The event was due to be held in a venue partly funded by China and follows a Zambian environmental disaster involving a Chinese state firm
The postponement of RightsCon: Another case of the dragon’s hold on Africa?
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Danson Kahyana
Danson Kahyana teaches at Boston College and is a research fellow at the Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, University of Free State, South Africa. He is Index's contributing editor for East Africa.
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