New measures to be rolled out for Africa cooperation

China will put forward new measures to strengthen the pragmatic partnership with Africa at the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation to be held next month, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday.

President Xi Jinping will announce the new measures at the summit while putting forward new proposals to promote ties with the continent, Wang said at a news conference in Beijing.

The summit is expected to adopt a Beijing Declaration on building even stronger ties between China and Africa with a shared future. It will also feature a three-year action plan between 2019 and 2021, he added.