Chinese President seeks to boost ties with Africa as he welcomes leaders to summit

(4 Sep 2024)
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Beijing, China - 4 September 2024
1. Various of Chinese President Xi Jinping and First Lady Peng Liyuan walking and waving
2. Kenyan President William Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto shaking hands with Xi and Peng, posing for photographs
3. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan shaking hands with Xi and Peng
4. Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat shaking hands with Xi and Peng
5. Malawian President Lazarus Chakwera and First Lady Monica Chakwera shaking hands with Xi and Peng
6. Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa shaking hands with Xi and Peng
7. Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and his wife Eman Hasaballah shaking hands with Xi and Peng
8. Djiboutian President Ismail Omar Guelleh shaking hands with Xi and Peng
9. Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mahamud shaking hands with Xi and Peng
10. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres shaking hands with Xi and Peng
11. Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu shaking hands with Xi and Peng
12. President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi, shaking hands with Xi and Peng
13. Cameroon President Paul Biya and First Lady Chantal Biya shaking hands with Xi and Peng
14. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa shaking hands with Xi and Peng
15. President of Senegal Bassirou Diomaye Faye and his wife Marie Khone Faye shaking hands with Xi and Peng
16. Various of guests at China-Africa Summit taking family photo
STORYLINE:
The Chinese President welcomed African leaders in Beijing Wednesday for a summit aimed at strengthening ties at a time of strained relations with the West.

President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet Wednesday evening in the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing to welcome leaders for the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

During the three-day summit, leaders of some 50 African countries will discuss cooperation over the next few years on areas including agriculture, security and industrialization.

Bilateral meetings took place Wednesday between Xi and leaders from South Africa, Djibouti and Cameroon, among others. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was present at the summit as a special guest.

After years of being Africa’s largest trading partner and investor, China has bolstered its relationships with African countries to counter the United States and European influence in developing regions or the Global South.

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