China's Xiangyang becomes sister city with Nigeria's Oshogbo

Officials of Xiangyang City, central China's Hubei Province, attend an online signing ceremony that marks the establishment of sister city with Osogbo of Nigeria, Sept 27, 2022. (Photo/China News Service)

(ECNS) -- Xiangyang City of central China's Hubei Province and Osogbo City of Nigeria held an online signing ceremony Tuesday to become sister cities.

Osogbo is the first official sister city of Xiangyang in Africa.

Osogbo and Xiangyang have a long history of exchanges and cooperation. As early as 2013, the two sides signed a medical cooperation agreement.

The two cities agreed to carry forward cooperation, jointly build China-Africa medical and health cooperation projects, and share development opportunities.

They vowed to promote the China-Africa friendship and boost development under the Belt and Road Initiative.