Macau Ricci Institute Public Forum: China and Africa's Digital Cooperation: Revisiting the Policies and Institutional Frameworks
Date:
- Wednesday 17 December 2025
Venue:
- Conference Room (2F, Residental Building) USJ- Saint Joseph Green Campus
- 聖若瑟大學青洲校區宿舍樓2樓會議室
Cooperation Partner:
- University of St. Joseph
Video Record:
Speakers
Ansoumane Douty DIAKITE
Ansoumane Douty DIAKITE is an Associate Professor at the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in Macau, where he has held numerous academic leadership roles since 2009. He currently serves as Head of the Department of Law and Public Policy, Coordinator of the Macau Academy of Comparative Alternative Dispute Resolution, and oversees several graduate programs, including the Master of Community Development and the Master of Lusophone and Public International Law.
Prof. DIAKITE holds a PhD in Government Studies from USJ. His PhD thesis compared China’s and France’s aid in the Republic of Guinea. He got his Master’s in European, International, and Comparative Law from the University of Macau, with a research focus on international investment arbitration. His undergraduate studies were completed at the Sorbonne-affiliated Institut de Droit des Affaires Internationales (IDAI) in Cairo between 2002 and 2006.
He has extensively published on China-Africa relations in several peer-reviewed journals and presented his findings at a series of international conferences in both Africa and Asia.
Introduction
China and Africa have a long history of friendship and cooperation in various fields, such as investment, trade, and technology, among others.
In many forums between China and Africa, China has reiterated its commitment to increase in number and diversify the nature of its technological cooperation with African countries. This includes areas such as agriculture, infrastructure, the digital economy, e-commerce, telecommunications, and others.
Thus, the purpose of this study is to examine the existing framework (institutional and policies) supporting and promoting China and Africa’s digital cooperation.
