In  September 2024, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa  Cooperation (FOCAC) was successfully held, opening a new chapter of  China and Africa building an all-weather community with a shared future  for the new era. President Xi Jinping and leaders from the African side  jointly charted the future of China-Africa relations, and put forward a  six-point proposition on China and Africa’s joint pursuit of  modernization and ten partnership actions China will take with Africa  for modernization.

The world today is increasingly marked by  changes and turbulence. The United States is abusing tariffs in the name  of “reciprocity,” putting its self-interest above the common good of  the international community. What the U.S. has been doing severely  infringes upon the legitimate rights and interests of all countries,  severely disrupts the global economic order, and causes tremendous  difficulties to the economic and social development and improvement of  people’s livelihoods of African nations and other developing countries.

Faced  with common challenges, China and Africa have enhanced solidarity and  coordination and followed on the strategic common understandings between  the leaders of both sides with firm actions to deepen political mutual  trust. The two sides have maintained policy communication through  high-level exchanges. President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory message  to the 38th African Union Summit. Leaders of China have visited Africa  for multiple times. For 35 years in a row, the Chinese foreign minister  visited Africa on the first overseas trip at the start of a year.  Delegations from Africa, including the one led by Kenyan President  William Ruto, paid official visits to China. China and Africa have  rendered each other stronger support in safeguarding the shared  interests of the Global South and defending international fairness and  justice, and been steadfast in backing each other’s efforts to safeguard  sovereignty, security, and development interests. China and Africa have  been working together to advance high-quality Belt and Road  cooperation, and implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global  Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative. Both sides  defend the U.N.-centered international system, the international order  based on international law, and the basic norms governing international  relations underpinned by the purposes and principles of the U.N.  Charter. And both sides actively participate in and promote the building  of a more just and equitable global governance system. China supports  South Africa in hosting the G20 Johannesburg Summit, supports the  African Union in playing an important role in the G20, and supports  Nigeria and Uganda in becoming BRICS partner countries.

China and  Africa have stepped up coordination in turning the strategic common  understandings between the leaders of both sides into strong momentum  for China-Africa high-quality cooperation, providing solid and reliable  support and drive for Africa’s modernization. China had in-depth  communication with the Republic of the Congo, the African co-chair of  FOCAC, and extensive consultations with African countries, and jointly  made a timetable and roadmap for the implementation of the follow-up  actions after the Summit. Since the Summit, China has provided RMB130.32  billion yuan in financial support to the African side, and RMB139.95  billion yuan in insurance coverage for China-Africa cooperation. Early  outcomes of the follow-up actions have been achieved.

From June 10  to 12, 2025, the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the  Implementation of the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa  Cooperation was held in Hunan. China and Africa have conducted overall  review on the implementation of the follow-up actions since the Summit,  and communication and consultation on future plans. To better present  the key points and highlights of the implementation of Summit follow-up  actions, the Chinese side summarized some of the highly representative  outcomes in line with the ten partnership actions, and worked out this  list of outcomes containing 35 items in 10 categories.

I.Mutual Learning Among Civilizations

1.Deepening  governance experience sharing. Members of various political parties  from multiple African countries visited China and had exchanges with the  Chinese side. The Former Liberation Movements of Southern Africa  Leading Cadres Workshop was successfully held.

2. Enhancing  cooperation between think tanks. China has made continued efforts to  advance the establishment of the China-Africa knowledge network for  development and has held the symposium on the China-Africa knowledge  network for development. China has also been working on establishing  Chinese cultural centers in Mozambique and Kenya and the China-Africa  research centers in Senegal and Morocco. Concerning parties are to  establish a China-Africa publishing association by the end of this year  in the principle of voluntary participation. The China-Africa-UNESCO  dialogue on education and cultural heritage protection, the 14th Meeting  of the China-Africa Think Tanks Forum, the Fourth Conference on  Dialogue Between Chinese and African Civilization, and the China-Africa  Consortium of Universities Exchange Mechanism Annual Conference were  successfully held.

