Author: Lungani Hlongwa
Lungani Hlongwa is the Editor of China-Africa Security Radar (CASR), a newsletter dedicated to analyzing China’s expanding security footprint in Africa. He is also a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan, where his research examines the adoption of Safe City projects in Africa within the frameworks of the Global Security Initiative and the Digital Silk Road.
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