Africa hails Xi's AU message for joint pursuit of modernization, Global South solidarity

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Bilateral cooperation has expanded from traditional areas like infrastructure and trade to emerging sectors such as industrial upgrading, digital innovation and green energy, Moyo said.
60% : African officials, scholars and UN representatives noted that the message demonstrates China's firm support for Africa's independent development. SHARED OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZATION Henry Okello Oryem, Uganda's minister of state for foreign affairs in charge of international cooperation, welcomed Xi's efforts to increase trade between Africa and China.
60% : Herman Uwizeyimana, general manager of Rwanda's Fisher Global, said: "China's open policies and tangible support are among the biggest drivers for the growth of African enterprises' exports to China, making Africa-China trade smoother and cooperation more enduring." Addressing the media on the sidelines of the 39th AU Summit, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres hailed China's zero-tariff policy for African countries and appealed "to all developed countries and to all countries with a large economic potential to take exactly the same measure." "Africa needs free trade for its goods, and Africa cannot be penalized, being a continent with enormous economic difficulties, by trade policies that are restrictive and by tariffs that do not allow African products to be competitive," the UN chief said.
41% : Noting the "multiplication of tariffs in recent times," Guterres reiterated his strong support for free trade and his advocacy for "reducing the tariff levels at the global level in order to be able to provide for global prosperity.

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