More African youth seek higher studies in China

The number of African students opting to travel to China for further studies has witnessed incredible growth over the past decade, with experts attributing the increase to growing economic and cultural exchanges between the regions.

Henry Rotich, chairman of the Kenya-China Alumni Association, said this growth is driven by several factors, including expanded scholarship opportunities, China's affordability as a study destination and the rising demand for African professionals with Chinese language proficiency.

"In Kenya, for example, the Chinese government used to offer an average of 10 scholarships per year twenty years ago. Today, the Chinese embassy in Nairobi alone sponsors at least 60 students annually," said Rotich, who studied in China for his master's degree in chemistry back in 1998.