Author: Cobus van Staden

2024’s Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) takes place against the backdrop of two significant trends. First, the role of the Global South, and debate over whether China should be considered a part of it, has become a more prominent question amidst escalating U.S.-China tensions and an increasingly ...

As we approach the ninth Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), anticipation is growing around the key themes and deals that will emerge from the meeting. While China and Africa are aligned on many critical issues, their interests heading into FOCAC 9 also diverge in important ways. ...