The Strategic Studies Institute of the US Army War College Press published in July 2022 an edited volume titled Enabling a More Externally Focused and Operational PLA that contains a chapter titled "'Only with Deep Roots Can a Tree Yield Rich Fruit': The People's Liberation Army in Africa" by Paul Nantulya.
The author explores the origins of the PLA's involvement in Africa in support of African liberation movements. He looks at the tactics and tools of engagement, the thinking behind them, and case studies in Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, Algeria, and Egypt.
