Africa, China are both dreamers with vision

Having evolved from being an economically struggling country in 1978 - similar to the current state of some African countries today - China has developed into a global economic powerhouse in the space of just four decades. It now aims to leave extreme poverty behind by 2020 and fully modernize by 2050.

The African people have a collective dream, exemplified in Agenda 2063 - a strategic framework for the socio-economic transformation of the continent over the next 50 years.

The agenda's stated goals are achieving inclusive and sustainable growth, political and economic integration, rule of law, peace and security, protection of cultural identity and the unleashing of the full potential of all Africans.