China-Africa Summit to Take Place September 3-8, According to Uganda Foreign Ministry

Ugandan Foreign Minister Odongo Jeje Abubakhar (R) welcomed H.E. Zhang Lizhong, the Ambassador of China, at the Ministry offices in Kampala. Image via @UgandaMFA.

It appears Chinese ambassadors across Africa were given the go-ahead to notify their host governments that the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit will take place from September 3rd to the 8th.

The Uganda Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a detailed summary of Ambassador Zhang Lizhong’s meeting on Wednesday with Foreign Minister Odongo Jeje Abubakhar when he apparently announced the dates.

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