Merging two developmental visons: Africa's agenda 2063 and China's one belt one road

In response to the emerging global dilemmas, risks and threats, China has formulated the One Belt, One Road (OBOR) framework to ensure economic development by integrating a number of countries in Asia, Africa and Europe through two main components, the land based 'Silk Road Economic Belt' (SREB) and ocean-going 'Maritime Silk Road"(MSR) to which the Indian Ocean is central.