Beijing, 3 – 4 September 2024 - His Excellency President Paul Kagame attended 2024 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit.  

“As new challenges and opportunities emerge on the global front, we are confident that the partnership between Africa and China will only continue to grow stronger. Since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, we have made significant gains in trade, industrial cooperation, and people-to-people exchanges, demonstrating the vitality of South-South cooperation.

Africa stands ready to build on this prevailing momentum, in particular through participation in the three Global Initiatives, on Development, Security, and Civilization, proposed by President Xi Jinping. However, to do so, we must remain mindful of the importance of effective state governance, and support each other to do the right things for our people.” President Kagame co-chairs a high-level session on state governance alongside Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress & Member of the Politburo Standing Committee of the Chinese Communist Party.