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Coverage dated September 4, 2024

China's Xi promises $50 billion for Africa over next three years

Headline from Voice of America

More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending this week's China-Africa forum

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  1. NBC News

    $50 billion, a million jobs and a red carpet welcome: China woos Africa as U.S. struggles to keep up (opens NBC News)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion in funding and at least 1 million jobs for Africa on Thursday as the U.S. and China vie for influence there.

  2. Voice of America

    China's Xi promises $50 billion for Africa over next three years (opens Voice of America)

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    More than 50 African leaders and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres are attending this week's China-Africa forum

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    China's Xi pledges over $50 billion in financial aid to Africa to deepen ties (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Chinese President Xi Jinping said Thursday that China will provide over $50 billion of financial support to Africa over the next three years.

  4. Fortune

    Xi Jinping promises $51 billion in financing and a million new jobs for Africa in China's biggest summit since COVID (opens Fortune)

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    China has granted billions in loans to African countries for infrastructure projects, but concerns about debt have stoked controversy.

  5. Al Jazeera

    China’s Xi promises one million jobs for Africa (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Xi pledges $51bn in new financing for African countries at Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

  6. Deutsche Welle

    China's Xi pledges to deepen Africa investment, trade ties – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    China's president has kicked off a major summit in Beijing by pledging billions in financing for African countries. He also promised to help create one million jobs on the continent.

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