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With support measures set to unwind before the vaccine is rolled out – and the possibility of restrictions remaining in place for longer – it’s clear the government needs to explore new options.
By Ali Issa Abdi | China Daily Global | Updated: 2021-01-12 09:13 Share CLOSE A train arrives at the Maai Mahiu Station of the Nairobi-Naivasha Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Kenya, Oct 16, 2019. [Photo/Xinhua]
Since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation 20 years ago and the recent initiation of the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, China has become Africa s biggest economic partner. There is no other country with such depth and breadth of engagement across trade, investment and infrastructure financing in Africa.
In this context, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi underscored, on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of FOCAC on Nov 12, that trade between China and Africa had grown 20-fold and hit $208.9 billion in 2019. In addition, compared with 20 years ago, total Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa reached $49.1 billion in 2019, which was 100-fold gro
Virtually addressing world leaders at the One Planet Summit on Monday, the UN chief said that the process of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic offers the chance