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China, Tanzania
Beijing and Dodoma seek to mend fences via defence and infrastructure

Tanzanian foreign minister Liberata Mulamula met with her Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, at the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Dakar on 29 and 30 November 2021. © Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of Tanzania/Twitter

Tanzania's erstwhile primary trading partner China is still struggling to resurrect its business and diplomatic ties with Dodoma after the brutal hiatus of the Magufuli era. [...]

Published on 09/12/2021 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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