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Kenyan President William Ruto heads to China tomorrow, the first African leader to be hosted by Beijing since US President Donald Trump’s administration unveiled its unprecedented global tariffs.
Ruto is expected to try to position Kenya in a volatile and shifting geopolitical landscape, alongside more focused discussions on loans and infrastructure financing.
The closely watched trip comes amid an escalating trade war between Washington and Beijing. As a result, ties between China and Africa could also be reconfigured, analysts told Semafor. African businesses in particular are thinking “how do we diversify and make sure that we don’t depend on the US,” said Hannah Ryder, CEO of the consultancy Development Reimagined. “This is where China can come in.”
