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1 | Nigeria Cements China Relations With Presidential Visit | Manamafy Ny Fifandraisany Amin'i Shina Ny Fitsidihana Ataon'ny Filoha Nizeriana |
2 | Nigeria's President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was on a five-day official visit to China from July 8 to 12, 2013. | Nanatontosa fitsidihana ofisialy naharitra dimy andro nanomboka tamin'ny 8 jolay hatramin'ny 12 joaly 2013 ny Filoha Nizeriana Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. |
3 | The Nigerian president's visit was aimed at shoring up investments through bilateral talks with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping. | Ny fanamafisana ny fampiasam-bola amin'ny alalan'ny fifaneken'ny roa tonta lafy amin'ny namana Shinoa, filoha Xi Jinping no tanjon'ny fitsidihan'ny filoha Nizeriana. |
4 | This visit came a few days after President Barrack Obama ended his tour to some African countries. | Natao ity fitsidihana ity andro vitsy taorian'ny fiafaran'ny fitetezam-pirenena Afrikanina sasantsasany nataon'ny filoha Barrack Obama. |
5 | Naturally, this created the impression that President Jonathan's visit to China was to spite the American president for not visiting Nigeria in his second trip to the continent. | Mazava ho azy fa toa ny handrangotra ny filoha amerikana noho izy tsy nitsidika an'i Nizeria tamin'ny fitetezana kaontinanta Afrikanina faharoa nataony no fiheverana ity fitsidihan'ny filoha Jonathan tany Shina ity. |
6 | However, the media adviser to President Jonathan, Dr. Reuben Abati, dismissed these insinuations thus: | Na dia izany aza, nolavin'ny Dr. Reuben Abati mpanolotsaina ara-tseraseran'ny filoha Jonathan izany fanendrikendrehana izany: |
7 | The claim that the China trip is a respond to the fact that Obama did not come to Nigeria is also not true because this trip was planned one year ago. | Tsy marina ny filazana fa setrin'ny tsy fandalovan'i Obama tao Nizeria no anton'ny fitsidihana tao Shina satria efa nomanina herintaona mialoha ny fitsidihana. |
8 | Every country has the right to determine where they go. | Manan-jo hanapa-kevitra amin'izay tiany haleha ny firenena tsirairay avy. |
9 | We have excellent relationship with the US and the truth of the matter is that nobody can overlook America. | Manana fifandraisana tsara amin'i Etazonia izahay ary ny marina amin'ity resaka ity dia tsy misy olona afaka hiala amin'i Amerika. |
10 | But China is also an important partner. | Kanefa mpiara-miasa tsy azo tsinotsinoavina ihany koa i Shina. |
11 | China has shown a lot of interest in Africa in the last few years. | Naneho ny fahavononany hiara-hiasa amin'i Afrika i Shina taona vitsy lasa izay. |
12 | Nigeria is a major trading partner with China. | Mpiara-miasa goavana amin'i Shina i Nizeria. |
13 | We have over 30 Chinese companies operating here. | Manana orinasa Shinoa maherin'ny 30 miasa eto Nizeria izahay. |
14 | President Goodluck Jonathan (R) inspecting guard of honour mounted by the Chinese military during his official welcoming in Beijing, China on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. | Ny filoha Goodluck Jonathan (ankavanana), atrehin'ireo miaramila Shinoa nandritra ny fandraisana ofisialy azy tao Beijing, Shina tamin'ny Alarobia 10 Jolay 2013. |
15 | Photo used with permission from Reubenabati.com. | Nahazoan-dalana avy amin'ny Reubenabati.com ny sary |
16 | Sino-Nigerian ties have been growing over the years. | Niaka-danja ny fifandraisan'i Shina sy Nizeria tao anatin'ny taona maro. |
17 | Global Voices reported last year that Mandarin was introduced as a language to be learnt in the public schools of the port city of Lagos. | Nitatitra ny Global Voices tamin'ny taon-dasa fa nampidirina ho anisan'ny fiteny hianarana eny amin'ny sekolim-panjakana ambaratonga fototra ao an-tanàndehibe seranantsambon'i Lagos ny teny Mandarin. |
18 | Raymond Eyo in an op-ed in online newspaper Scoop gave a brief history of the Sino-Nigerian relationship: | Nampahafantatra tantara fohy momba ny fifandraisan'i Shina sy Nizeria i Raymond Eyo ao amin'ny gazety amin'ny aterineto Scoop: |
