China-Horn of Africa Regions Relations since mid-1990s: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for Democratizations

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 4

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Tewodros Kassie, Merid abadi

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I4P120

How to Cite?

Tewodros Kassie, Merid abadi, "China-Horn of Africa Regions Relations since mid-1990s: Challenges, Opportunities and Prospects for Democratizations," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 7,  no. 4, pp. 140-150, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I4P120

Abstract:

The Horn of Africa region has been one of the centers of confrontation among super powers during the cold war era. The region was politically unstable during the cold-war due to conflicts at intra-state and inter-state levels. Moreover, the two super powers, USA and USSR, have been affecting the political stability, peace and relations within and among states in the Horn by backing regimes with aids and weapons of various kinds. The political instability of the region has been mainly due to lack of democracy by the government of the respective states and regime’s choice of mere brute force than any political means to rectify problems. Currently, the political stability of the region is even harsher. Nowadays, it has been a matter of discussions and debates among scholars and politicians on the potential impacts of Chinese re-emergence on the international system as a whole and the African continent in particular.
In this regard, this article seeks to understand the implication of China’s ascendancy to the status of hegemony on intra and inter states relations in the horn of Africa in general by identifying major features of intra and inter states relations in the HOA region since the mid-1990s. To this effect, it will assess major aspects of Chinese undertakings in these states in economy and political matters. Methodologically, the study is basically qualitative. It follows the post-modernists pragmatic knowledge claim that underlies the possibilities of multiple realities. The primary types and sources of data are
collected from policy documents of the concerned states, China, and INGOs. On the other hand, secondary data resources including books, journal articles, magazines and newspapers, and electronic dispatches dealing with states of the Horn of Africa relationship with China are amply consulted.

Keywords:

China, Horn-Africa, Democratization, Qualitative study

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