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5:11 CAT | 12 Jan 2023
The $80m complex will also be equipped by China
The China-funded and headquarters for the African Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has been inaugurated in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa.
The newly appointed Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who’s visiting Ethiopia as part of a week-long tour of the continent, was joined by the chairperson of African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, at the opening of the $80m (£65m) headquarters, which also built and equipped by China.
The project – which Mr Qin said was a testament to the growing relations between his country and Africa – is seen as the latest example of China’s increasing investment on the continent.
Beijing accelerated its involvement to tackle health crises after the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014.
Four years later, it announced its plan to build the Africa CDC headquarters.
The agency led the continent’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
During the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang to the @_AfricanUnion HQ, we also visited the @AfricaCDC building site which is generously supported by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. pic.twitter.com/ZvtGI0ODsD
— Moussa Faki Mahamat (@AUC_MoussaFaki) January 11, 2023
Completion Ceremony of Phase 1 @AfricaCDC Headquarters pic.twitter.com/fk3QtRqZWr
— Africa CDC – Africa PGI (@AfricaPGI) January 11, 2023
Source: BBC
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