Chinese President Xi Jinping announced in Johannesburg Friday that his country will roll out 10 major programs to strengthen cooperation with Africa in the coming three years.

The programs cover the areas of industrialization, agricultural modernization, infrastructure, financial services, green development, trade and investment facilitation, poverty reduction and public welfare, public health, people-to-people exchanges, and peace and security.

Meanwhile, China will offer 60 billion U.S. dollars to ensure smooth implementation of the initiatives, added the president.