Chinese martial arts gain popularity in Africa

"Tens of hundreds of visitors come here to watch the girls showing their prowess in kung fu," said Athuman Begeja, a 31-year-old kung fu teacher at Begeja Wushu Club located in Ilala district in Dar es Salaam.

The kung fu frenzy is sweeping the continent thanks to the friendly relations between China and Africa, cemented through the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Belt and Road Initiative, among others.

Humphrey Moshi, a professor of economics at state-run University of Dar es Salaam and director of the Center for Chinese Studies in Tanzania, said that the relationship between China and Africa has become stronger since the establishment of the forum.