Chapter 11: The Characteristics of Security Situation in Africa

The 2016 African security situation is characterized as being multivariate and complicated, with traditional and nontraditional security risks interwoven. The prominent problems include unstable political situation, ethnic conflicts, terrorism, piracy, food insecurity, and refugee crisis. Therefore, the protection of China’s interests in Africa is faced with more challenges, and there is an urgent need for China and Africa to strengthen their security cooperation.