Xi Describes African Resource Ownership as a Precondition for Cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping met Togo's President of the Council of Ministers Faure Gnassingbe at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 13, 2026. Xi said accepting the principle that African resources belong to Africa is a precondition. The same text notes that Ghana's draft mining bill would allow the mines minister to require mining companies to issue the state a free special share with veto rights over key transactions.
Why it matters: The framing of African resource ownership as a condition of cooperation sits within the briefing's China-Global South theme, where Chinese engagement with African states and their minerals is negotiated.