FOCAC 2024: Xi Jinping hosts African leaders in Beijing to forge new modernisation strategies

As Beijing prepares to host the 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) from September 4 to 6, anticipation is high. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the opening ceremony of the Forum on Sept. 5 and deliver a keynote speech. Xi already met with Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat, who is in Beijing for the 2024 Summit.

During the summit, Xi will host a welcome banquet and bilateral events for the leaders of FOCAC's African members and representatives of relevant African regional organisations and international organisations invited to the summit.