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On tour on the African continent, Chinese President Xi Jinping halted Monday in Kigali, Rwanda, where he signed fifteen agreements.
Loans for the construction of roads, the renovation of hospitals, the development of the new Bugesera airport … Fifteen agreements were signed during a press conference between Xi Jinping and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame. [19659003] The amounts of these agreements have not been disclosed, but they would total several million dollars.
Expected Tuesday in South Africa
Re-elected in March, the Chinese president began his tour on the continent by visiting in Senegal, where he was received with great fanfare before concluding a series of trade agreements there too.
Xi Jinping is to go to Johannesburg on Tuesday to attend a summit of the five BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia , India, China, South Africa)
This African tour, the first since re-election, is part of the Chinese president's desire to strengthen his country's influence on the continent.
hine has already provided substantial financing to the continent, raising fears about the ability of poor states to manage their growing debt.
"Linked by common interests"
"We are bound by common interest. Increasing our solidarity with Africa is an important foundation of China's foreign policy, "Xi said at a press conference where questions were not allowed.
agreements testify to "what is possible (to do) between our two countries," said Paul Kagame.
Rwanda, which has one of the fastest growth rates in Africa, traded some $ 157 million worth of goods with China last year, placing Kigali among the Asian giant's main partners on the continent.
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