China’s Xi pledges $60 billion for African development at summit

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa (R) walks with China’s President Xi Jinping after reviewing an honour guard during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on September 2, 2018. / AFP PHOTO

BEIJING, China (AFP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Monday to provide $60 billion in financing for Africa’s development over the next three years at a summit with leaders from the continent.

The financing will include $15 billion in “free assistance and interest-free loans”, he said, in remarks meant to ease growing concerns that China’s assistance to developing nations is miring them in debt.

© Agence France-Presse

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