FOCAC Interview: China Is A Reliable Partner For Africa’s Development: Rwandan President

China has proven to be a reliable friend and partner, supporting Africa’s development without imposing its will, said Rwandan President Paul Kagame ahead of his attendance of the ongoing Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing.

He made the remarks in a recent written interview with Xinhua. The following is the written interview.

Question: Over the past 20 years and more, under your leadership, Rwanda’s GDP has grown at an average rate of nearly 8 percent, becoming one ofREAD MORE

A declaration on jointly building an all-weather China-Africa community with a shared future for the new era and an action plan of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) for the next three years were adopted Thursday at the 2024 FOCAC summit in Beijing.

Full Text Beijing Declaration on Jointly Building an All-Weather China-Africa Community with a
Shared Future for the New Era

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has achieved complete success.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China stands ready to work with Africa to implement 10 partnership actions to jointly advance modernization.

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