China will appoint a special envoy for the Horn of Africa to help tackle security challenges in the region.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the announcement on Thursday during a press conference in the Kenyan city of Mombasa.
“We will continue to play even a bigger role for peace and stability in the region,” Mr Wang said.
The minister is on a tour of three countries in eastern Africa which began in Eritrea and concludes in the Indian Ocean island of Comoros.
On Wednesday, he condemned sanctions imposed on Eritrea, which has long been regarded as a pariah by Western powers. The US imposed sanctions on Eritrea last year over its involvement in the Ethiopia conflict.
The Chinese minister’s tour to the region coincides with the visit by US special envoy to the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, who is due to arrive in Ethiopia on Thursday to discuss the 14-month civil war in the northern part of the country.
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