The inaugural Seoul Dialogue on Africa, held on Dec.4-5, focused on the prospects of mutually beneficial partnerships between South Korea and African countries, with the theme of "peace and prosperity in africa and beyond."

In the context of building a partnerships between Africa and emerging powers such as China, Brazil and India, among others, the historic dialogue represented the initiative of the Korea-Africa Foundation and South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop a unique and friendly approach to Korea-Africa relations and "raise people's awareness of Africa in the Republic of Korea (ROK)."