Kenya's Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi has welcomed President Xi Jinping's announcement to implement zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent of tariff lines for the 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with China. He said the statement was extremely significant, offering a critical lifeline to economies across the African continent. Moreover, it carries profound significance for South-South cooperation as a whole and has far-reaching implications for supporting and strengthening global free trade.