Optimism surrounds the upcoming 2024 Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, with observers expecting it to significantly deepen Sino-African relations and address crucial development needs.

• Africa's infrastructure funding need is estimated between $130 billion and $170 billion annually.
• Alan Khan, senior director of corporate affairs at Durban University of Technology in Durban, South Africa, highlights China as Africa's biggest trading partner.
• The summit is expected to focus on areas such as education, infrastructure development, healthcare, technology, and green technologies, aligned with the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative.