China Africa 2024: relations reach historic highs

2024 will be remembered as a year of stability and remarkable progress in China-Africa relations, with ties between the two sides seen at its best in history. The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation held in Beijing made a milestone. In our annual year-in-review episode,

Liu Baocheng, Director of Center of International Business Ethics, University of International Business and Economics, Charles Onunaiju, Director of the Center for China Studies in Nigeria and Emmanuel Matambo, Director of the Centre for China-Africa Studies at the University of Johannesburg in South Africa discuss key events and trends that shaped China Africa relations in 2024.

1.      China-Africa relations are now at their strongest in history, fostering not only to bilateral stability, but also contributing to global stability.   3:00

2.      The 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Beijing is a landmark event, marked by introductions of concrete actions.   7:00

3.      The private sector is playing an increasingly significant role in China Africa interactions, while people-to-people exchanges are driving significant bilateral transformations.  19:10