Addis Ababa — Africa and China ought to interact in mutual dialogue, trade data and share greatest practices to advance their modernization trajectories, chief govt officer of the Africa Coverage Institute, a Nairobi-based Pan-African assume tank, Peter Kagwanja underscored.
Africa and China ought to interact in mutual dialogue, trade data and share greatest practices to advance their modernization trajectories, chief govt officer of the Africa Coverage Institute, a Nairobi-based Pan-African assume tank, Peter Kagwanja underscored.
The 2025 version of the Hong Ting Discussion board occurred within the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, bringing collectively senior authorities officers, diplomats, students, trade executives and media practitioners to discover methods to advance China-Africa cooperation on modernization.
Hosted by Xinhua Information Company Africa Regional Bureau, the discussion board was held below the theme “China-Africa Dialogue on the Path to Modernization.”
On the event, Peter Kagwanja, the chief govt officer of the Africa Coverage Institute, a Nairobi-based Pan-African assume tank, mentioned that given their shared historical past and future, Africa and China ought to interact in mutual dialogue, trade data and share greatest practices to advance their modernization trajectories.
In response to Kagwanja, the modernization drive of China and African nations must be homegrown and grounded in mutual respect to make sure an enduring influence on societies striving for sustained development, inclusivity and stability.
“China and Africa have chosen the trail of impartial modernization and peaceable growth, constructed on dialogue, as envisioned within the World Civilization Initiative,” Kagwanja mentioned, noting that dialogue between China and Africa dates again to the Silk Street period, when historic civilizations converged to trade items, providers and concepts on tradition, economics and governance.
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Mustafa Ali, the co-founder and chairman of the Horn Worldwide Institute for Strategic Research, a Nairobi-based assume tank, mentioned that China is already a trailblazer in modernization and might leverage its smooth energy to strengthen multilateralism amid rising geopolitical tensions.
Korir Sing’Oei, principal secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of International and Diaspora Affairs, mentioned the discussion board reaffirmed the significance of fostering Sino-African dialogue to realize mutually helpful outcomes.
In response to Sing’Oei, the China-Africa partnership is each fascinating and helpful, because it responds to the aspirations of each side in a quickly shifting geopolitical panorama.
Guo Haiyan, the Chinese language ambassador to Kenya, mentioned that each China and its African companions share aspirations to modernize their economies and obtain frequent prosperity, peace and stability.
The joint modernization of China and Africa has taken on new urgency, with their leaders agreeing on the necessity to speed up renewal efforts that foster inclusivity, peace, safety and concord between humanity and nature, Guo mentioned.
She additionally known as for a stronger Sino-African partnership and larger consensus on safeguarding the pursuits of the World South.
