Africa has made great strides in cooperation with China.

At the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing on September 4th, China signed several agreements related to energy, infrastructure, drinking water, and communications with Chad and Senegal.

Senegalese President Bassirou Diomaye Faye (left) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 4. (Source: Reuters)

Leading Chinese companies and organizations have signed six memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with the Republic of Chad in the fields of energy, water, agriculture , infrastructure, and defense. Two of these MoUs were signed with the construction and engineering company CMEC to improve access to electricity and drinking water in the capital, N'Djamena.

In addition, the construction and engineering company CAMCE has signed an MoU to build an international airport outside N'Djamena and modern integrated farms in four other locations.

Another project between Chad and the construction company CGCOC will help strengthen the sanitation network to prevent frequent flooding in the capital N'Djamena, while the MoU signed with the Chinese state-owned defense company CATIC will contribute to strengthening Chad's military capabilities.

Also on September 4th, the Senegalese President's office announced that the West African nation had signed about a dozen agreements with China, covering areas such as information and communication technology, green development, and media. Accordingly, President Xi Jinping announced unconditional funding of 27 billion CFA (US$45.8 million) for Senegal.

Over the past quarter century, Chinese companies have helped African countries build or upgrade more than 10,000km of railways, nearly 100,000km of highways, around 1,000 bridges, almost 100 ports, and 66,000km of power transmission and distribution lines, all creating interconnected arteries across the African continent.

According to Chinese customs data, trade between China and Africa reached a record high of $282 billion in 2023.

According to the Griffith Asia Institute at Griffith University in Australia, Beijing's new investment in Africa increased by 114% last year, primarily focused on energy transition and projects aimed at reviving the economy .

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