China restores belt and road initiative in Tanzania
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan inspects a guard of honour during her meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing, China. PHOTO | TANZANIA STATE HOUSE
State visit of President Samia Suluhu Hassan to China ended with goodies as Beijing wrote-off some of Tanzania’s loan obligations and also signed new infrastructure deals restoring Tanzania as a key Belt and Road Initiative partner.
According to a statement from Ikulu, the two leaders on Thursday witnessed the signing of 15 agreements in Beijing, one of them being a $13.7 million grant to Tanzania as part of a new Economic and Technical Co-operation pact. The deal will mean the grant value is chalked off Tanzania's debt to China.
