In recent years, African countries have been deepening their ties with China. In this context, an increasing number of young people are now looking to Africa for employment.

Reporter
“African leaders entered the venue, led by President Xi Jinping.”

The China-Africa Cooperation Forum has just launched in China. President Xi Jinping has pledged to provide over 7 trillion yen in funding over the next three years.

Chinese President Xi Jinping
“Relations between China and African countries are currently at their best in history.”

As President Xi emphasized, the relationship between China and Africa is deepening year by year. Currently, trade between China and Africa is at an all-time high. It has expanded by about 1.5 times in the past 10 years alone. In addition to agriculture and infrastructure construction, economic ties have recently become prominent in the fields of electric vehicles and IT.

Amid this, an increasing number of young people from China are now heading to Africa for work.

Liu
“I’m in Nairobi right now. I never thought I’d make this decision.”

Mr. Liu (23) has been working for a real estate company in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, for the past six months. Why did he decide to find work in Africa?

Liu
“I was working in Shenzhen, China, but I didn’t like the job because it was very competitive, overtime was the norm and the pay was poor.”

The number of young people like her who are trying to avoid fierce competition and heading to Africa has been increasing in recent years. Chinese media also report that the high youth unemployment rate is also spurring people to seek employment in Africa.

Liu says he is now satisfied with his life in Kenya.

Liu
“Before I came here, all I had heard was that Africa was poor and unsafe, but I’m glad I came. There are still many opportunities in Africa.”

In the future, it seems likely that more and more young people will seek new opportunities and set out for new horizons.

Source: Japanese