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Taking Stock of Wang Yi’s Tour of East Africa & Indian Ocean States

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is back in Beijing after wrapping up the customary first overseas trip of the year that always begins in Africa. Wang spent almost a week visiting five nations in East Africa and throughout the Indian Ocean where debt, infrastructure and great power rivalry with the U.S. were among the key issues on the agenda.

University of Nairobi political science lecturer Oscar Otele closely followed Wang’s tour and joins Eric & Cobus to discuss the key highlights, particularly during the Foreign Minister’s stop in Kenya.

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