ISTANBUL -- China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) came at the "right time" for boosting Africa's development, a top African Union (AU) official told Nikkei Asia, as he played down concerns that it was a debt trap for poor countries.
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China's Belt and Road came at 'right time' for Africa, says AU official
African Union trade and industry chief Muchanga pushes back on debt-trap charges
South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa bestows the Order of South Africa to China's Xi Jinping in Pretoria in August © Reuters
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