China's rise in Africa does not spell EU decline, says official

Both China and Europe can reap the benefits of greater investment in Africa, with associated gains in influence not defined by a zero-sum game, a senior official from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) has said.

Many in Europe have fretted in recent years over China's increasing leverage in the mineral-rich continent, but the head of cabinet of the ACP's secretariat told MEPs on Wednesday (4 May) that the EU could still secure its interests in the region.

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