China's Growing Security Role in West Africa

The Mercator Institute for China Studies and Konrad-Adenauer -Stiftung published in July 2020 a major study titled "China's Growing Security Role in Africa: Views from West Africa, Implications for Europe" by Tom Bayes.

The report examines the growing role of China in West African security and seeks to understand the nature and scope of  China's role as a security actor now and in the future.  It considers China's substantive impact on West African security dynamics and the views of West African political and military decision makers on China's emergence as a security partner.

China and Liberia Engagement in a Post-Conflict Country 2003-2013

The South African Institute of International Affairs published in April 2014 a study titled "China and Liberia Engagement in a Post-Conflict Country 2003-2013" by Guillaume Moumouni.  China and Liberia renewed diplomatic relations in 2003.  This paper examines the ten years of Chinese-Liberian cooperation from 2003 to 2013.  China's involvement ranges from participation in the UN Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) to its social and commercial role in the revival of Liberia's fragile socio-economic structures.

UN Peacekeeping Profile for Ethiopia

The Institute for Security Studies (ISS) in Addis Ababa published on 16 November 2013 a profile of Ethiopia's peacekeeping participation in UN operations.  It looks at current contributions and also Ethiopia's historic involvement in peacekeeping.  The author is Solomon Ayele Dersso, who is with the ISS office in Addis Ababa.