Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) 2024
September 15 , 2024
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- China-hosted the Ninth edition of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit in Beijing.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged $51 billion of funding to African countries.
- The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was established in 2000.
- It aims to formalise the strategic partnership between China and African nations.
- FOCAC Summit is conducted every three years, with the host alternating between China and an African member.
- The FOCAC counts 53 African nations as its members – the entire continent except Eswatini.
- Eswatini has diplomatic ties with Taiwan against Beijing’s “One China” Policy.
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