China and Africa have reaffirmed commitment to deepening their 25-year-old partnership under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), with diplomats, scholars, and development experts describing the initiative as a model of South–South collaboration that continues to drive infrastructure growth, trade, and cultural exchange across the continent.
Speaking at the 25th anniversary forum themed: “Towards Sustainability of the Fruitful Diplomacy Between China and Africa”, the Chinese Consul General in Lagos, Ms. Yan Yuqing, highlighted that FOCAC has become a cornerstone of modern China-Africa relations, lifting the partnership to its best period in history.
“Over the past 25 years, FOCAC has grown rapidly and vigorously, driving China-Africa cooperation to its best period in history and becoming a model of solidarity and collaboration among the Global South,” she said.
Yan noted that in that time, trade between China and Africa has grown 27 times, while direct Chinese investment
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