Africa-China: Trade, Economic Relationships

1. Introduction to the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
2. China's African Policy
3. FOCAC Summits: Beijing and Sharm el-Sheikh
4. 5th Ministerial Conference
5. Sino-African Trade Relations
6. Africa-BRICS

The aims of the subject “Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC)” are the following:

1. To understand the objectives of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
2. To know the principles of China's African policy
3. To assess the cooperation areas between Africa and China
4. To analyze the foreign trade between the African Countries and China

The Subject “Forum on China-Africa Cooperation” belongs to the following Online Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Course: International Relations of Africa.

Master in Business in Africa, International Business, Foreign Trade.

Doctorate in African Business, World Trade.

EENI Partnerships with Educational Institutions

Languages: or Afrique-Chine África-China África-China.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is a platform established by China (BRICS Country) and the African Countries for the common dialogue and a cooperation mechanism between the developing countries (South-South cooperation).

The main objective of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation is to promote and assist to the Chinese companies to do business in Africa: foreign direct investment Foreign Trade, and cooperation.

1. Chinese international trade has been growing fast the last decades
2. Africa is a strategic partner for China, being its second trade partner, and estimated to have overtaken the U.S., France, and the UK as the largest trading partner of Africa
3. International Trade between China and Africa: 200 billion dollars, growing seven times from 1991 (1.44 billion dollar)
4. Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa grew: 44%
5. China has cancelled RMB 10.5 billion of debt of thirty-one least developed African Countries
6. Africa supply 30% of Chinese petrol needs

The Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation adopted a declaration in Beijing, proclaiming the creation of “a new type of Strategic partnership” between China and Africa.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation members are China, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, Chad, DR Congo, Djibouti, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation belongs to the African Civilization and the Sinic Civilization.

EENI African Business Portal.

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