The 2025 China Africa Innovation Cooperation and Development Forum, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China and the People's Government of Hubei Province, was recently held in Wuhan. Political leaders, officials, experts, scholars, and entrepreneurs from 43 countries and regions attended the forum to have in-depth exchanges on the theme of "New Opportunities for Innovation Cooperation, Joining Hands to Pursuit Dreams of Modernization". The foreign guests also visited the Institute of Oil Crops of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Wuhan Botanical Garden and other scientific research institutions. They expressed that strengthening scientific research cooperation between Africa and China will help African countries improve their technological level and people's livelihoods. They hope that both sides can strengthen exchanges and cooperation to achieve common development and prosperity. Andalu Berh, Ethiopian Minister to China, said that in recent years, with the continuous deepening of Africa China cooperation and the deepening of high-quality joint construction of the "the Belt and Road", Chinese enterprises have helped Ethiopia build roads, railways, airports and other infrastructure, especially the operation of the Addis Ababa Djibouti Railway, which has greatly improved the level of connectivity between Ethiopia and surrounding countries. China is an important partner of Angola, and the two sides have achieved fruitful cooperation in infrastructure construction such as railways, hospitals, schools, and information and communication networks. ”Mario Augusto Oliveira, the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and News of Angola, stated that Angola and China are undergoing a transformation towards cooperation driven by collaborative innovation and common development. Chinese technological innovation achievements benefit African countries, mobile payment platforms are enhancing the financial inclusiveness of the African continent, and household solar energy systems are promoting the gradual electrification of rural areas. ”Gaspar Paniyankinbona, the Education Technology Innovation Committee Member of the African Union Commission, stated that by working together, Africa and China can leverage their respective innovation advantages and build a more resilient economic system. At the 4th China Africa Industrial Innovation and Technology Transfer Cooperation Forum hosted by Hubei University of Technology and other institutions, Eduardo Mondland University in Mozambique signed an agreement with Hubei University of Technology to jointly build a new photovoltaic agriculture joint laboratory. Manuel Luis Xie Nene, Director of the Cooperation Department at Eduardo Mondland University, said that the two universities' partnership is conducive to promoting technological breakthroughs and industrialization in the field of photovoltaic agriculture in Mozambique, and driving local technological upgrades and coordinated development of the industrial chain. During the 2025 China Africa Innovation Cooperation and Development Forum, 39 cooperation agreements were signed, including the China Tanzania Joint Laboratory for Disease Prevention and Public Health, Sesame Breeding and Industrialization Development Cooperation, and 23 service platforms such as the "Africa Intelligent Construction Promotion Center" were established with centralized licensing. The two sides reached a series of cooperation in scientific research cooperation, talent cultivation, and industry docking. Vice Minister of Science and Technology of China, Qiu Yong, stated that China is willing to further deepen cooperation in scientific and technological innovation with Africa, strengthen strategic docking, expand scientific and cultural exchanges, and promote the benefits of scientific and technological innovation achievements to the people of China and Africa. (New Society)