Media Review September 30, 2024

China-Nigeria Relations An Opportunity With Many Challenges

• Publications
• 30 Sep, 2024

For the last decade, Africa has been a major recipient of Chinese investment in the form of infrastructure projects such as the construction of roads, seaports, railways and airports as well as the provision of agricultural equipment. Whereas the US and its allies by extension typically treat Africa and its struggling human development crisis as a problem needing to be solved, in contrast, China attempts to project the image of mutual opportunities and development where growth can take place. President Xi Jinping often frames China as a “developing nation” despite its significant economic and technological advancements. This perspective is rooted in China’s need to address internal disparities, particularly in rural areas, and to focus on long-term goals like achieving modernisation by 2049. Daily Trust.