The Africa Center for Strategic Studies published on 2 December 2024 a paper titled "The Growing Militarization of China's Africa Policy" by Paul Nantulya.
The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) has increasingly taken on military dimensions. The PLA's growing involvement in FOCAC speaks to the militarization of certain aspects of China's Africa policy.
China's military strategy in Africa is advancing its goal of achieving "the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation by 2049." To that end, the PLA is tasked with becoming a "world-class force" by 2030 with the requisite combat and power projection capabilities to defend China's expanding global interests and win future wars closer to home.
