Africa Matters: China in Africa

This week, China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi visited Ethiopia to bolster support for Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's government. We look at what this means for Ethiopia and the African continent. In Sudan, protesters say 'no' to a transitional deal signed with military rulers last month and to any compromise on returning to civilian rule. And Nigerians are feeling the heat in the kitchen as government regulations trigger a hike in the price of cooking gas.

Africa Matters, hosted by Adesewa Josh, is TRT World’s flagship Africa programme that brings you untold and under-reported stories from across the African continent. We’ll help you understand Africa better and why it matters through the eyes of the people at the heart of every story.

[nizicike]

EU and US have at least 50 years with enough money, enough technoley, enough man power to help Africa get out of poverty, but according what I heard from news, instead ，African countries received some regime change from west

[hashimbirgen]

The funny thing. Is that only Indians in the comments section are the ones that are mad....not the Africans....it's tell you alot ..I as an African and other African fully welcome....the ccp

[chanalex]

We support Africa truly contribution without any political intervene. We are glad to see the growth of Africa together with China.

[powasjington]

Appears that most africans I talk to seem to like Chinese

[chanalex]

GROWTH, GROWTH, GROWTH, That's true ability for yourself .China could help Africa countries for economy growth, live condition growth, that's most important for Africa .
Western Donation will NEVER work.

[unifieddynasty]

Excellent commentator from Ethiopia. China-Ethiopia friendship and mutual aid has lasted for a long time and I hope it continues.

[zaheerismail]

ANC supports Palestine and calls out apartheid Israel, rightly so, but not China when they destroy minorities like the Uyghurs

[GH-xtdf]

Chinese state-owned companies build roads, railway, airport, ports, power stations, dams in only Africa, but also Asia, South America, and sometimes in Europe and North America. Why infrastructure comes first? That's because of the experience learned from the China mode, or the economic reform and development since the late 1970s till today.

There's an old saying in China that "Teach the poor on how to fish is more important than simply giving them some fish". That means, instead of investing on low-profit projects, investing on infrastructure and education would somehow boost the capability of self-reliance and sustainability in economic growth in the long run. Such mode succeed in China. Now Chinese went to Africa, trying to implement the China mode in Africa. In some cases, they are successful, for example, in Ethiopia; while in some other cases, they failed.

Yes, there are debt for sure, because the capital used in investment comes from taxation from every hardworking Chinese, the government of China and state-owned enterprises are responsible for the usage of the capital. And yes, all investors pursue profits, because there's no reason for Chinese to donate other countries in Africa, we didn't invade Africa before, so why the charity thing?

[tbeat]

The west Is worry about Africa 🌍🌍 still away west

[jimbrown]

I see China dropped off a little present for Botswana recently.

[abrahamjessy]

Am hurt that China really took our Airport (Uganda)

[reyyna]

See see not only american/europe/british colonialism but Mr. Xi Poo Poo can do that too 😂😂😂