The Sandton Convention Centre (SCC) in Johannesburg has been announced as the host venue for the Forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) Heads of State Summit and Sixth Ministerial Conference, 4-5 December.
The theme for the FOCAC Summit is ‘Africa-China Progressing Together: Win-Win Co-operation for Common Development’ and the summit takes place during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to South Africa.
Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, South African minister of international relations and co-operation, said: “These comings together are economic co-operation, integration, industrialisation, beneficiation, health, poverty eradication, and peace and security in Africa. These are the exciting things we want to do with China.”
The Africities Summit 2015 will also be held at the SCC and will take place, 29 October–2 November. It is the seventh Africities Summit and is designed to link understanding of likely future trends with strategic debate about what needs to be done at local level for the to address the emergency of service delivery, economic opportunities, and safe and affordable mobility.
“This is an exciting time for Africa as the region’s macro-economic prospects remain positive for the near and longer term future and the continent looks ahead to opportunities for progress,” said, Dr Mati Nyazem, the SCC executive director.
Earlier this year, SCC hosted the 25th Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Government for the organisation’s 54 member states as well as the My World of Tomorrow conference.
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