Africa Policy Insitute

Experts, officials call for stronger China-Africa cooperation via Global Development Initiative

Experts and policymakers from various United Nations (UN) agencies, the African Union (AU) and African

countries stressed the need to further bolster China-Africa cooperation across various sustainable development

areas while attending a recent dialogue on the Global Development Initiative (GDI) here. Addressing the

gathering, Mohamed Belhocine, the AU Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, said

China-Africa ties have evolved into "an outstanding and mutually beneficial partnership." Describing China-Africa

cooperation as "a bright example of South-South cooperation that addresses and harnesses global challenges and

opportunities in several priority areas," the AU commissioner said the China-proposed GDI has the capacity to

further strengthen the ever-growing China-Africa relationship and broaden South-South cooperation. China Daily.

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