Author: Emmanuel Ma Mung Kuang.

The last ten years have seen important migratory movements from China towards Africa. The phenomenon is not well known, but comparing different sources reveals three kinds of migrations: a labor migration within the frame of public works realized by big Chinese enterprises, an entrepreneurial migration composed mainly of traders, and a proletarian migration in transit in Africa waiting for opportunities to go on to European countries. The article gives a succinct description of these migrations and explores their possible relation with the new foreign policy of the People's Republic of China.,