3. Continuously strengthening exchanges and  cooperation on the rule of law. China has signed the Convention on the  Establishment of the International Organization for Mediation with  relevant African countries. The FOCAC Legal Forum (2025) and  China-Africa Prosecutorial Cooperation Forum will be held in this July  and October respectively. By the end of this year, the Chinese side will  hold training courses of foreign assistance for legal and judicial  professionals, and will invite judicial and administrative officials  from relevant Africa countries to participate.

II.Trade Prosperity

4.  China-Africa trade volume in 2024 reached US$295.6 billion, setting a  new record high. The bilateral trade between January and March in 2025  registered US$72.6 billion, increasing by 2.7 percent year on year. The  zero-tariff treatment for 100 percent tariff lines given to all LDCs  having diplomatic relations with China has come to effect since December  1, 2024, increasing export from relevant countries into China. China  has signed a framework agreement on economic partnership for shared  development with more than 20 African countries, and is actively  promoting modular negotiation. This marks a distinct contrast with the  U.S. action of imposing tariff wars on all African countries.

5.  Promoting more export of quality African products into China. China has  provided Africa with trade financing of around RMB17.12 billion yuan to  support Africa’s export. A special area for African products was set at  the Seventh China International Import Expo.

6. Expanding access  for African products to China. China has signed 22 Protocols on  Agricultural Exports to China with 18 African nations, and more than  2,400 food enterprises from 53 African countries and regions have  registered in China. China has signed the Memorandums of Understanding  on Technical Cooperation of Animal and Plant Quarantine with Zimbabwe,  the Republic of the Congo, and Sao Tome and Principe, and the Memorandum  on Customs Cooperation with Namibia. The mutual recognition of  “Authorized Economic Operators” between China and Burundi has come into  effect.

7. Deepening cross-border e-commerce cooperation between  China and Africa. A special session of online lectures on e-commerce for  Africa was held, with 600 representatives from 10 African countries  attending the event. The African Digital Trade Day was held during the  2024 Global Digital Trade Expo.

III.Industrial Chain Cooperation

8.  Supporting the development of local value chains, manufacturing  industry, and deep mineral processing in Africa. China has by far signed  the Agreements on Avoidance of Double Taxation with 21 African nations.  Active progress has been made in the negotiation between Chinese  enterprises, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority and the governments  of Tanzania and Zambia on signing agreements to revitalize the  Tanzania-Zambia Railway. From the Beijing Summit to the end of March  2025, new investment from Chinese enterprises to Africa reached RMB13.38  billion yuan.

9. Pushing forward the pilot zone for the in-depth  China-Africa economic and trade cooperation and holding the Fourth  China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo. The Chinese side has been  advancing the establishment of the Fund for In-Depth China-Africa Trade  and Economic Cooperation, and has set up the China-Africa Trial Center  of China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission.

10.  Supporting the development of African SMEs. The Chinese side has  provided loans worth of RMB2.08 billion yuan to about 350 SMEs from 19  industries, creating around 4,500 jobs. Eighteen pairing events among  SMEs and 26 training courses for industrial talents were held. The  China-Africa Private Sector Cooperation Forum was held, during which the  two sides reached agreements on 16 intentional programs for cooperation  worth of RMB3.5 billion yuan in such key areas as manufacturing,  energy, agriculture and logistics. The Symposium on High-Quality  Development of China-Africa Investment Cooperation, the China-Africa  Financial Cooperation Consortium meeting, and other events were also  held.

IV.Connectivity

11. Signing Belt and Road cooperation  plans with South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and Kenya. China has provided  or undertaken to provide Africa with RMB72.28 billion yuan of  development financing special fund and support for infrastructure  financing. From the Beijing Summit to the end of March 2025, the revenue  of the infrastructure projects contracted by Chinese enterprises in  Africa reached RMB134.464 billion yuan.

12. Actively advancing the  logistics channels between the two sides. The Hunan-Guangdong-Africa  sea-rail inter-modal train service has run 1,915 in total, with the  annual number of trips exceeding 1,000 in 2024 for the first time. The  scheduled all-cargo flight between Dar es Salaam and Guangzhou was  officially launched, and the number of passenger flights between China  and Africa has increased by 22 percent compared with pre-Summit level.  The Agreement between the Government of the People’s Republic of China  and the Government of the Republic of Liberia on Maritime Transport has  come into effect.

