Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (right) receives the symbolic key to the China-funded Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Centre from Chinese ambassador Du Xiaohui, in Lusaka on May 31. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Africa affairs chief to visit debt-hit Zambia days after Xi Jinping call with president
- Wu Peng, the Chinese foreign ministry’s Africa affairs chief, is on a multi-nation tour of Sub-Saharan Africa
- President Xi Jinping on May 31 held phone call with Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema, who is banking on Chinese help for debt relief
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema (right) receives the symbolic key to the China-funded Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Centre from Chinese ambassador Du Xiaohui, in Lusaka on May 31. Photo: Xinhua