Responding to accusations that label China-Africa cooperation as „debt-trap diplomacy“ or „new colonialism“, African Union Commission chairman Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said such claims are divorced from reality.

In an exclusive interview with China Media Group (CMG), he stressed that China has come to Africa's aid in infrastructure and development at a time when others have not, adding that concrete projects and visible results speak louder than accusations.

„We don't believe that. We judge it by what China is doing for the continent. These actions, activities and results speak for themselves,“ he said, stressing that facts on the ground are the strongest answer to efforts to discredit China-Africa cooperation.

CMG