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Yes AFRICA have made up their minds, where and who they will SUPPORT..!

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged more than $50 billion in funding and at least 1 million jobs for Africa at a summit in Beijing on Thursday as the United States and China compete for influence in the fast-growing continent.

More than 50 leaders of African nations are in the Chinese capital this week for the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, a summit held every three years that alternates between China and Africa.

With its rapidly growing population of 1.5 billion people and abundant natural resources, Africa is strategically important to the U.S. and other global powers. But the continent has also felt neglected by the leading economies as it struggles with poverty, climate change and geopolitical unrest.