{"id":321944,"date":"2026-01-12T11:45:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=321944"},"modified":"2026-01-12T11:45:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:45:54","slug":"chinas-top-diplomat-postpones-visit-to-somalia-arrives-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/?p=321944","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s top diplomat postpones visit to Somalia, arrives in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table aligncenter\"><table><tbody><tr><td><img src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/489\/48937610.jpg\" width=\"600\" alt=\"Wang Yi is the Chinese foreign minister\"><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption><strong><em>Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi<\/em><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em> <\/em><\/strong>MOGADISHU, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; China&#8217;s top diplomat postponed what would have been a historic visit to Somalia, part of a tour of Africa aimed at bolstering strategic trade, the East African nation&#8217;s foreign affairs ministry said.<br><br>Wang Yi&#8217;s planned visit would have been the first by a Chinese foreign minister since the 1980s.<br><br>It had been expected to provide Mogadishu with a diplomatic boost after Israel became the first country to formally recognise the breakaway Republic of Somaliland, a northern region that declared its independence in 1991.<br><br>Somalia&#8217;s relations with the U.S. are also at a low point after Washington said this week it would pause further assistance that benefits the government over a dispute about the demolition of a World Food Programme warehouse.<br><br>Wang began his annual New Year&#8217;s tour of Africa on Wednesday, focusing on strategic trade access across East and Southern Africa as Beijing seeks to secure critical shipping routes and resource supply lines.<br><br>He arrived in Dar es Salaam on Friday for a two-day working visit, Tanzania&#8217;s foreign ministry said in a post on its X account.<br><br>It added that the visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and deepen economic ties between the two nations.<br><br>Wang met with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on Thursday and called for greater cooperation with Africa&#8217;s fastest-growing economy, including in infrastructure, green industry, and the digital economy.<br><br>He is also expected to travel to Lesotho during the trip, which is due to conclude on January 12. &#8212; NNN-AGENCIES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi MOGADISHU, Jan 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) &#8212; China&#8217;s top diplomat postponed what would have been a historic visit to Somalia, part of a tour of Africa aimed at bolstering strategic trade, the East African nation&#8217;s foreign affairs ministry said. Wang Yi&#8217;s planned visit would have been the first by a Chinese foreign [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[213,208,215,217],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321944"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=321944"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321944\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":321946,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321944\/revisions\/321946"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=321944"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=321944"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/namnewsnetwork.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=321944"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}