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China-Africa relations: new priorities have driven major shifts over the last 24 years - 5 essential reads

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par Moina Spooner, Assistant Editor

China-Africa cooperation has evolved over the past 24 years.

In 2000, when China and Africa held their first cooperation forum (FOCAC), a commodity boom was under way. China was the world’s biggest buyer of the mineral commodities it needed to fuel its economy. Its approach towards Africa was mostly one of extracting what it wanted.

The 2024 forum takes place under different circumstances, reflected in its theme Joining…

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