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Microsoft On Track to Spend $80B to Build AI Data Centers in FY2025

6 January 202516 January 2025 gbc AI, FDI

On 3 January 2025, based on the Microsoft New Year 2025 Greetings posted by its Vice-Chair and President Brad Smith

Gulf Cooperation Council Countries' Investments into Africa

Gulf Cooperation Council Emerges As One of the Top Investors in Africa

26 December 20243 January 2025 gbc AI, EDB, FDI, FoodSecurity, GCC, GDP, NDP, ODI, PPP, SmartAgriculture

In December 2024, Afreximbank released its research report on “Rising Gulf Investments in Africa”, highlighting the increasing and sustained appetite

Brazil-China Ties Elevated to New Heights with Slew of Accords During Xi’s Visit

22 November 202422 November 2024 gbc AI, BRI, BRICS, EnergyTransition, EV, FoodSecurity, NDP, PV

Chinese President Xi Jinping undertook a state visit to Brazil in the context of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations

Africa Advocates Innovative Partnerships to Extract More Wealth from Mining

11 November 202413 November 2024 gbc AI, CMAS2024, Copperbelt, CriticalMinerals, EnergyTransition, EV, GDP, GreenMobility, GreenTransition, GVC, IoT, LocalContent, LVA, RVC

From 6 to 7 November 2024, the Critical Minerals Africa Summit (#CMAS2024) took place at the Cape Town International Convention

16th BRICS Summit 2024 Joint Declaration

24 October 202416 December 2024 gbc AI, AU, BCBPI, BIFN, BlendedFinance, BRICS, CarbonMarkets, CBAM, CBDR, ClimateChange, COP, COP27, COP28, COP29, COP30, CRA, DFI, eCommerce, EMDC, FOCAC, FoodSecurity, G20, GAHP, GHG, GlobalGovernance, GlobalSouth, GRQ, IAFS, IBRD, ICT, IMF, IP, KimberleyProcess, LDC, LDF, MDB, MSME, NDB, PAROS, PartNIR, PPP, PPWT, RAS, SADC, SDG, SEZ, SME, STI, TCBM, TVET, UN, UNESCO, UNFCCC, UNGA, UNSC

Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security Kazan Declaration 23 October 2024 1. We, the Leaders of #BRICS countries,

South Africa Ambitions to Drive Auto Exports to ZAR 400B by 2035

17 October 202423 November 2024 gbc AGOA, AI, CriticalMinerals, EV, FDI, GHE, hydrogen, lithium, LVA, NetZero, NEV, PGM, RVC, SAAM2035, SAAW2024

At the opening of the South Africa Auto Week (#SAAW2024), the eyes were set on the keynote speech of President

FOCAC Summit 2024 Action Plan

5 September 202423 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, Agenda2063, AgriculturalModernization, AI, AIDA, AMA, AMV, AU, AUDA, BNC, BRI, BRICS, CADFUND, CAETE, CDC, ClimateChange, CommonProsperity, DarEsSalaamConsensus, ECOSCOCC, FOCAC, G20, GCI, GCR, GDI, GlobalGovernance, GlobalSouth, GSI, LDC, MultipolarWorld, NGO, P2P, PandaBonds, PIDA, SDG, SharedFuture, SME, ThinkTank, UNSC, Vision2035, WTO

1. PREAMBLE 1.1 The Beijing Summit and Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (#FOCAC) was held in

FOCAC Summit 2024 Joint Declaration

4 September 202423 October 2024 gbc AfCFTA, Agenda2063, AgriculturalModernization, AI, AIDA, AU, AUDA, BeijingActionPlan, BRI, BRICS, CAADP, CAETE, CIIE, ClimateChange, CriticalMinerals, DakarActionPlan, DarEsSalaamConsensus, DSSI, EnergyTransition, FOCAC, G20, G77, GCF, GCI, GDI, GlobalSouth, GSI, HighQualityDevelopment, industrialization, KyotoProtocol, LDF, MarrakechDeclaration, MVI, NairobiDeclaration, PAPSS, ParisAgreement, PICI, PIDA, SDG, SDR, ShanghaiDeclaration, SME, UN, UNFCCC, UNSC, Vision2035

Jointly Building an All-Weather China-Africa Community with a Shared Future for the New Era Beijing Declaration 0 Preamble We, the

Meloni Takes Olive Branch to China After BRI Exit

31 July 20241 August 2024 gbc AI, BRI, EV, G7

From 27 to 31 July, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni undertook a five-day visit to China following an invitation from Chinese

China Held Forum to Foster Digital Economy in Africa

30 July 202431 July 2024 gbc AI, digitalization, FOCAC, FOCAC2024, IT

On 29 July 2024, the Forum on China-Africa Digital Cooperation took place in Beijing. The event is organized by the

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