Category: FOCAC

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa called Chinese leader Xi Jinping's pledge on Thursday of $50 billion in financing to Africa over the next three years a "great boon" for the continent. "I am very positively disposed to the amount of money ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping's highly anticipated opening address at the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit on Thursday sent a clear message that Beijing remains firmly committed to its strong ties with African governments and intends to deepen its engagement on the continent.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told African leaders Thursday that expanding ties between China and the continent could "drive the renewable energy revolution." Guterres and more than 50 African leaders are attending this week's China-Africa forum, according to state media.

By Sam Davies Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday pledged over $50 billion in financing for Africa over the next three years, promising to deepen cooperation in infrastructure and trade with the continent as he addressed Beijing's biggest summit since the ...

Kenya’s President William Ruto came to Beijing with a long wishlist. In the run-up to his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Ruto stressed several key infrastructure projects as key to Kenya’s cooperation with China. Standard Gauge Railway: The ...

China and Nigeria signed a raft of deals aimed at broadening their economic cooperation in the run-up to the FOCAC summit in Beijing. Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday. They announced the elevation of ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will host over two dozen African leaders at a lavish dinner in Beijing on Wednesday, kicking off the city's biggest summit in years with promises of cooperation in infrastructure, energy and education. China, the world's second-largest economy, ...

China has called for close cooperation between developing countries in the face of “surging hegemonism” from the United States and its allies. Liu Yuxi, Beijing’s FOCAC ambassador and special envoy for African affairs, said: “In the face of surging hegemonism and ...

The relationship between China and South Africa has been elevated to an "all-round strategic cooperative partnership for a new era." This follows a bilateral meeting on Monday between Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Xi Jinping in the run-up to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit. ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping held successive meetings with African leaders as Beijing gears up for the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit officially starting on Wednesday. On Monday, Xi met with eight African counterparts from the Democratic Republic of Congo, South ...

This year's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit comes at a critical time for governments in both regions. While China is embroiled in an increasingly contentious great power duel with the United States, African governments are under mounting economic and social ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was among a large number of African leaders who landed in Beijing over the weekend ahead of this week's Forum on China-Africa Cooperation summit that begins on Wednesday. But Ramaphosa's schedule will be slightly different than ...