Centre for Africa-China Studies’ Post

🌍 The 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit has come to a close, marking an important milestone in China-Africa relations. In our latest episode of SFC Market Talk, we feature journalists from diverse regions, including the U.S., Cuba, Pakistan, and Russia, sharing their perspectives on the summit’s outcomes and the evolving role of China in Africa. #FOCAC2024 #ChinaAfrica #GlobalPartnership

In the NBR report "A New Great Game? Situating Africa in China’s Strategic Thinking," Nadège Rolland wrote: "Thanks to FOCAC, the scope of cooperation has greatly expanded over the past two decades, from dealing mainly with trade and investment issues (2000–2009), to actively developing people-to-people exchanges (2009–15), and eventually, since 2015, progressing to security cooperation as well as governance matters. These interactions, it is anticipated, will pave the way for the formation of a 'community of shared destiny” between China and Africa.'" https://bit.ly/3comcjm #FOCAC #Africa #China #ChinaandAfrica

The People's Republic of China (PRC) and all African States with the exception of the Kingdom of Eswatini belong to a formal forum known as the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which has its ninth meeting holding in Beijing between September 4-6 2024. China has been Africa's largest trading partner since 2008 and its leading provider of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) since 2013. This report examines how China's foreign policy principles and initiatives, such as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and FOCAC, empower African leaders to exercise agency. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dmx3PcyG #CDDReport #FOCAC2024 #ChinaAfricaRelations #BRIInAfrica

🌍 KSG Situation Report 🌍 Evaluating the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) #Africa #China #energy #green #mining #US #NATO Key Takeaways: The 2024 FOCAC Summit emphasised China’s expanding influence and financial commitments, with a $50.7 billion funding and a focus on economic cooperation, infrastructure, and job creation. China’s approach focuses on a strategic shift towards green development and industrial modernisation for high-tech industries, clean energy, and technical training, marking a departure from traditional investments and promoting diversified sustainable economic growth in Africa. The Summit underscored China’s dual focus on balancing security and economic interests, with Beijing committing military assistance and training, reflecting its aim to safeguard regional stability and counterbalance Western influence. China’s strengthened Sino-African partnership intensifies competition with global powers like the United States, Europe, Japan, and India, reshaping global governance to favour developing nations and boosting the geopolitical importance of the Global South. Despite China’s promises of mutual benefit and development, concerns over debt sustainability and financial dependency persist, highlighting the need for Africa to balance Chinese investments with diversified global partnerships.

This was a most interesting article to work on! Africa’s reality of self-determination requires economic transitions across its constituting states coupled with the right kind of foreign investment. This article provides insight into Africa’s trade investment relationship with China, and how beneficial it is to the AfCFTA.

Opportunities & Threats from idea to implementation… The economics blocs are the nerve of development … Will the African integration adventure begin (2025-2028)? https://lnkd.in/dtYvxQWb #Africa #RECs

𝐹𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝐴𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑒: 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐅𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐂📌 "In the realm of global geopolitics and economic development, the relationship between China and Africa has emerged as one of the most dynamic and consequential of the 21st century." "Central to this relationship is the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), a platform established in 2000 that has become the cornerstone of Sino-African relations." In this article, Philip Akrofi Atitianti, Ph.D., ACCPA's Senior Research Fellow, shares critical insights into how #FOCAC aims to foster cooperation across a wide range of fields, with infrastructure development standing out. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: https://lnkd.in/dHEtewPX Sino-Africa Insider #accpa #africachinacentre #africachina #sinoafrica #focac

From September 4th to 6th, the 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit is being held in Beijing under the theme "Joining Hands to Advance Modernization and Build a High-Level China-Africa Community with a Shared Future." During the summit, leaders from both regions are deepening their ties and working towards shared development goals. SFC presents Writing the Future of China-Africa Cooperation, a documentary that explores the evolving relationship between China and Africa. From infrastructure projects to technological advancements, this documentary highlights how win-win cooperation is building a brighter future for both China and Africa. #FOCAC2024 #ChinaAfricaCooperation #Modernization #SharedFuture 

Key Aspects of the BRICS 2024 Agenda Economic Cooperation and Trade Financial Infrastructure Geopolitical Coordination Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Cultural and People-to-People Exchanges Membership Expansion Technological Collaboration

This paper is a must read for anyone following #Focac or China Africa strategist.