Two-Day China-Africa Innovation Conference Wraps Up in Wuhan

A group of ambassadors from African countries on stage at the 2021 China-Africa Innovation Cooperation Conference in Wuhan. Image via Xinhua.

Representatives from nearly two dozen African countries participated in a two-day China-Africa Innovation Cooperation Conference that concluded on Monday in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.

Some 15 joint technology and science initiatives were signed at the event.

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