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Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022. 9:00 AM. Location: Zoom Webinar The Hoover Project on China’s Global Sharp Power invites you to China's Sharp Power in Africa on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am PT. The papers China Explores South Sudan’s Oil Sector without Environmental Care by Mary Ajith Goch and China’s Domination of Distant-Water Fishing: The Impact on West and Central Africa by Agnes Ebo'o will be available shortly. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Mary Ajith Goch works as the director of the Catholic Radio Network, a national organization consisting of nine community-based radio stations in South Sudan and Sudan. From January 2016-August 2021, she also served as the chairperson of the Association for Media Development (AMDISS), a member-based association for independent media houses. Prior to her current assignment, she was a journalist with the Citizen Newspaper in South Sudan from 2010-2016. Agnes Ebo'o - Agnes Ebo’o is an international law expert who specializes in human rights, governance and acc...

Date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022. 9:00 AM. Location: Zoom Webinar The Hoover Project on China’s Global Sharp Power invites you to China's Sharp Power in Africa on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 from 9:00 am - 10:00 am PT. The papers The Trappings of the Mauritius Safe City Project by Roukaya Kasenally and Corruption in the Zambian Construction Sector: The China Factor by Rueben Lifuka will be available shortly. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Roukaya Kasenally is a democracy scholar and Associate Professor at the University of Mauritius. She is the current Chair of the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA), a board member of the West African Democracy Radio (WADR) and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Electoral Integrity Project (EIP). Rueben Lifuka is an anti-corruption advocate and researcher with specific interests in corruption in the construction and natural resources sectors. He runs a Zambia-based environmental and governance consulting firm, Riverine Ltd., and also serves as vi...