Chinese Foreign Minister Pledges Military Aid for Africa

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) shakes hands with Nigeria's Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar (R) during Minister Wang's diplomatic visit to Abuja on January 9, 2025. Kola Sulaimon / AFP

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday pledged Beijing’s full support and military aid for the world’s poorest continent as he wrapped up his Africa tour in Nigeria.

Wang began an Africa tour on January 6, visiting Namibia, the Republic of Congo and Chad before winding up his tour in Nigeria, where he held talks with Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar in the capital Abuja.

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