Yaoundé and Beijing assess partnership from 2024 FOCAC summit
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actu Cameroun
Illustrative image · K · Pexels · Licence PexelsCameroon’s minister delegate for external relations Felix Mbayu received Du Xiaohui, director of African Affairs at China’s foreign ministry, in Yaoundé on Tuesday to assess bilateral cooperation. The two sides discussed implementation of the global strategic partnership sealed at the 2024 FOCAC summit, according to Actu Cameroun.
Cameroon and China on Tuesday 10 November 2026 in Yaoundé assessed the achievements of their bilateral cooperation and the next steps in their global strategic partnership, according to Actu Cameroun. The minister delegate to the minister of external relations in charge of cooperation with the Commonwealth, Felix Mbayu, received a Chinese delegation led by Du Xiaohui, director general of African Affairs at China’s foreign ministry and secretary general of the Chinese FOCAC monitoring committee.
The discussions focused on the various areas of cooperation between the two countries and their respective expectations for turning the global strategic partnership into concrete and mutually beneficial projects, according to Actu Cameroun. Both sides reaffirmed their intention to continue and deepen this cooperation under the leadership of Cameroonian President Paul Biya and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The meeting follows on from the 2024 FOCAC summit, at which relations between Cameroon and China were elevated to the status of a global strategic partnership. It comes as Yaoundé seeks to maintain the momentum established under the framework, according to Actu Cameroun.
