Africa urged to look to Beijing for inspiration

Solid ties: Visitors to Mukuni Big Five Safaris in Livingstone, Zambia, posing with lions. The country says Africa needs to look to China for advice and solutions on how to accelerate its development agenda.

LUSAKA: China’s resilience, determination and hard work in transforming itself from a poor country to the second-largest economy in the world should inspire African countries in their development aspirations, a Zambian expert said.

Sande Ngalande, Director of the Belt and Road Research Centre of the University of Zambia, said Africa needs to look to China for advice and solutions on how to accelerate its development agenda.