While the Internet Conference was being held here in Hong Kong, in East Africa, an important meeting was held in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
In addition to the heads of the five countries of Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Djibouti, the meeting was attended by the heads of Somalia, Rwanda, and Zambia.
These three countries have also officially become members of the East African Community this time. The central banks of the three countries will also join the African Development Bank and integrate into the economic development integration of East Africa.
These three countries can join the East African Community. Rwanda and Zambia are already Commonwealth countries, and Somalia is currently mainly close to the European Union and the Lee Group. This has the basis for joining the East African Community.
In addition to the heads of state of the eight countries and high-level government officials, this meeting also invited the Governor of Bentley Island Zhang Ziyu, the British Business Secretary Dial Byrons, the Director General of the European Union for East African Affairs Luke Jocic, the President of the Hong Kong Business Association Cao Weide,
A delegation headed by Gu Chengyun, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Baodao Hsinchu Bank, attended the East African economic talks.
Zhang Ziyu, Byrons, and Jocic will also attend talks on East African security.
This time Zhang Ziyu came here to have a big plastic surgery. Li Xuelan, president of Kowloon Group, Xu Yuntao, president of Xingyuan Group, Chen Xinqi, president of Xiangjiang Petrochemical Group, Sun Jianping, executive vice president of Tianyu Financial Group, and other high-level officials came here.
The biggest change the Lee Group has made in East Africa over the years is transportation, especially the four railway lines in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, which have made huge contributions to the economic development of the three countries.
Of course, Britain and the European Union are not idle either. They have also invested in building a railway from the capital of Ethiopia to Djibouti.
The focus of the Kowloon Group this time is to invest in the construction of a coastal railway from Mombasa, Kenya to Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
The second is the joint venture between Kowloon Group and the European Union to build a railway from Mogadishu to Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The third is the wholly-owned construction of the railway from Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, to Dar es Salaam, the coastal port city of Tanzania, owned by the Kowloon Group.
The fourth step is the joint venture between Kowloon Group and the European Union to build a railway from Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to Deas Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia.
The fifth is a joint venture between Kowloon Group and British Railways to build a railway from Kampala, the capital of Uganda, to Kigali, the capital of Rwanda.
The sixth item is the joint venture between Kowloon Group and the British government to build a railway from Kampala to Dodoma, the capital of Tanzania, through which Dar es Salaam can be reached directly.
Once these six railways are opened to traffic, they will be combined with the four railways built by the Kowloon Group from Dar es Salaam to Dodoma, Dodoma to Nairobi, Mombasa to Dar es Salaam, Mombasa to Kampala through Nairobi, as well as the British and
With the Addis Ababa to Djibouti railway built by the EU, many cities in the eight East African Community countries can be connected by railway, and transportation can be greatly improved.
This is unimaginable in the whole of Africa. Except for the transportation of South Africa, the development of West Africa is now comparable to theirs. There are Japanese and Korean capitals there, and the momentum is not weak at all.
The reason why the Lee Group, the British and even the European Union poured so much money into East Africa to build railways is because East Africa is rich in mineral resources, including huge reserves of non-ferrous metal ores, oil and natural gas.
Now the Li Group and its allies no longer need to buy oil from outside. Their oil fields in Romania, Somalia, Tanzania and Kenya are not only used for themselves, but also exported to several major mainland oil companies.
Although the economy of the eight countries within the East African Community is still relatively poor, the political situation has been stable in recent years, coupled with the investment of the Lee Group and its allies as well as EU companies, the economy here has improved significantly. This is also a very good market, Li
Many of the products owned by the Consortium still have good profits here.
The most important thing this time was the discussion on security. At the meeting, the Secretary-General of the East African Community (also known as the East African Union) said: "Our internal situation is currently stable. The economy has increased by 280% in the past eight years. Although the economies of various countries have continued to rise,
But overall it's very good.
But we cannot ignore the threats around us, such as Burundi, Sudan, Congo, and Mozambique.
There are security threats within or around these countries, and I hope that everyone can unite to safeguard the security of our community."
There is a topic this time, which is to learn from the European Union and prepare to establish a force that will always maintain the security of the East African Community. In this regard, the East African Community still has a certain foundation. More than half of them are members of the Commonwealth, and these governments are all pro-Lee consortium and pro-League.
If the British forces jointly promote it, there won't be much of a problem.
The establishment of a joint force by the East African Community was also driven by the Lee Consortium and the British. The main reason was that as the East African Union grew larger, Bentley Island, the British and even the European Union did not want to send too many troops to garrison. After all, this would require a huge military expenditure.
With the East African Allied Forces, Bentley Island and the British only need to send advisory groups for guidance. You must know that the British Military Academy has trained many talents for these countries over the years, and they are enough to support the defense of the East African Community.
And the existing garrison will not be withdrawn. It will just change the location and move the military base forward. For example, the fighter jets stationed at the British Military Base in Kenya on Bentley Island will be moved forward to Rwanda. At the same time, the mechanized base stationed in Tanzania will also be moved forward.
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At the same time, troops stationed in Somalia were stationed in Zambia to maintain stability here.
As for Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia, after years of development, the internal situation has stabilized, the government's control has been greatly strengthened, and the internal forces no longer have troops and armed forces, so there can be no turmoil.
You must know that over the years, several governments, with the support of Bentley Island, Britain, and the European Union, have carried out purges of those who are unwilling to disarm, and at the same time have increased domestic gun management. Now, in addition to political campaigns, it is almost impossible to rely on other methods.
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Now the heads of state are very satisfied with domestic development. Like their own people, they are full of hope for the future. They do not want their countries to return to the situation of the 1970s and 1980s. They also know that if the economy wants to develop rapidly, it must
A stable internal environment is needed, so they agreed to the establishment of the East African Security Force.
Compared with many countries, they are relatively lucky because they have not paid any military expenditures for Bentley Island, the British and even the EU garrison. However, they know that the United States charges a large amount of military expenditures for garrisoning troops in many countries.
They also know that this kind of thing cannot last long, and only when their own armed forces are strong can they be safer. A country cannot support a strong army, but their East African Community can support an elite force, which is very important to them.
There are benefits.
The President of Ethiopia said: "We established this force mainly to protect the security of our countries, rather than to interfere in the affairs of other countries. We also hope to list some specific regulations. This force is mainly for defense, and
Not to attack."
Although several countries are now learning from the EU and have integrated themselves, due to various reasons, it is similar to that within the EU. Each country also has its own interests, and it is impossible to be completely united.
This force is jointly funded by many countries, so it is naturally impossible for one country to kidnap it. The current situation is hard-won, and they are unwilling to participate in the wars of some countries.
The president of Somalia also put forward similar opinions. They were still suffering from war ten years ago. If Bentley Island had not united with Britain, France, Italy, etc. to allow several forces within them to form a coalition government, I don’t know when this war would have happened.
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Now that Somalia's development is on the right track and its people's living standards are getting better year by year, he is naturally unwilling to start a war lightly.