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Africa Watch: why does a security meeting in Beijing matter to Africa?

Africa Watch

 , Updated 23:46, 18-Sep-2026

The 4th China-Africa Peace and Security Forum brings together defence ministers, military officers, African Union representatives and security scholars to discuss Africa’s security challenges.

With conflicts in Sudan, South Sudan and the DRC, instability across the Sahel, Somalia and Mozambique, and growing concerns around the Red Sea, could China’s growing role in Africa’s security landscape shape a different approach?

Watch our reporter Robert Nagila break it down on this edition of Africa Watch.

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Credit List:

Executive Producers: Sun Lan, Wang Haiyang

Planning Editor: Matthias Muindi

Reporter: Robert Nagila

Digital Producer: Tracy Omballa

Cameraman: Karuri Nyaga

Creative Designer: Bemnet Goitom

Video Editors: George Karugu, Melvin Koech

Graphic Designers: Duncan Ogola, Edwin Ondiek

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