DIVERSIFICATION: With its basic infrastructure and vast market, Africa offers opportunities for Taiwanese investors seeking to diversify risks, the president said
Taipei Times
Date: Apr 20, 2018
By: Staff writer, with CNA
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) on Wednesday vowed that Taiwan would not be absent
President Tsai Ing-wen, left, talks with Swazi King Mswati III at a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of Swaziland’s independence and the 50th birthday of the king in Swaziland yesterday. Photo: CNA
in Africa and could make more contributions to Swaziland and elsewhere on the continent.
Tsai made the remarks at a dinner with Taiwanese living in southern Africa, as part of her four-day visit to Swaziland.
Tsai said she and her delegation have witnessed the results of the business, medical and agricultural technology initiatives that Taiwan has undertaken in Swaziland, as well as the nation’s efforts to contribute to creating jobs and economic development in the African country.
She also reiterated her idea of promoting greenhouse cultivation in Swaziland, which she first broached during a meeting with Swazi Queen Mother Ntombi Tfwala earlier that day.
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