19 | On April 18, the Jonathan administration disclosed an agreement with China's Export-Import bank to fund the importation of over 100 rice mills from Asia. | Tamin'ny 18 Aprily, nanao fifanekena taminà banky misahana fanondranana-fanafarana entana ao Shina ny fitondran'i Jonathan mba hamatsy ara-bola fanafarana milina fitotoam-bary maherin'ny 100 avy ao Azia. |
20 | The Ministry of Agriculture said the project was undertaken to boost Nigeria's efforts in rice production and exportation, as against importation. | Nilaza ny Minisitry ny fambolena fa natao izany tetikasa izany mba hanamafisana ny ezaka ataon'ny Nizeria amin'ny fanondranana sy famokaram-bary, mba hampihena ny fanafaram-bary. |
21 | In May, a Chinese trade delegation visited Cross River State and, after discussions with Governor Liyel Imoke, announced plans to open a truck manufacturing plant in the Calabar Free Trade Zone - an investment that will add to Nigeria's industrialisation efforts. | Nitsidika ny Firenena Cross River ireo solontena ara-barotra Shinoa tamin'ny volana Mey, ka taorian'ny dinika niarahana tamin'ny Governora Liyel Imoke, nilaza ny fikasany hanokatra orinasa mpanamboatra kamiao ao amin'ny faritra fifanakalozam-barotra malalaka ao Calabar izy ireo - fampiasam-bola ho fanampin'ny ezaka fananganana orinasa maro ao Nizeria. |
22 | In September last year, according to a Finance Ministry statement, China offered Nigeria a loan of least $1. 1bn to build more airport terminals and a light rail for Abuja. | Araka ny filazan'ny Minisiteran'ny ny Vola, nampindram-bola farafahakeliny 1,1 miliara ho an'i Nizeria i Shina tamin'ny taon-dasa tamin'ny volana Septambra, mba hanamboarana lalantsaram-piondranana fanampiny ao amin'ny seranam-piaramanidina sy lalamby maivamaivana ho an'i Abuja. |
23 | Indeed, it has been reported that this latest trip includes airport construction deals with Nigeria's Aviation Ministry, to be handled by China's Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC). | Voalaza indrindra ihany koa fa tafiditra tamin'ity fitsidihana farany ity ny fifanekena fanamboarana seranam-piaramanidina niarahana tamin'ny Minisiteran'ny Fitaterana an'habakabaka, izay hosahanin'ny Orinasa tsy Miankina Shinoa “Civil Engineering and Construction Company (CCECC)”. |
24 | China is, of course, already involved in some major road and railway projects across Nigeria. | Efa tafiditra tamin'ny tetikasa fanamboaran-dalana sy lalamby maro manerana an'i Nizeria i Shina. |
25 | Also, Nigeria's latest of three satellites, NigComSat-1R, which was launched in 2011, was built in China and has since significantly improved IT services in the country. | Namboarina tany Shina ihany koa ireo zanabolana telo farany NigComSat-1R an'i Nizeria izay nalefa tamin'ny taona 2011 ka nanatsara tanteraka ny tolotra momba ny fifandraisana sy ny teknolojia tao amin'ny firenena. |
26 | Olu Famous in this blog post, “What President Jonathan Brought Back from China”, reeled out the gains from the visit: | Niresaka izay zavatra ho azo amin'ny fitsidihana i Olu Famous tamin'ity lahatsoratra bilaogy ity, “What President Jonathan Brought Back from China (Inona ny voandalan'ny filoha Jonathan avy any Shina)”: |
27 | Following a meeting between the two Presidents, representatives from both countries signed five deals, including a lending agreement between China's Import-Export Bank and the Nigerian Finance Ministry for the expansion of the airport terminals and an economic and technical cooperation pact. | Taorian'ny fihaonana teo amin'ny Filoha roa tonta, nanasonia fifanekena dimy loha ireo solontenan'ny firenena roa tonta, anisan'izany ny fifanekena fampindranam-bola teo amin'ny Banky mpanondrana-mpanafatra entana ao Shina sy ny Minisiteran'ny Vola ao Nizeria ho fanitarana ny lalantsaram-piondranan'ny seranam-piaramanidina sy ny fifanekem-piarahamiasa ara-toekarena sy ara-teknika. |
28 | Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said the loans being finalised during this trip were part of $3 billion approved by China at interest rates of less than three per cent. | Nilaza ny Minisitry ny Vola, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, fa tafiditra mandritra ity fitsidihana ity ny famitana ny fifanaraham-pamindram-bola 3 miliara dolara neken'i Shina hangalana zana-bola latsaky ny telo isan-jato. |
