In 2013, China proposed the joint building of the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, also known as the Belt and Road. The Belt and Road is a proposal for economic cooperation along key routes similar to the ancient silk road. Tanzania is another east African country with prospective benefits from the Belt and Road Initiative. What prospects does the Belt and Road initiative hold for other parts of sub-Saharan Africa? In other parts of west Africa, development of deep water ports connected with the Belt and Road initiative have been canvassed.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 09, 2017 14:13 UTC