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Kenyan President William Ruto and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a "new level" and strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors, including infrastructure, healthcare, science and technology, and security following a bilateral meeting, Reuters reported on April 24. This comes after Kenya secured close to $1 billion worth of investment pledges from Chinese entities at an investor roundtable in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture and tourismWhat Happened
Kenyan President William Ruto and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to upgrade bilateral ties to a "new level" and strengthen cooperation in a range of sectors, including infrastructure, healthcare, science and technology, and security following a bilateral meeting, Reuters reported on April 24. This comes after Kenya secured close to $1 billion worth of investment pledges from Chinese entities at an investor roundtable in sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture and tourism.

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Ruto's rapprochement with China highlights African countries' broader push to secure fresh funding and investments from outside powers after U.S. President Donald Trump's cuts to U.S. development aid, with these efforts likely to continue in the coming months. Expanded China-Kenya cooperation indicates that Ruto is looking to recalibrate his government's foreign policy toward greater multi-alignment in response to Trump's election, before which Ruto markedly leaned toward the United States. Kenya's limited exposure to U.S. "reciprocal tariffs," which would stand at only 10%, together with its tariff-free agreement with the European Union, means Chinese exporters may look to expand operations in the country to circumvent tariffs, although any such moves would likely largely remain limited to the lower end of global supply chains. Chinese investments in sectors such as healthcare and agriculture could help the Kenyan government reallocate some public expenditure to narrow funding gaps left by cuts to U.S. development aid or to support fiscal consolidation efforts. However, Ruto's rapprochement with China threatens to hinder cooperation with the Trump administration, which could, for example, decide to curb counterterrorism cooperation or intelligence sharing.
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Ruto is conducting a state visit to China from April 22 to 26. Ruto conducted a state visit to the United States in May 2024, following which Washington labeled Kenya a major non-NATO ally, a first for a sub-Saharan African country.

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A French public prosecutor's office launched an investigation into French multinational energy company TotalEnergies on manslaughter and failure to assist a person in danger charges regarding the major's handling of a 2021 attack on the Mozambican town of Palma by Islamic State affiliates, Franceinfo reported on March 14. This comes as a case was first filed in October 2023 by survivors of the attack on Palma, where TotalEnergies' $20 billion Mozambique LNG is located, as well as families of victims -- who accused the company of failing to ensure the safety of its subcontractors. The French major stressed that it firmly rejects these accusations but noted that it would cooperate with judicial authorities. Despite criticism by human rights and environmental activists, TotalEnergies cleared a major hurdle to resume work on the project after the U.S. Export-Import Bank, or EXIM, approved $4.7 billion in financing for Mozambique LNG on March 13 despite opposition to such a move by certain allies of U.S. President Donald Trump. Previous comments by TotalEnergies CEO Patrick Pouyanne suggest the French major may now look to set 2030 as the project's completion date. However, this will be heavily contingent on changes in Mozambique's political stability, as the country continues to face attacks from Islamic State affiliates in its northern Cabo Delgado province, as well as heightened discontent from opposition supporters following the October 2024 general election, which observers widely saw as rigged by the ruling Frelimo party and triggered nationwide protests that lasted months.

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