U.S: We are not jealous of China's partnership with Nigeria

Linda Thomas-Greenfield says there is enough space for investors from all over the world in Africa

The position of the U.S was made by the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of African Affairs, Linda Thomas-Greenfield today, February 10.
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Greenfield who was responding to a question from naij.com on the increasing partnership between African countries and China said there is enough space for investors from all over the world in Africa.
She said: ”The opportunities are there, there is enough space for investors in the Africa continent. It is not a competition.
”My advice to the African countries is that their growth and development should reflect on their vision as it is important for them to partner with countries that will help them develop.”
Recall that the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie, recently said that Nigeria-China trade volume exceeded $13 billion in 2015.
“Nigeria is China’s largest engineering contracted projects market in Africa; Nigeria is the second largest export market of China in Africa and Nigeria is also the third biggest trading partner and major investment destination in Africa,” the envoy stated.
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In a related development, the federal government of Nigeria is currently in talks with Chinese investors to attract around $15 billion additional investments into the Nigerian information and communications technology (ICT) sector.