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China’s interventions in the Horn of Africa - Coggle Diagram
China’s interventions in the Horn of Africa
Why in news?
It has been investing across the African continent throughout the last decade
China recently held the first China-Horn of Africa Peace, Governance and Development Conference
Major objectives
HOA have benefited from China’s vaccine diplomacy
2035 vision for China-Africa cooperation
Increasing the infrastructural investments and converting them to security assets
China focuses on green development, capacity building, improving people-to-people exchanges
China predates small nations with debt-trapping
Chinese assets in HOA
Mombasa-Nairobi rail link in Kenya
Ethiopia, is one of the top five African recipients of Chinese investments
Addis-Djibouti railway line , Eritrean ports in the Red Sea
China accounts for 67% of Kenya’s bilateral debt
$200 million African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa
$400 million in Mombasa’s oil terminal
Military base outside its mainland is in Djibouti
Why is HOA important?
Impressive economic growth of regional countries
Emergence of new security threats, and the ensuing major power rivalry
It has emerged as a new geopolitical hotspot
Bab el-Mandeb is considered a jugular vein for global trade
Region lying between Suez Canal and the Seychelles
Indian footprints in the region
It has signed logistics support agreements
India was in talks with Japan to grant access to Indian naval vessels
India has bolstered defence cooperation with Oman and France (overseas territories)
India has also sought to open a military base in the Seychelles
India has been paying greater attention to the region but still lags behind China
Lessons for India
This includes an aim to project itself as a global leader and boost its international status.
It is not likely to be limited to the Horn of Africa.
China is focussing on a multifaceted growth in the continent for the long run.
China’s move towards peace in Africa indicates a shift in its principle of non-intervention.