I.The Power of Youth

1.The China-Africa Youth Festival

2.The China-Africa Youth Culture Forum

3.The 6th China-Africa Future Leaders’ Dialogue

4.The China-Africa Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition

5.Study Trips by Young African Political Party Leaders

6.“Chinese Bridge” series of programs in Africa (Chinese Proficiency Competitions and summer/winter camps to China)

7.AI Case Innovation Competition and Study Visit for African Youth

8.The China-Africa “Friendship Cup” Sports Events

9.The 2026 “Sing for Africa” Music Talent Show and Related Events

10.“Eyes to the Sky” Satellite Launch Witness Program

11.The 2026 China-Africa Youth Welfare Projects Along the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway Organized by the Beijing Changier Education Foundation

II.Cultural Kaleidoscope 

1.The China-Africa Cultural Silk Road Exchange Month

2.The China-Africa Culture and Tourism Exchange Conference

3.The 5th Conference on Dialogue Between Chinese and African Civilizations

4.The China-Africa Wushu Conference

5.The China-Africa Audio-Visual Program Screening

6.Themed Photo Exhibition: The Impression of China and Africa

7.The 2026 China-Africa Joint Performance Along the Cultural Silk Road: Symphony of Chinese and African Civilizations

8.The China-Africa Fashion and Culture Festival: Convergence of Intangible Heritage and Modern Fashion

9.The 2026 Shandong-Africa Cultural Carnival

10.Shared Dreams: Forging Our Future—Thematic Column on CGTN’s Official Website for 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges

11.A Special Issue of CHINAFRICA on the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges

12.Themed Events for the “China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges” at Confucius Institutes in Africa

13.“Happy Spring Festival” Events in African Countries

14.“Chinese Film Festival” in Africa

15.“Prelude to the Spring Festival Gala” Events in Africa

16.The 2026 Silk Road Expedition: Discovering a Vibrant Africa

III.Livelihood Boosters

1.The FOCAC Poverty Reduction and Development Conference

2.African Friends to China: A Study Tour on Poverty Reduction and Rural Revitalization

3.Seminar on Poverty Reduction and Development for African Officials

4.The 2026 China-Africa People’s Public Welfare Exchange Forum and the 8th Carnival Series Activities

5.The “100 Medical Teams in 1,000 Villages” free medical services program

6.The 2026 China-Africa Initiative for Tropical Diseases Elimination and Poverty Alleviation

7.Traditional Chinese Medicine Promotion Activity: From Guizhou to Africa

8.Events Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Chinese Medical Teams from Guangxi Province

9.The 2026 Forum on China-Africa Economic, Trade and Cultural Cooperation

10.The China-Africa Livelihood Improvement Projects

11.Support for the 2026 Dakar Youth Olympic Games

IV.Symphony of Ideas

1.Eminent Persons Roundtable on China-Africa Cooperation

2.Seminar on Chinese Modernization and African Development

3.The 2026 China-Africa Friendship Organization Leaders Meeting

4.The 7th Forum on China-Africa Media Cooperation

5.The China-Africa Salon on Cooperation Between Friendly Cities and Ports

6.Seminar on Building an All-Weather China-Africa Community with a Shared Future for the New Era

7.The Second West Africa Forum

8.International Symposium on the Study of African Languages and Cultures 2026

9.Project for the Translation and Publication of African Literary Works

10.African Railway Professionals to China: A Study Tour Along the Qinghai-Xizang Railway

V.Talent Incubators

1.The China-Africa Innovation Cooperation and Development Forum

2.The China-Africa Forum on Peaceful Use of Nuclear Technology

3.The 2026 Annual Conference of the China-Africa Consortium of Universities Exchange Mechanism & China-Africa University Presidents Forum

4.The “Future of Africa” China-Africa Vocational Education Cooperation Plan

5.The Global South Media and Think Tank Cooperation and Communication Partner Network: “United in Heart, Path and Action—2026 China-Africa Partnership Empowerment Action Plan”

6.The China-Africa Conference on Practical Technologies for Tropical Agriculture

7.China-Africa Training Program on Biodiversity Conservation: Experience Sharing and Capacity Building & “The Eagle City (Chongqing)” Global Themed Exhibition

8.The African Women Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program

9.C Star Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship Program

10.Seminar for African Countries on Zero-Tariff Measures