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China Boosts Africa Ties with $32M Ecowas Headquarters

12/13/2025

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China is strengthening its partnership with Africa by funding major infrastructure projects, including the US$32 million Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) headquarters in Abuja.
The complex is set for completion by the end of January 2024 and aims to enhance productivity and reduce costs for the 15-member bloc.
On December 4, 2023, Chinese ambassador Yu Dunhai visited the site, calling it a “landmark project of bilateral cooperation.”
Ecowas Commission president Dr. Omar Touray stated that construction, which began in 2022, demonstrates Beijing’s commitment to regional integration amid military instability in West Africa.

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China is strengthening its partnership with Africa by funding major infrastructure projects, including the US$32 million Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) headquarters in Abuja.
The complex is set for completion by the end of January 2024 and aims to enhance productivity and reduce costs for the 15-member bloc.
On December 4, 2023, Chinese ambassador Yu Dunhai visited the site, calling it a “landmark project of bilateral cooperation.”
Ecowas Commission president Dr. Omar Touray stated that construction, which began in 2022, demonstrates Beijing’s commitment to regional integration amid military instability in West Africa.