Category: FOCAC
China-Africa Summit to Take Place September 3-8, According to Uganda Foreign Ministry
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 ...
Insights From Hannah Ryder on What to Expect at This Year’s China-Africa Summit
Chinese and African governments are beginning to negotiate the agenda for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that will take place in Beijing later this fall. Development finance, infrastructure, and green technology are ...
China-Africa Think Tank Forum Gives a Peek of Increasingly Shared Messaging
The run-up to the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is traditionally a moment when new Africa-China rhetoric is road-tested. The regular China-Africa Think Tank Forum is one of those testing grounds, where researchers, many of whom directly advise governments, sit down to articulate the relationship anew. ...
Kenya, China Prep for Upcoming FOCAC Summit in Beijing
Senior Chinese and Kenyan officials held talks in Nairobi about what will be on the agenda at the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit scheduled to take place later this fall in Beijing. The two sides met on Friday ...
New IMF Report Takes the Pulse of Rapidly Changing China-Africa Economic Trends
Talks are underway between African and Chinese negotiators over the agenda for the upcoming Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit that will take place later this year in Beijing. But this year's FOCAC is going to be very different than previous ...
A Call for African & Latin American Countries to Share Notes on Dealings With China
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi confirmed this week the triennial Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) conference that will take place later this year in Beijing will, in fact, be a leaders summit. Before the FOCAC ...
Chinese Diplomacy in Sierra Leone and Nigeria With Tobi Oshodi
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio is in the midst of a five-day visit to China that included talks with President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang, among other high-level officials. While Bio is getting a lot of face-time with China’s ...
Africa’s Digital Sovereignty in the Era of U.S.-China Great Power Competition
In the increasingly acrimonious competition between the U.S. and China over technology standards, it's often assumed that smaller countries in places ...
China’s Top Africa Diplomat Arrives in Nigeria Days After Blinken Visit
China's most senior diplomat for African affairs, Wu Peng, arrived in Abuja on Friday, just days after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited the Nigerian capital. Wu is currently on a tour of the continent that also includes stops in
2024 Will Set the Tone for the Next Phase of the Africa-China Relationship
As we settle into the new year, the Africa-China community is waiting for the announcement of the Chinese Foreign Minister's traditional first trip of the year, which is always to Africa. This year's visit will be pivotal because it will kick off the official race to the ...
Flurry of Events Outline China’s Africa Focus
The last two weeks saw several official Africa-China events that reveal focus areas in the relationship. Coming in the wake of October’s Belt and Road Forum, they reflect an uptick in official exchanges. The events also show where the focus is ...
Africa-China Meetings Give Glimpse of Next Year’s FOCAC Agenda
Officials from 53 African countries and the African Union Commission are meeting in Beijing this week to discuss the implementation of goals agreed at the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit in Dakar. The 16th Senior Officials Meeting brings together about ...