A construction worker walks through the dilapidated rails in Nairobi. Work has just begun on a new standard-gauge line between Nairobi and Mombasa. It's being funded by China, just one of numerous Chinese infrastructure projects in Africa
China's investment in Africa —
A construction worker walks through the dilapidated rails in Nairobi. Work has just begun on a new standard-gauge line between Nairobi and Mombasa. It's being funded by China, just one of numerous Chinese infrastructure projects in Africa
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A Chinese company has won the tender to build the first berths at Kenya's ambitious port project in Lamu.
Lamu Port —
A Chinese company has won the tender to build the first berths at Kenya's ambitious port project in Lamu.
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Workers on the assembly line at the Huajian shoe factory in Dukem, Ethiopia. Chinese company Huajian is one of the factories operating in the Chinese-built Eastern Industry Zone -- Ethiopia's first industrial park.
Ethiopian industry —
Workers on the assembly line at the Huajian shoe factory in Dukem, Ethiopia. Chinese company Huajian is one of the factories operating in the Chinese-built Eastern Industry Zone -- Ethiopia's first industrial park.
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Men work at a construction site for a new Chinese-built railway in Ethiopia in 2013. The railway will connect<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.erc.gov.et%2Findex.php%2Fprojects.html%3Fstart%3D2" target="_blank" target="_blank"> Addis Ababa to Djibouti's Red Sea Port</a> at a cost of up to $2.8 billion. The new train line will be used for freight and passenger transport.
Ethiopian railway —
Men work at a construction site for a new Chinese-built railway in Ethiopia in 2013. The railway will connect Addis Ababa to Djibouti's Red Sea Port at a cost of up to $2.8 billion. The new train line will be used for freight and passenger transport.
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Workers for the Chinese company Sinohydro work on the renovation of the port area in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Brazzaville port —
Workers for the Chinese company Sinohydro work on the renovation of the port area in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
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View of the construction site of an ultra modern bridge being built by a Chinese company in Dar es Salaam on March 23, 2013. The bridge will have a total length of 680 meters.
Dar es Salaam bridge —
View of the construction site of an ultra modern bridge being built by a Chinese company in Dar es Salaam on March 23, 2013. The bridge will have a total length of 680 meters.
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Chinese president Xi Jinping hands over the symbolic golden key to Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete. The China National Petroleum Company is currently installing a 330-mile natural gas pipeline in Tanzania.
Tanzania pipeline —
Chinese president Xi Jinping hands over the symbolic golden key to Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete. The China National Petroleum Company is currently installing a 330-mile natural gas pipeline in Tanzania.
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Construction of the hydroelectric dam in Poubara, Gabon, was completed in July 2013. The contract was worth around $400 million and 75% of the funding came from China.
Gabon dam —
Construction of the hydroelectric dam in Poubara, Gabon, was completed in July 2013. The contract was worth around $400 million and 75% of the funding came from China.
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