China-Africa cooperation promotes the growth of the continent into one of the fastest growing economic regions in the world. This was at the opening plenary of the 2017 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, which marked the first appearance of any Chinese Head of State in the Swiss town of Davos. In his speech President Xi, observed that “honey melons hang on bitter vines; sweet dates grow on thistles and thorns”. CRITICAL ISSUESIn Davos, President Xi noted three critical issues in the economic sphere that have not been effectively addressed. These are lack of robust driving forces for global growth, inadequate global economic governance and uneven global development.

Source: Daily Nation January 27, 2017 19:09 UTC