29 | Chinese companies are already building roads across Nigeria in contracts worth $1.7 billion. | Efa eo am-panamboarana làlana manerana an'i Nizeria ireo orinasa Shinoa noho ilay fifanekena mitentina 1,7 miliara dolara. |
30 | Odilim Enwegbara described Jonathan's visit to China as timely because: | Odilim Enwegbara namaritra ny fitsidihan'i Jonathan ho amin'ny fotoanany tsara satria: |
31 | China's successful model makes a lot of sense for Nigeria, particularly learning from the former how long term macroeconomic planning coupled with the promotion of entrepreneurship could too become Nigeria's own economic growth drivers, especially if our private sector and public sector could be restructured to work hand-in-hand as it is the case in China, we too could begin to witness a job-based economic development. | Zava-dehibe ho an'i Nizeria ny modelim-pahombiazan'i Shina, indrindra ny mianatra amin'ny zokiolona fa mety hitari-dalana ny fitomboan-karenan'i Nizeria ihany koa ny faharetan'ny drafitra makroekonomika lavitr'ezaka ampiarahana amin'ny fampiroboroboana ny fandraharahana, indrindra rehefa voarafitra indray ny sehatry ny tsy miankina sy ny sehatry ny miankina amin'ny fanjakana mba hiara-hiasa tahaka ny fahita any Shina, mety ho vavolombelon'ny fandrosoana ara-toekarena mifototra amin'ny asa ihany koa isika. |
32 | The subtle diplomatic dicing was not lost on some Nigerians who still think - despite official explanations to the contrary - that the US will be disconcerted by the Nigerian's president visit to China. | Tsy very ao amin'ireo Nizeriana sasany ny fomba firesaka diplomatika - fa na milaza mifanohitra amin'izany aza - dia heverina fa sanganehana amin'ny fitsidihan'ny filoha Nizeriana any Shina i Etazonia. |
33 | These tweets by Nwachinemelu (@cchukudebelu) captured the sentiments: | Manapika an-tsary izany fahatsapana izany ireto siokan'i Nwachinemelu (@cchukudebelu) ireto: |
34 | @cchukudebelu: I can bet you that the US ambassador at Abuja will not be happy that Jonathan spent a full week at Beijing. | @cchukudebelu: Sahiko ny miloka aminao fa tsy ho faly ny ambasadera Amerikana ao Abuja mahare fa nijanona herinandro feno tany Beijing i Jonathan. |
35 | @cchukudebelu: Expect the US to organise a “massive reception for Africa leaders” in Washington next year (Obama has already hinted that). | @cchukudebelu: Miandry an'i Etazonia hikarakara “fandraisana faobe ireo filoha Afrikanina” ao Washington amin'ny taona hoavy (efa somary nanipy teny momba izany i Obama). |
36 | Alabi Williams in “No Free Lunch in China” cautioned that the elation about this visit should be marched with an equal demand for high standards: | Nampitandrina i Alabi Williams ao amin'ny “No Free Lunch in China (tsy misy sakafo atoandro maimaipoana any Shina” fa tokony hiaraka amin'ny fangatahana fenitra ambony mitovy ity fitsidihana ity. |
37 | The [Nigerian] textile companies have disappeared and what you now have are Chinese textiles, so tight fitting you could hardly raise your hands when you wear them. | Efa nanjavona ireo orinasan-damba [Nizeriana] ary ankehitriny dia orinasan-damba Shinoa no misy ao aminao, izay tery loatra ka mila tsy ho afa-mananga-tanana ianao rehefa mitafy azy ireny. |
38 | The Chinese do not carry around too much flesh and they are naturally of pint size and that helps them to be prudent with their textile demands. | Tsy dia vaventy nofosana ny Shinoa ary ara-voajanahary dia somary kelikely izy ireo ka manampy azy ireo izany hitandrina amin'ny takian'ny orinasan-damban-dry zareo. |
39 | That is what they have foisted on the Nigerian market. | Izany no nahatafiditra an-dry zareo soa aman-tsara eo amin'ny tsena Nizeriana. |
40 | And you will search endlessly to get a quality cotton shirt, because they give to our market what our merchants ask for. | Ary hitady tsy mitsahatry ny mikaroka akanjo tsara kalitao, satria omen-dry zareo ‘izy ny tsenantsika ny tadiavin'ny mpivarotra eto amintsika. |
41 | When you talk of quality control, the federal government must insist on the very best, not low or sub standard quality, like the fake drugs that come from Chinese companies. | Raha miresaka fanaraha-maso kalitao ianao, tokony hitaky ny tsara indrindra ny governemanta, fa tsy ny ambany na ny kalitao antonotonony, tahaka ireo fanafody sandoka tany amin'ireo orinasa shinoa. |