Current location:Culture Connection news portal > business
Interview: BRI cooperation with China boosts infrastructure connectivity in Africa: AU official
Culture Connection news portal2024-05-21 20:38:21【business】7People have gathered around
IntroductionADDIS ABABA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China-Africa cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
ADDIS ABABA, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China-Africa cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has boosted infrastructure connectivity and integration across Africa, a senior African Union (AU) official has said.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed Initiative. "In those ten years, when we look at the landscape of Africa, we find very concrete evidence of the BRI," said Albert Muchanga, AU commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals.
"You have got transportation networks, communication networks, logistics centers, industrial parks, among several others," he said, listing a few examples of China-Africa BRI cooperation in a recent interview with Xinhua.
He said joint infrastructure development between China and Africa under the BRI "made it very easy to connect African countries. You can move across (Africa), goods and services can also be conveyed and freighted across, and, above all, employment has been generated."
The AU commissioner underscored the BRI's role as a driver of employment for Africa's burgeoning youth population. "When we generate employment, you boost consumption in the domestic economy, and that has a win-win outcome."
"We have really been able to get a lot of benefit as Africa from the Belt and Road Initiative. We are very, very happy," Muchanga said.
Muchanga said Africa greatly values its cooperation with China under the Initiative.
"We intend to proceed with what we have achieved. The next stage is to boost the productivity of African economies, and that requires investment in industrialization. The greatest source of our productivity is in manufacturing, so we foresee a lot of manufacturing enterprises," he said.
The AU commissioner emphasized the need to strengthen China-Africa cooperation in the energy sector to realize Africa's aspirations to transition to cleaner energy.
"We are going into a green transition, and we need technology, and Africa has the resources to participate in the energy transition into de-carbonization," Muchanga said. ■
Address of this article:http://philippines.liveandunplugged.org/content-02e099920.html
Very good!(9)
Related articles
- Mark Wahlberg's new action
- World Insights: Int'l Community Welcomes Xi
- Xinhua Commentary: Major Powers Should Work with China for Political Settlement of Ukraine Crisis
- Scenery of Great Wall in Beijing
- Jude Bellingham's new model girlfriend Laura Celia Valk looks sensational in a figure
- Chinese President Appoints New Ambassadors
- Xi Holds Talks with Eritrean President
- Can tourism gather steam during summer vacation?
- Flight attendant reveals why plane passengers should NEVER fall asleep before take off
- Scenery of Arxan National Forest Park in north China's Inner Mongolia
Popular articles
Recommended
Nadal returns to Roland Garros to practice amid doubts over fitness and form
Can tourism gather steam during summer vacation?
Explore enchanting scenery of Xinjiang
Autumn scenery in Changqing scenic area, Hebei
Hilarious moment mother asks her Cocker Spaniel to help choose her lottery numbers
Wild panda mother, cub spotted in southwest China
Birds, locals in harmony under China's wetland conservation
In pics: Guangyang Isle in SW China's Chongqing
Links
- Central gov't lauds passage of safeguarding national security bill in HKSAR
- Secrets of the workout queen of middle England: 51
- Pic Story of Flower
- Village Official Promotes Rural Residents' Well
- China, New Zealand pledge efforts to further strengthen relations
- Profile: Tea Master Shares Family Secret for Common Prosperity
- Chinese Woman Takes Peru's 'Alpacas' to International Import Expo
- The IRS is quicker to answer the phone on this Tax Day
- Cultural Relic Conservators Safeguard Ancient City's Glory
- Feature: Chinese Acupuncturists Earn Recognition, Respect from Algerians