Pledged support for continent deepens spirit of cooperation, officials say

Senior African officials have been encouraged by the spirit of cooperation expressed on Monday by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a high-level meeting of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

They say the proposals announced by Xi will go a long way in advancing the common ambition to achieve shared prosperity for the well-being of the African and Chinese peoples.

Delivering a keynote speech via video link in Beijing during the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of FOCAC in Dakar, Senegal, Xi announced major proposals and projects to further bilateral cooperation across a wide range of areas. China, among other initiatives, will supply a further 1 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines to Africa to help it battle the pandemic, act to better facilitate bilateral trade, provide agricultural assistance and aid in climate change adaptation.