The Africa Center for Strategic Studies published on 20 August 2024 a commentary titled "FOCAC 2024: Elevating African Interests Beyond the Africa-China Summit" by Paul Nantulya.
The Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) is still shaped largely by a donor-recipient dynamic, where African countries mostly take a back seat while China initiates much of the agenda. African countries have little coherent strategy for China while Beijing is clear about its objectives. FOCAC is viewed as serving primarily Chinese interests. African engagement needs to be more proactive.
