Zambia all set to host think tank forum on Belt and Road Initiative


Devdiscourse News Desk | Lusaka | Updated: 07-05-2019 20:10 IST | Created: 07-05-2019 20:10 IST
Zambia all set to host think tank forum on Belt and Road Initiative
Bernadette Deka-Zulu, Executive Director of the Policy Monitoring and Research Center, said the forum is organized in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Zambia. Image Credit: Wikipedia
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Zambia is going to host an Africa-China think tank forum in May to discuss ways of how Africa could benefit more from the Belt and Road Initiative, organizers said on May 7.

The forum, which is slated to take place between May 23 and 24, will see experts from think tanks in Africa and China converge to brainstorm on how Africa could seize opportunities presented by the Belt and Road Initiative.

The forum will be held under the theme of "Africa-China Economic Development Agenda-Opportunities for Belt and Road Initiative & FOCAC," with the sub-theme of "Rebranding Africa as a Premier Destination."

Bernadette Deka-Zulu, Executive Director of the Policy Monitoring and Research Center, said the forum is organized in collaboration with the Chinese Embassy in Zambia. She said in an interview with Xinhua that the forum is expected to offer a viable recommendation to the governments on how they could seize opportunities presented by the Belt and Road Initiative, as reported by Xinhua.

"It would be very wise to have this platform where we can talk about how we can bring around practical roadmaps and measures in which we can actually benefit from the Belt and Road Initiative and accelerate and enhance our friendship with China for the betterment of our people," she said.

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