13. Continuously developing platforms and  channels for financial connectivity. The Chinese side has provided  African financial institutions with credit support worth of RMB11.16  billion yuan, and the African Export-Import Bank has issued a Panda Bond  of RMB2.2 billion yuan. The China-Africa Development Fund and the  China-Africa Capacity Cooperation Fund have newly invested about RMB3.2  billion yuan and RMB2.9 billion yuan in Africa respectively.

V.Development Cooperation

14.  Carrying out international development cooperation in various forms.  China has continued to provide grant to the African side. China has been  actively advancing nearly 600 “small and beautiful” projects, covering  connectivity, poverty alleviation for the benefit of farmers, health,  green development, digital economy, and people-to-people exchanges,  benefiting almost all African nations. Positive progress has been made  in multiple projects including the Stadium and Swimming Pool Project in  the Comoros, the social housing project in Seychelles, the Improved  Public Educational Service Facilities for Youth in Sierra Leone, the  Youth Cultural Palace Project in Algeria, the Yaoundé Conference Center  Technical Cooperation Project in Cameroon, the Project for the  reconstruction of the Olympic Stadium in Menzah, Tunisia, the Project of  Technical Assistance of the Presidential Palace and the National  Stadium in Cabo Verde, the project of 500 social housing units in  Djibouti, and the Multipurpose Building Construction Project for Gabon’s  Ministry of Foreign Affairs. China has provided urgent humanitarian aid  to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, and Mozambique, and  supported Senegal in hosting the Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games  through assistance in stadium technical maintenance, goods and  materials, and technologies. China has also signed exchanges of notes on  preparatory technical survey on poverty alleviation demonstration  village projects with South Africa, and has carried out the project of  African Mothers’ New Farm.

15. The China-Africa-UNIDO Center of  Excellence was set up and officially launched in Ethiopia. The  regulation on the management and operation mechanism of the  demonstration center was signed. And three projects for  industrialization, agricultural modernization and talent cultivation  have been implemented in Ethiopia.

16. China and Africa jointly  issued the Joint Statement on Deepening Cooperation under the Framework  of the Global Development Initiative, and 30 African nations and the  African Union have officially become members of the Global Development  Promotion Center network. China has signed the Memorandum of  Understanding on Implementing the Global Development Initiative with  Botswana. The China-World Bank Group Partnership Facility was  replenished by a signed agreement, and has delivered the first donation  of US$20 million on that basis.

17. Enhancing international  cooperation in capacity-building of Artificial Intelligence (AI). China  has put forward the AI Capacity-Building Action Plan for Good and for  All, and established with Zambia the Group of Friends for International  Cooperation on AI Capacity-Building and held group activities. China has  hosted the Workshops on AI Capacity-Building, and supported Rwanda in  hosting the Global AI Summit on Africa.

VI.Health

18.  Implementing the medical and health programs. The project of the new  Regional Hospital of Tadjourah in Djibouti completed construction and  has been handed over, and the projects of the Bobo-Dioulasso Hospital in  Burkina Faso and the El-Maarouf National Center Hospital in the Comoros  will soon be completed and handed over. Positive progress has been made  in various projects including the National Surgical Center in  Mozambique, the Masaka Hospital renovation and expansion project in  Rwanda, the renovation of the Friendship Hospital and the housing  facilities of the Chinese medical teams in the Central African Republic,  the upgrade and renovation of the China-Chad Friendship Hospital in  Chad, the project of the cancer center of the University Hospital of  Gabès of Tunisia, the upgrade and expansion of Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac  Institute in Tanzania, the construction of maternity and pediatric  nursing building of the Hospital Baptista de Sousa in Cabo Verde, the  project of the National Clinical Diagnostic and Treatment Laboratory in  Liberia, the medical assistance to the China-Equatorial Guinea  Friendship Hospital, and the second phase of the expansion and  modernization of the Juba Teaching Hospital in South Sudan. The Chinese  side has also been advancing the building of Reproduction Health Center  in Mali Hospital.

