Sino-African cooperation eyes more benefits

Economic advantages: A farm worker harvests tea leaves at a plantation in Kenya’s Kericho highlands. China is pledging to jointly roll out programmes with African countries and upgrade cooperation in improvement of people’s livelihoods. — AFP

BEIJING: Having seen African people benefit from decades of cooperation with China, which has ushered in new infrastructure, more job opportunities and greater momentum for the continent’s sustainable development, Malian Foreign Minister Abdoulaye Diop told Xinhua News Agency he deems the partnership “a friendly cooperation between brothers”.

Indeed, a number of cooperation projects and productive mechanisms for equal dialogue have all become clear proof of China-Africa cooperation that is carried out in line with the principles of sincerity, real results, affinity and good faith, and with a commitment to the greater good and shared interests.