China's Xi promises $50 billion for Africa over next three years

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 05, 2024 4:11 pm

BEIJING, China — Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the pandemic.

More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending this week's China-Africa forum, according to state media.

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