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flag China’s infrastructure projects in the Horn of Africa boost trade, jobs, and regional integration amid ongoing challenges.

flag The Horn of Africa, hindered by conflict, poverty, and climate issues, lags in achieving UN development goals. flag China’s infrastructure projects, like the Addis Ababa-Djibouti and Kenya’s Standard Gauge Railways, boost trade, cut costs, create jobs, and attract investment, with China leading Ethiopia’s foreign direct investment. flag Part of the Belt and Road Initiative, these efforts support regional integration under a “two axes plus two coasts” framework, promoting economic growth and connectivity. flag China also backs peacebuilding and humanitarian work in Somalia and South Sudan. flag Experts highlight preventive diplomacy as vital to sustaining progress, with China’s people-centered, peaceful development model offering a potential path to a more resilient and integrated region.

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