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New Chinese Funded African Union Building In Addis Ababa,Ethiopia by panafrican(m): 7:48pm On Jan 28, 2012
One wonders how someone like Zuma feels when sits in a chinese funded building in Africa after the same chinese put a south african woman to death over a questionable drogue related arrest.
How do  Jonathan and all his african peers feel about this so- called gift that looks like a slave master rope around Africa's neck. Are they going to later be upset when China undermines  the sovereignty of african nations?

BBC  Reporting

28 January 2012 Last updated at 10:55

African Union opens Chinese-funded HQ in Ethiopia

The African Union has inaugurated its newly built headquarters in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.

The entire $200m (£127m) project was funded by China as a gift to the AU, as Beijing continues to strengthen its influence in Africa.

In front of African leaders a huge golden key was handed over and the 100m high building was officially opened.

The tower overlooks a vast conference centre where African heads of state are expected to meet for years to come.

Their first AU summit in the building will take place on Sunday.

China's most senior political adviser, Jia Qinglin, attended the opening of the new headquarters.

"The towering complex speaks volumes about our friendship to the African people, and testifies to our strong resolve to support African development," he said, according to AFP.

The AU chairman, Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, said the complex was "a reflection of the new Africa," the agency reports.

The new AU building dominates the skyline of Addis Ababa and is the city's tallest building.

Most of the materials used were imported from China and even the furnishings were paid for by Beijing, AFP news agency reports,

The project co-ordinator, Fantalum Michael, says the new building signifies China's growing friendship with Africa.

"It's a testimony that this relationship will continue in the future," he told AFP

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Re: New Chinese Funded African Union Building In Addis Ababa,Ethiopia by igbo2011(m): 7:52pm On Jan 28, 2012
There is already a thread for this; https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-857282.0.html

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