China signals cuts in loans to Africa after reduction of financing pledge

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. FILE PHOTO | NMG

China has signalled a reduction in loans to Kenya and other African countries in coming years after it cut financial commitment to projects in the continent as much as a third in the next three years.

Nairobi has been a major beneficiary of China’s loans for the development of mega infrastructure projects such as roads and a modern railway over the last decade, making Beijing the largest bilateral creditor since 2015.

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