In the southern suburb of Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, a new and towering modern building has sprung up. The completion ceremony of the headquarters (phase I) project of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention of China's assistance to the African Union was held on the 11th. The visiting Foreign Minister Qin Gang attended the ceremony. The gift from China lives near the headquarters project of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Wakkila Totofa is an ordinary local civil servant who has been paying close attention to the progress of the project construction for more than two years. The total construction area of the project is more than 20000 square meters, and the construction contents include office administrative area, emergency response center, information center, biological laboratory building and other facilities. After the completion of the project, it will become the first African disease control center with modern office and experimental conditions and complete facilities on the African continent, which is of great significance for improving the speed of disease prevention, monitoring and epidemic emergency response in Africa. "The twin towers of the main building are held up by both hands, perfectly echoing the badge of the African Center for Disease Control and Prevention, symbolizing unity, fraternity and strength." Gao Jiajia, the leader of the project construction technology team, said that despite the challenges of tight construction period, complex technology, difficult implementation, and the COVID-19 epidemic, China completed the project on schedule with "Chinese speed" and "Chinese quality". "This project fully embodies the Africa-China friendship and is a vivid example of China's commitment to Africa in the field of public health," said Monique Ensanzabaganwa, Vice Chairman of the AU Commission. "The Chinese friends tell the African people with practical actions that they have always been around us." Trune Zener, former Ethiopian ambassador to the United Nations, said, "Africa and China have established a strong partnership and friendship in the field of public health, and look forward to more cooperation in the future." Since the establishment of the China-Africa Health Community, Africa has long been a weak link in the global public health system. Malaria, cholera, yellow fever and other infectious diseases have plagued Africa all the year round and seriously threatened the lives and health of African people. Three years later, the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation is pushing