Via CGTN Africa

Chinese President Xi Jinping inaugurated the One Belt, One Road Forum in Beijing on Sunday (14/05), which was attended by 29 heads of state and government and representatives from more than 100 countries. The construction of the New Maritime Silk Road is one of the vectors of the ambitious Chinese integration project of Asia, Europe and Africa, launched in 2013 under the title of One Belt, One Road (OBOR). On the African continent, Northeast Africa and the Horn of Africa are the other pole of the maritime connection provided by the OBORInitiative. In Kenya, the Chinese government has settled a deal in order to build the Port of Lamu, which aims to create a Port Lamu-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) through other infrastructure operations, including roadways, railways, airports, oil refineries and fiber optic cables. Hence, the emerging oil and gas industries from East Africa shall be integrated with Asian markets dynamics.

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