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Mapping China’s Strategic Port Development in Africa – Africa Center

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Chinese state-owned firms are active stakeholders in an estimated 78 ports across 32 African countries as builders, financiers, or operators.

Chinese firms are present in over a quarter of Africa ’s maritime trade hubs.

China gains as much as $13 in trade revenues for every $1 invested in ports.

Of the 78 African ports in which Chinese firms are known to be involved, 36 have hosted PLA port calls or military exercises.

China ’s growing footprint in African ports also advances Chinese military objectives.

China has conducted 55 port calls and 19 bilateral and multilateral military exercises in Africa since 2000 .

Chinese firms handle military logistics in many African ports.

Luanda ( Angola ) - Doraleh ( Djibouti ) - Mombasa (Mozambique) - Walvis Bay ( Namibia ) - Lekki ( Nigeria ) - Victoria (Seychelles) - Dar es Salaam ( Tanzania ) China has been highly strategic in its development and management of African ports so that this advances China 's interests as part of Beijing 's geostrategic ambitions.