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L'actualité des parutions est riche ces dernières semaines. Parmi les dernières en date, le rapport "FOCAC Twelve Years Later: Achievements, Challenges and the Way Forward"  est publié conjointement par le Centre des Etudes Africaines de l'Université de Pekin et le  Nordic Africa Institute (NAI) en prévision de la 5e conférence interministèrielle du FOCAC qui se tiendra les 19 et 20 juillet prochains à Beijing et devra notamment définir le nouveau  "Beijing Action Plan" (2013-2015). Il est coordonné par une équipe dirigée par le Professeur Li Anshan comprennant notamment, Pan Huaqiong (Peking University), Zeng Aiping (China Institute of International Studies) et  He Wenping (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences).Le résumé précise les objectifs de ce bilan, qui est également de fournir des recommandations aux gouvernements chinois et africains :"Twelve years have passed since the establishment of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), an event that marked an important milestone in China-Africa relations. The forum is a platform to promote mutually beneficial South-South cooperation between China and Africa, based on mutual respect and non-interference in the internal affairs of African countries. In its ten year existence, FOCAC has achieved in deepening China-Africa relationsin the economic field. Trade, investment, infrastructure and capacity building have been comprehensively promoted. But as FOCAC prepares to enter the second decade, a number of steps must be taken by Chinese and African partners to improve the current institutional arrangement by expanding space for private sector and civil society participation in decision-making and by increasing the frequency of follow-up processes to ensure effective implementation of agreed upon targets." Le sommaire est le suivant et le texte complet est disponible en pdf ici :   FOCAC Twelve Years Late Achievements, Challenges and the Way ForwardPrefaceIntroductionPurposeFOCAC ’s achievementsApproach to Research.1. C hina-Africa Relations: Historical Overview1.1 Four Decades of Strategic Support2. – Forum on China Africa Cooperation (FOCAC )2.1 The First Decade of FOCAC2.2 N ew Opportunities and Challenges2.3 O rigins of FOCAC3. – FOCAC Members and Their Functions3.1 C hinese Members and Their Functions3.2 C hinese Follow-Up Action Committee Leadership3.3 Plenary Conference and Enlarged Conference of the Follow-up Action Committee3.4 Participating Chinese Government Departments3.5 Vehicles to Promote Trade, Commerce, Banking and Investment3.6 O ther Relevant Chinese Institutions.3.7 A frican Members and Their Function(s)4. – FOCAC Operating Mechanisms4.1 Preparations and Formation.4.2 A frica’s Contribution to the Preparations for and Formation of FOCAC4.3 C haracteristics of Chinese Decision-making4.4 C onstant Improvement: Process of Policy-Making4.5 FOCAC : A platform for Mutual Learning and Decision-making5. – Evaluation of FOCAC5.1 FOCAC Achievements.5.2 Cooperation in Economic Development5.3 Problems and Challenges.6. S ustainability and FOCAC : Directions for Improvement6.1 Proposed FOCAC Institutionalization Process6.2 Possible Changes to Dialogue Mechanisms6.3 FOCAC and Sustainability.6.4 R einforcement of Interaction and African Dynamics6.5 I mproving the Organization and Management of International Cooperation6.6 Sustainability as a Strategic Principle for FOCAC6.7 Conclusions.ANNE X .Follow-up Action Achieved