Vehicles travel on Kigamboni Bridge Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Tanzania's new 135-million-US-dollar bridge connecting Kigamboni and Kurasini in the east African nation's commercial capital Dar es Salaam, has left an indelible mark to local engineers. The project undertaken by China Railway Construction Engineering Group (CRCEG) in a joint venture with China Railway Major Bridge Group (CRMBG) was officially inaugurated by President John Magufuli on Tuesday. The 32-metre wide bridge has six lanes, three in each direction, and two pedestrian and cyclist lanes with a width of 2.5 metres, one on each side. (Xinhua/Pan Siwei)
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a perfect linkage toward the Southern African Development Community (SADC)'s initiative to achieve industrialization, says the regional bloc of 16 member states.
DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Southern African Development Community (SADC) is linking with China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) toward implementation of its industrialization strategy, a senior SADC official said on Sunday.
"SADC is linking with the Belt and Road Initiative toward implementation of its industrialization strategy, especially on the construction of the infrastructure," said Johansein Rutaihwa, a senior program officer for SADC secretariat on Industrialization and Competitiveness.
The official told a news conference in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam ahead of the 4th SADC Industrialization Week and Exhibition that begins on Monday that China's BRI was a perfect linkage toward SADC's initiative to industrialize.
Rutaihwa said the SADC industrialization strategy focused on agro-processing, mineral beneficiation and pharmaceuticals.
The Chinese-built Maputo Bridge in Maputo, Mozambique has become the nation's key international passageway linking southward to South Africa. (Xinhua/Wang Teng)
The theme of the 4th SADC Industrialization Week and Exhibition is: A Conducive Environment for Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development, Increased Intra-trade and Job Creation.
The 4th SADC Industrialization Week and Exhibitions are among activities to be held ahead of the 39th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government to be held on Aug. 17 and Aug. 18.
Local people perform during the inauguration ceremony of the new container terminal in Walvis Bay, Namibia, Aug. 2, 2019. Namibia's quest to become an international trade hub and gateway advanced further Friday with the official inauguration of the country's 400-million-U.S.-dollar new container terminal in Walvis Bay by the county's President Hage Geingob. The new container terminal located in the port town of Walvis Bay was constructed on 40 hectares of land reclaimed from the sea by China Harbor Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) under just five years. (Xinhua/Zhang Yu)
During the summit, President John Magufuli will assume the chairmanship of SADC for a year to August 2020.
SADC was established through a treaty signed on Aug. 17, 1992 by 11 founding members in which Tanzania was a member. The SADC membership has over the years grown to 16.
