(Photo: John Baimba Sesay, Information Attache, China)
Posted on 01/03/2012 5:09:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv
It should be noted, that there are more than 6,000 branches of Chinese related companies across Africa with some 2,000 investments in the continent. In Malawi for instance, China's first investment program in that country following the signing of diplomatic ties years back is through the Malawi Cotton project, with funding from the China-Africa Development Fund. This is believed to be the largest China-related agriculture investment in Africa. The China-Africa Development Fund is one of several ways through which Chinese enterprises are encouraged to invest in Africa.
Trade between Ghana and China, according to the publication earlier referred to reach US $ 1.27712 billion exceeding US $ 1 Billion for the first time, according to data in 2007 and China's imports from Ghana are to increase by 150% and such imports include, but not limited to rubber and cocoa. China, the world's second largest economy and the largest exporter of manufactured goods has continued to play a leading role in international trade especially across Africa. It has significantly contributed to Africa's economic growth.
Sierra Leone has been no exception to the socio-economic gains that African countries continue to enjoy from China. Sierra Leone has a Mission in China that is accredited to other countries in South East Asia and Pacific Region like Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, and Vietnam among others. From the viewpoint of trade relations and economic and technical cooperation, to exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, education and health, there have been positive ties between the two countries. Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in the early 1970s, China has continued to be of help to Sierra Leone. The Sino-Sierra Leone cooperation of mutual benefit started from 1984 and it has been making serious progress since then.
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(Photo: John Baimba Sesay, Information Attache, China)
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If it wasn't true before, it is now.
WE ARE DOOMED.
Imagine though, if the US gov’t recruited and educated *32* Sierra Leone citizens, half of FR would die of strokes.
Ummmm, half already are going to. Maybe more than half.
Nothing to do all day but sit at the computer, chain-smoke, swill likker, and spike that BP...
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