On January 8, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a message of sympathy to Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani over his infection with COVID-19.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo jointly met the press in Mombasa. Wang Yi refuted the allegation that China's cooperation with Africa has created a "debt trap".
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo jointly met the press in Mombasa. A reporter asked how China viewed the current situation in the Horn of Africa.
On January 7, 2022, President Xi Jinping sent a verbal message to Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Comorian Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal in Moroni.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with Kenyan Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs Raychelle Awuor Omamo in Mombasa.
On January 6, 2022 local time, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi who was visiting Kenya attended, upon invitation, the completion ceremony of the Chinese-built oil terminal at the port of Mombasa with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
On January 6, 2022 local time, Comorian President Azali Assoumani met in Moroni with State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who was visiting Comoros upon invitation.