Progress was made on three anti-malarial  demonstration programs including the anti-malarial technical aid to Sao  Tome and Principe, the Anti-Malarial Drugs Emergent Supplying Program  and the 2nd Session of the Anti-Malarial Technical Cooperation Project  of the Comoros. Trilateral cooperation on accelerating the eradication  of malaria through the Global Development and South-South Cooperation  Fund was carried out in Gambia. China has provided Mauritania with tents  immersed in anti-malarial medicine, and implemented an urgent  anti-malarial assistance project in Ethiopia. Cooperation on  anti-malarial training and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) treatment  was carried out in the TCM centers of countries including Algeria,  Tunisia, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Morocco, Zimbabwe and Mauritius. The  China-Sierra Leone TCM Center was officially established, and the  China-Morocco TCM Center will soon be opened. China provided cholera  vaccines to countries including Zambia and anti-mpox material assistance  to the Democratic Republic of Congo.

19. Strengthening sharing of  clinical techniques. China implemented the Minimally Invasive Medicine  Program, and shared techniques with Zimbabwe and Tanzania (Zanzibar),  which helped open a new era of minimal invasion surgery in Africa. The  4th Sino-Africa Artemisinin Combination Therapy for Malaria Control  Seminar was held. The China-Africa Technical Exchange Conference on  Tropical Diseases Control and Prevention and the China-Africa Hospital  Development Conference will be held respectively in June and August,  2025. Progress was made on establishing an alliance of Chinese and  African hospitals, and one or two China-Africa Joint Medical Center(s)  will be set up in December, 2025.

20. Supporting Africa’s health  industry. Since the Summit, China has sent a total of 508 medical aid  personnel, providing treatment to 1.06 million local patients. The  medical teams provided daily clinical service for local women and  children, trained local medical and care personnel, and raised public  awareness of health. China offered technical assistance to the Africa  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by sending two professionals  as technical consultants. Women and children health cooperation projects  were conducted in Tanzania, Guinea Bissau, Burundi and Gambia. Multiple  missions of the free medical services program of “100 Medical Teams in  1,000 Villages,” including the Brightness Action and the China-Africa  Heart-to-Heart Medical Mission, were implemented in Ethiopia, Zimbabwe,  South Sudan, Equatorial Guinea and other countries, benefiting around  400 thousand patients. Infection Prevention & Control Training  Courses were held. Expert teams were sent to Burkina Faso to help train  30 local technical professionals, and memorandums of understanding on  cooperation on public health, parasitic diseases control and prevention  and other fields were signed. The hospital ship Peace Ark visited 12  African nations to provide medical services. The Red Cross Society of  China (RCSC), working with its cooperation partners, has implemented in  Africa a free lunch project that covers 35 schools, helping 8,297  children return to school. The China Foundation for Rural Development  has conducted the project of food delivery for children in the  Democratic Republic of Congo, and built local kitchens benefiting 1,400  students. China cooperated with UNAIDS and other institutions to  implement an HIV prevention and treatment campaign through the Global  Development and South-South Cooperation Fund, and with UNICEF to carry  out the project of early development service for children in Rwanda.

VII. Agriculture and Livelihoods

21.  Strengthening mutual exchange and sharing of agricultural techniques.  China sent more than 200 agricultural experts to countries including  Madagascar, Eritrea and Burundi, and provided assistance of material and  expertise to the agricultural technology centers in Equatorial Guinea  and other countries. Technical demonstration of green and effective  production and processing of cassava started in the Republic of the  Congo, Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana. Progress was made in the Juncao  technological projects in Central Africa, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South  Sudan and other countries, and in the Sustainable Rice and Millet Food  Systems Transformation in Gambia. China carried out the Poverty  Alleviation and Agriculture Assistance in Red Sea State, Sudan with the  UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). China launched agricultural  cooperation projects in Malawi and Namibia, and sent 16 agricultural  experts to provide technical guidance. China worked with the FAO and the  World Food Program (WFP) to carry out technical training on enhancing  the value chain of cassava for African countries.

22. Implementing  agricultural development cooperation projects. The China-aided  Jamestown Fishing Port Complex in Ghana was completed. Progress was made  in the China-aided Integrated Rice SAPZ Development Project in Sierra  Leone, and a rural hydraulics project was launched in Togo. China  supports Africa’s agricultural mechanization and has provided Equatorial  Guinea, Lesotho, Zambia and other countries with agricultural machines  and tools. Emergency food aid of RMB210 million yuan was provided to  nine African countries including Somalia. China cooperated with the  International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on advancing  agricultural development projects in Tanzania through the use of  satellite digital technology.

