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original title: "key meeting to deepen south-south cooperation"

the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit is about to be held. this is another great reunion of the china-africa friendship family, and it is also the largest home diplomacy held by china in recent years with the largest number of foreign leaders attending. media from many african countries paid attention to this grand event, and stated in their reports that the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit is of great significance and will draw a new blueprint for the future high-quality development of africa and china.

the kenya broadcasting corporation website published an article titled "how china continues to implement the outcomes of the forum on china-africa cooperation", stating that the upcoming forum on china-africa cooperation summit in beijing will be a grand event to further implement the various outcomes of the forum on china-africa cooperation. over the past 20 years, under the framework of the forum on china-africa cooperation, china has provided important support for the development of african countries in many fields, and kenya has also benefited a lot. the article emphasized that the large-scale infrastructure projects such as transportation, communications and electricity undertaken by chinese companies in kenya have significantly improved the local development environment and enhanced local development capabilities, bringing tangible changes to the production and life of local people.

south africa's independent online news website published an article saying that the holding of this summit is a testimony to the deepening friendship and solidarity between china and friendly african countries. the article said that china has become one of the most important sources of foreign direct investment in africa, and china is also south africa's largest trading partner. the china-africa cooperation forum is a valuable asset for both africa and china. driven by the policies of the participants of the china-africa cooperation forum and with the support of the diplomatic, commercial, financial and other departments, china-africa trade and investment cooperation will make new contributions to africa's modernization.

the largest-circulation newspaper in côte d'ivoire, fraternity matin, recently published a commentary written by its vice-editor adama kone, saying that at the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit, all parties will continue to uphold the spirit of china-africa friendship and cooperation, treat each other as equals and respect each other, reach more consensus on building a high-level china-africa community with a shared future, and exchange and consult on how to respond to global challenges. china-africa cooperation will play an important role in the reform of the global governance system.

the nigerian mainstream media, the nation, recently published a signed article by charles onunaiju, director of the nigerian center for chinese studies. the article believes that the forum on china-africa cooperation is not only regarded as a platform for dialogue and consultation between africa and china, but more importantly, it has achieved tangible results and brought tangible benefits to african countries participating in the mechanism. the article cited as an example that from infrastructure construction, trade and investment exchanges to active cultural and educational exchanges, the infrastructure deficiencies of african countries have been improved to a great extent, regional connectivity has been enhanced, and africa's capacity building and skills acquisition have been improved. he expects this summit to further promote the traditional friendship between africa and china and promote the building of a high-level community of shared future for africa and china.

uganda's largest english newspaper, new vision, recently published an article saying: "the 2024 forum on china-africa cooperation summit is of great significance and is a key meeting to deepen south-south cooperation." the article analyzed that agriculture is still the most concerned topic for african countries. china has rich agricultural technology, talents and experience. it is hoped that this summit will launch new measures to strengthen agricultural cooperation between africa and china and help africa accelerate agricultural modernization. the article said that over the past 20 years since its establishment, the forum on china-africa cooperation has consolidated china-africa friendship, expanded mutual benefits, and enhanced the well-being of the people of africa and china. it is hoped that this summit will promote pragmatic cooperation between the two sides in economy and trade, sustainable development, talent training, technology transfer and other aspects, and help africa accelerate its industrialization process.

(huang weixin and li yan)