The Ninth Ministerial Conference of (FOCAC) in Beijing

The Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held in Beijing on Tuesday highlighted past achievements and underscored a mutual commitment to strengthening partnerships in building a shared future for China and Africa.

Foreign ministers and economic ministers from 53 African member countries of the FOCAC, and representatives of the African Union and other regional and international organizations were among more than 300 attendees of the meeting.

The implementation of the outcomes of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the FOCAC in 2021, and results of China-Africa development cooperation and China’s assistance to Africa were reported at the conference, which also reviewed and adopted the agenda and draft outcome document of the forthcoming 2024 FOCAC summit.