Journalists voice hopes for summit

China-Africa cooperation has entered a new era in the fast lane, according to African journalists participating in the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

More than 2,600 journalists from China and abroad have registered for the two-day summit, with more than 660 from overseas.

Tarek Eltaweel, a journalist from Middle East News Agency in Egypt, said the summit represents a new beginning for China-Africa relations in the new era, bringing in fresh thoughts and methods to connect the Belt and Road Initiative with the development plans of African countries.