The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) was formally inaugurated at its first Ministerial Conference in October 2000 in Beijing, upon the joint initiative of China and Africa. It aims to further strengthen friendly cooperation between China and African countries to meet the challenges of economic globalization in search of common prosperity.

為進一步加強中國與非洲國家的友好合作，共同應對經濟全球化挑戰，謀求共同發展，在中非雙方共同倡議下，“中非合作論壇——北京2000年部長級會議”于2000年10月在京召開，標志著中非合作論壇正式成立。

The FOCAC promotes understanding, consensus-building, friendship and collaboration through consultation on the basis of equality.

該論壇的宗旨是平等互利、平等磋商、增進了解、擴大共識、加強友誼、促進合作。

FOCAC members include China, the 51 African states that have established diplomatic relations with China, and the Commission of the African Union. The FOCAC Ministerial Conference is held every three years, and to date six conferences have been convened.

成員包括中國、與中國建交的51個非洲國家以及非洲聯盟委員會。中非合作論壇部長級會議每3年舉行一屆，目前已舉辦六屆。

At the opening of the FOCAC Summit in Johannesburg (South Africa) on December 4, 2015, President Xi Jinping announced that the China-African new-type strategic partnership would be upgraded to a comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership. He also proposed 10 plans to boost cooperation with Africa in the areas of industrialization, agricultural modernization, infrastructure, financial services, green development, trade and investment facilitation, poverty reduction and public welfare, public health, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security.

2015年12月4日，在中非合作論壇約翰內斯堡峰會開幕式上，習近平主席代表中國政府宣布將中非新型戰略伙伴關系提升為全面戰略合作伙伴關系，提出與非洲在工業化、農業現代化、基礎設施、金融、綠色發展、貿易和投資便利化、減貧惠民、公共衛生、人文、和平和安全等領域共同實施“十大合作計劃”，規劃了中非務實合作的新藍圖。