African workshops help power Djibouti growth

The China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative is helping to significantly reduce infrastructure deficits in Africa, with latest vocational training programs also equipping local communities with appropriate skills to fully benefit from and participate in the development projects.

Last week, the first Luban training workshop of its kind was launched in Djibouti to supplement other ongoing capacity-building efforts across the continent.

The move is part of the 10 Luban Workshops that President Xi Jinping - during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit held in Beijing - said would be set up in Africa.