I-Afrika iphinde yazibophezela ukubambisana neChina
Umhlangano we-16 wezikhulu eziphezulu ze-Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) uqale e-Beijing ngoMsombuluko, uhlanganise ababambiqhaza abacishe babe ngama-300 abavela e-China kanye nezwekazi lase-Afrika ukuze kubuyekezwe inqubekelaphambili yokubambisana phakathi kohlaka lwe-FOCAC futhi kulungiswe izindlela zokuqhubeka nokujulisa ukubambisana phakathi kweChina kanye namazwe-Afrika.
Kukhona izikhulu eziphezulu nabamele i-China kanye namazwe ase-Afrika angama-53 kanye neAfrican Union Commission, kanye nezingqapheli ezivela ezinhlanganweni zamazwe ngamazwe nezezifunda.
IPhini likaNgqongqoshe Wezangaphandle eChina uDeng Li uthe kulesi sithangami njengoba kunezinguquko ezinkulu ezingakaze zibonwe eminyakeni eyikhulu kanye nokuqina okukhulayo kwamazwe asathuthuka, i-China ne-Afrika zikhombisa intshisekelo enkulu nakakhulu ekuthuthukiseni ubumbano nokubambisana ukuze kube nentuthuko ehlanganyelwe.
“Ngokuhlala sizibophezele ekuhlomuleni nasekuthuthukiseni okwabelwana ngakho, i-China ne-Afrika ibone ukubambisana okukhula njalo okunemiphumela ephumelelayo. Ngonyaka ozayo, iChina izosingatha ingqungquthela yesi-9 ye-FOCAC. Ngiyethemba nizothatha lo mhlangano wezikhulu eziphezulu njengethuba lokubuyekeza kabanzi ukuqaliswa kwemiphumela yengqungquthela yesi-8 ye-FOCAC, futhi ninikele ngemibono neziphakamiso ekusingathweni kwengqungquthela yesi-9,” kusho uDeng emhlanganweni.
Bekhuluma kakhulu ngempumelelo yobudlelwano be-China ne-Afrika kanye nendlela ye-FOCAC, izikhulu eziphezulu zase-Afrika zizwakalise ukuzimisela ukuqhubeka nokusebenzisana ne-China ukuze balungiselele ingqungquthela ye-FOCAC yangonyaka ozayo kanye nokukhuthaza ukwakhiwa ngokuhlanganyela kwe-China esezingeni eliphezulu- Umphakathi wase-Afrika onekusasa okwabelwana ngalo.
“Selokhu yasungulwa ngo-2000, i-FOCAC ifake umfutho omkhulu ebudlelwaneni be-China ne-Afrika futhi isisebenze njengendlela yobungane, ukwethembana, ukuhloniphana, nokubambisana okuzuzisayo,” kusho uDemba Ba, ongumeluleki kamongameli waseSenegal.
Ngomzamo wawo womabili amazwe ase-China kanye namazwe ase-Afrika, i-FOCAC yavulwa eNgqungqutheleni Yongqongqoshe yokuqala e-Beijing ngoMfumfu wezi-2000, ngezinjongo zokubhekana nezinselele ezivela ekuhwebeni kwezomnotho, kanye nokufuna intuthuko efanayo.
I-FOCAC manje isinamalungu angama-55 okuhlanganisa i-China, amazwe angama-53 ase-Afrika anobudlelwano bobunxusa neChina, kanye neKhomishini Yenyunyana Yamazwe ase-Afrika.