23. Diversifying agricultural  cooperation platforms. The meeting of the China-Sierra Leone Joint  Committee on Fishery was held, and memorandums of understanding were  signed on agricultural cooperation with Burundi and Côte d’Ivoire. The  China-Africa Agricultural Science and Technology Innovation Alliance was  established, and at the round table of the alliance, the China-Nigeria  Joint Laboratory for Soil and Water Conservation and Agricultural  Sustainable Development, the China-Rwanda Joint Laboratory for Crop Pest  Sustainable Management, and the China-Burundi Joint Laboratory for  Arthropod-Transmitted Animal Disease Prevention and Control and One  Health were established. The China-Africa Cooperation Center for  Perennial Rice Technology was set up. China helped build the  China-Africa Juncao Cooperation Center and the China-Africa Bamboo  Center. The 2024 FOCAC Africa-China Poverty Reduction and Development  Conference was held. China attended the 7th International Exhibition of  Agriculture and Animal Resources in Côte d’Ivoire as the guest of honor  and held the China Day event. China has worked actively with  agricultural science and education institutions of African countries to  jointly advance the construction of the China-Africa Center for Tropical  Agricultural Science and Technology.

VIII. People-to-People Exchanges

24.  China and Africa are preparing for a series of events of the Year of  China-Africa People-to-People Exchanges and have issued the concept  paper.

25. Advancing China-Africa cooperation on talent  cultivation. China has helped train more than 10 thousand professionals  of various areas for African nations, and plans to provide training  programs for about 20 thousand people covering more than 100 professions  in over 20 fields including connectivity, health, poverty alleviation  for farmers, trade and investment, green development and digital economy  in 2025.

26. Enhancing education cooperation. The “Future of  Africa” China-Africa Vocational Education Cooperation Plan was  implemented. 33 educational institutions from 13 African nations joined  the China-Africa Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)  Cooperation Consortium. The first China-Africa Regional Development  Center for “Chinese + TVET” was established, and the first China-Africa  Regional Cooperation Center for Digital Education was set up. The Luban  Workshops and schools were newly-built or upgraded in Benin and Rwanda,  adding to a total of 17 Luban Workshops in 15 African nations. Under the  China-Africa Universities 100 Cooperation Plan, 114 universities  between the two sides have conducted exchanges and cooperation across  various fields. Joint laboratories were launched between China and ten  African countries including South Africa and Egypt. China has signed  memorandums of understanding on educational cooperation with five  African countries including Guinea-Bissau and Zimbabwe. The China-aided  National Examinations and Competitions Center in the Republic of the  Congo started construction.

27. Expanding people-to-people  exchanges. Progress was made on 18 projects of people-to-people  exchanges, including the Confucius Institute in the Republic of the  Congo and the Culture Palace technical support project in Côte d’Ivoire.  Training on culture and tourism was held, involving over 200 African  professionals. China conducted a joint underwater archaeology project  with South Africa. A total of 54 flagship events including “Happy Spring  Festival” and China-Africa Cultural Focus were held in African nations.  The 2024 China-Africa Cultural Silk Road Exchange Month, China-Africa  Culture and Tourism Exchange Conference, and “Hello! China” tourism  promotion were held. China hosted the third China-Africa Youth  Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, and will host the fifth  China-Africa Future Leaders’ Dialogue and China-Africa Youth Innovation  and Entrepreneurship Forum in July 2025, and the ninth China-Africa  Youth Festival in September 2025. China attended the 39th edition of  Tunis International Book Fair as guest of honor.

28. Enriching  cooperation on press and media. The China-Africa Press Center Program  was implemented, inviting journalists from 49 African countries  including Angola and Niger to China. Over 100 media personnel from 23  African countries including Kenya, South Africa, and Burundi came to  China for visits or assisted training programs. The two sides have  enhanced cooperation on television and film production. The “Reel  Africa” film screening and salon event was held. China cooperated with  Egypt, Ethiopia, the African Broadcasting Union as well as other  countries and organizations on historical film restoration. China has  handed over the Seychelles Broadcasting Center Project to the host  country, and completed the maintenance of the Djoué Radio Station of the  Republic of the Congo. The events of “Seeing China” were held in Egypt,  Ethiopia, etc.

