Daniel Burke of Executive Intelligence Review (EIR) speaks with Mubarak Mugabo, a founding fellow of the African Institute for the Belt and Road (afbri.org) and a prominent Ugandan legal expert. Mugabo shares his unique perspective on how cooperation with China is helping African nations overcome “strategic bottlenecks”—such as poor infrastructure—that have blocked continental development. Drawing on his experience as a Dongfeng scholar at Peking University and a award-winning journalist, Mugabo discusses the shifting dynamics of global governance and the importance of South-South cooperation. From the halls of the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa to the “Two Sessions” in Beijing, this conversation explores the tangible impact of 25 years of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) and the vision for a new, equitable international order.

Mubarak Mugabo is a leading journalist, legal expert, and founding fellow at the African Institute for the Belt and Road. He is a two-time winner of the Silk Road Global News Award and has extensively studied Chinese development at Renmin University and Peking University.