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Africa and China. Norbert Lebale Chief, Africa Section Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD. Africa-South Partnerships. Bilateral. Trilateral. Inter-regional. India-Brazil-South Africa Partnership (2003). Formal Dialogue Platform. No Formal Dialogue Platform.
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Africa and China Norbert Lebale Chief, Africa Section Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, UNCTAD
Africa-South Partnerships Bilateral Trilateral Inter-regional India-Brazil-South Africa Partnership (2003) Formal Dialogue Platform No Formal Dialogue Platform Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (2000), Korea-Africa Forum (2006), India-Africa Forum (2008), Turkey-Africa Cooperation (2008) For example, Brazil, Cuba, Kuwait, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Venezuela Africa-South America Strategic Partnership (2006) New Asian-African Strategic Partnership (2005) Afro-Arab Cooperation (1977) Institutional framework of Africa’s relationships with the South
China’s trade with Africa is increasingly important for the region
African exports to China are heavily concentrated by country of origin
African exports to China have become increasingly dominated by fuels
Main recipients of Southern official assistance to Africa, 2008
Africa has been growing in importance as a destination for Chinese FDI