europe.
The paper provides an overview of China's relations with Sub-Saharan Africa and gives particular attention to development and security. It examines how China's leadership change in 2012 has affected its policy in Sub-Saharan Africa.