On the same day, Wang Yi held talks with Eritrean Foreign Minister Osman Saleh Mohammed, and signed the Joint Statement by Foreign Ministers of China and Eritrea. Wang also pledged financial support for Eritrea, a recent recruit to China’s infrastructure investment strategy the Belt and Road Initiative. We will continue to strengthen cooperation in infrastructure development, trade and investment, and support Kenya in accelerating industrialization and modernization. Cultural and People-to-People ExchangesChinese tourism in African countries will be promoted and facilitated. It will continue to deliver military assistance to the African Union and support African countries’ efforts to independently maintain regional security and fight terrorism and conduct joint peace-keeping exercises.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 10, 2022 13:12 UTC