IX. Green Development

29. Enhancing  practical cooperation on climate change, green development and in other  key areas. From the Summit to the end of March 2025, the revenue of the  contracted clean energy projects in Africa by Chinese enterprises  reached RMB21.18 billion yuan. The Special Found for China-Africa Green  Industrial Chain was founded, and seven projects with an investment of  RMB6.2 billion yuan have been approved. Support was given to African  nations with the implementation of the first batch of programs under the  Kunming Biodiversity Fund. The China-Africa Green Envoys Program was  implemented, uplifting the green skills and knowledge sharing of  sustainable development of both sides. China has signed memorandums of  understanding on green development with countries including  Guinea-Bissau, Ethiopia and the Republic of the Congo, and implemented  the Climate Information and Early Warning Systems (CIEWS) with the  United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Seychelles, Madagascar  and other countries.

30. Strengthening cooperation on marine and  geology and mineral resources sectors. China has signed cooperation  agreements and provided material assistance to countries including  Benin, Togo, and Ghana, supporting them in enhancing capabilities of  marine observation and monitoring. Geology officials and experts were  invited to China for exchange and visits, and a total of 13 geoscience  training programs were held for African countries, training over 400  participants. China has signed cooperation documents in earth science  with Zambia, South Africa, and other countries.

31. Strengthening  scientific cooperation. China signed an intergovernmental agreement on  science and technology cooperation with Kenya. China hosted the second  China-Africa BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) Cooperation Forum,  issued the Joint Statement of the Second China-Africa BDS Cooperation  Forum, and signed BDS cooperation documents with African countries.  Construction of the China-Africa Cooperation Center on Satellite Remote  Sensing Application was making progress. China provided emergency  satellite imaging services for natural disasters preparedness in  Nigeria, Ethiopia and other countries, and delivered satellite remote  sensing data processing software for Cameroon. The China-South Africa  jointly-built remote sensing satellite ground station was put into  operation, and real-time satellite-to-ground quantum communication and  10,000-kilometer quantum key distribution was utilized in bilateral  cooperation for the first time. A major achievement of scientific  research between China and Kenya Flora of Kenya (Vol. 4) Orchidaceae was  released. Construction started on the China-Zimbabwe BRI joint  laboratory of agro-ecological environment and cash corp research.  Training courses on digital transformation were held for Libya. China  also held the China-Africa Innovation Cooperation and Development Forum,  and will hold the China-Africa Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear  Technology.

X. Common Security

32. Building the Global  Security Initiative (GSI) demonstration zone. China has signed  memorandums of understanding of the GSI and conducted practical  cooperation in areas of traditional and non-traditional security under  the framework of the GSI with multiple African countries. The two sides  are working to further strengthen their partnership for implementing the  GSI, promote the Partnership Action for Common Security, and jointly  safeguard and promote regional and global peace and stability.

33.  Enhancing cooperation on peace and security. With the joint efforts of  China, African countries and other members of the developing world, the  79th session of the United Nations General Assembly adopted in December,  2024 with a vast majority the resolution on Promoting International  Cooperation on Peaceful Uses in the Context of International Security.  Safe City projects in countries including Djibouti and Guinea were  implemented, and construction started on the smart customs project of  Côte d’Ivoire.

34. Strengthening communication on security issues.  The first Military Education Seminar of the China-Africa Peace and  Security Forum, the fourth Thematic Conference on Military Medicine  under the Framework of China-Africa Peace and Security Forum, and the  third Counter Terrorism Consultation between Ministries of Foreign  Affairs of China and Egypt were held. The delegation of African young  and middle-aged military officers visited China.

35. Strengthening  police and military cooperation. China has worked with Ethiopia,  Somalia and the African Union to implement the second batch of projects  under the framework of the initiative to help Africa in demining. The  China-aided military housing infrastructure project at the Army Peace  Operations Training School in Ghana was completed and handed over.  Projects such as police equipment in Benin and fingerprint laboratory in  Lesotho are making steady progress.