Current Politics Micro Observation | Central Africa Answering Historical Questions

"After 5 years, I once again met with African friends face-to-face to renew our friendship and discuss cooperation, feeling very friendly."

Over the past 10 years, the towering tree of friendship between China and Africa has grown vigorously, and China Africa relations have continuously reached new heights, entering a new stage of jointly building a high-level community with a shared future between China and Africa.

Side by side - "True friends are the most precious"

On March 25, 2013, in the conference hall of the Nyerere International Convention Center in Tanzania, applause erupted.

China and Africa have always been a community with a shared future. The common historical experiences and struggles have forged a deep friendship between the people of China and Africa.

In December 1966, an Algerian elderly person expressed his happy mood of improvement to the doctors of the Chinese aid to Africa medical team.

On January 11, 2023, the headquarters project of China's aid to the African Union African Center for Disease Control and Prevention was officially completed. The picture shows the headquarters building of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention located in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.

Connecting Heart - "Inheriting the Spirit of Working Together in the Same Boat"

Inside the University of Ngouabi in Brazzaville, the capital of Congo, stands a highly modern building - the Congo Ngouabi University Library, which was built with Chinese aid.

Chinese language enthusiasts are studying in the China Library of Enguwabi University.

For the past 10 years, the library of Nguwabi University has not only provided a good learning environment for local teachers and students, but the China Pavilion set up by the library has also become the main place for Congolese Chinese learning enthusiasts to search for Chinese materials and receive Chinese training.

Located thousands of miles away, there is Zhonggang Friendship Primary School in Chengduo County, Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai, China.

In April 2010, after a strong earthquake struck Yushu, the Congolese government donated a primary school to the disaster area, which President Sassou personally named "China Congo Friendship Primary School".

On November 26, 2020, students from Zhonggang Friendship Primary School danced on the playground.

On January 16, 2022, people rode bicycles through the Fanguini Bridge located in Fanguini, Senegal, constructed by a Chinese company.

The lush roots are actually the result, and the fertile cream is the radiance. China and Africa know each other, intersect, and watch and help each other.

African countries have actively responded to the "the Belt and Road" initiative, and 52 African countries and the AU Commission have signed relevant cooperation documents with China. Over the past 10 years, China has provided a large amount of development assistance to Africa, including the African Union Conference Center, the headquarters of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Mongolia Nepal Railway, and the Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway, based on unity, friendship, and mutual respect. China has participated in the construction of over 6000 kilometers of railways, 6000 kilometers of roads, and more than 80 large-scale power facilities.

Joining Hands - "Exploring Modernization Together"

"My friend, please listen to me. The story of the railway is long and long. It condenses friendship and brings hope. My hometown is becoming better and better day by day, and my compatriots are becoming more and more proud day by day..." Kenyan singers sing the excitement of the construction of the Inner Mongolia Railway to their hometown.

After 6 years of operation, the Mongolian Inner Mongolia Railway constructed by Chinese enterprises is like a "major artery", extending from the largest port in East Africa, Mombasa Port, to the vast interior of Africa. Kenyan President Luto commented that the Mombasa Nairobi Railway has completely changed the face of Kenya.

On March 25, 2022, passengers queued up to board the train at Ngong Station on the Kenya Mombasa Railway.

"Last time we attended the CIIE, we recommended sesame seeds and soybeans, which brought us a lot of profits. Now we are exporting coffee, hoping to sell more coffee in the Chinese market through this CIIE." At the 6th CIIE special promotion meeting held at the headquarters of the African Union in May this year, Ethiopian enterprise leader Alem expressed his anticipation for new opportunities in the Chinese market.

From Madagascar, an island country in the Indian Ocean, to Senegal, which borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Chinese agricultural experts and African brothers work together in the fields, sharing their experiences in poverty reduction; In countries such as Djibouti, Egypt, and Ethiopia, a Luban workshop has added support to vocational education in Africa

In May 2023, Chinese experts exchanged ideas with local farmers in the experimental field of the African branch of the China National Hybrid Rice Engineering and Technology Research Center in the town of Mayiqi near the capital of Madagascar, Tananarivo.

These tangible achievements continuously benefit the people of both sides and also record the solid steps of China and Africa working together. The British Journal of African Leadership commented, "The friendly cooperative relationship between China and Africa will bring a bright future to China, Africa, and even the world."

"We hope to understand the path of Chinese path to modernization, learn from China's experience in sustainable development, and boost Africa's modernization process." Charles Onunaiju, director of the Nigerian China Research Center, said that Chinese path to modernization has set a good example for developing countries, especially African countries.

△ On June 29, 2023, the guests of the Third China Africa Economic and Trade Fair, Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center, China, visited the high-quality "the Belt and Road" achievement exhibition jointly built by China and Africa.

On September 19, 2022, at the Djibouti Business School located in the capital city of Djibouti, students studied in the Luban Workshop Railway Operation Sand Table Teaching Area.

The great road is like a stone, and the traveler has no boundaries.

China and Africa are answering historical questions through the vivid practice of jointly exploring modernization, and working together to promote the historic feat of cooperation, win-win, harmonious coexistence, and shared civilization.

Jointly promoting modernization between China and Africa will undoubtedly create a better future for both peoples and set an example for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind!