African friendship cities of Shanghai

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The main goals of establishing friendship cities are to exchange experiences in culture, economy, innovation, and urban management, and especially to promote people-to-people cooperation.

As of October 2023, Shanghai and its districts have signed friendship city agreements with six cities or regions in five African countries.

Friendship Cities of Shanghai

	Friendship City	Country	Continent	Date of Establishment
1	Casablanca	Morocco	Africa	Sept 8, 1986
2	Alexandria Governorate	Egypt	Africa	May 15, 1992
3	Windhoek	Namibia	Africa	Nov 1, 1995
4	Maputo	Mozambique	Africa	Oct 25, 1999
5	KwaZulu Natal Province	South Africa	Africa	May 16, 2001

Friendship Cities of Districts (Towns)

	District (Town)	Friendship City	Country	Continent	Date of Establishment
1	Maqiao town	Okahandja	Namibia	Africa	Dec 16, 1998

Source: Foreign Affairs Office of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government