FOCAC PERSPECTIVES: Hoping the Journalists Do a Better Job Covering FOCAC And Avoid All Those “Tired Tropes”

Every day leading up to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation conference on November 29th and 30th, CAP will feature perspectives from journalists, academics, activists, and business leaders about what they hope will emerge from the FOCAC event in Dakar.
 

If you would like to participate and share your perspective, please email a short paragraph to CAP’s Africa Editor Cliff Mboya: cliff@chinaafricaproject.com.

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