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China’s role in Africa is one of the most significant shifts in global alliances over the past decade. This is how China is reshaping its economic ties with the continent.

This is a huge opportunity for Kenya-China trade relations Guo Haiyan 郭海燕

For years, Africa’s trade with China has faced a bottleneck: tariff preferences were limited to LDCs. This excluded over 20 African countries, many with competitive exports, creating distortions in Africa’s largest trade partnership. And China isn’t alone, most partners like the

At DR, we’ve consistently flagged this in our research. Our 2021 analysis showed that expanding tariff access to all African countries under AfCFTA could reshape the continent’s export dynamics. developmentreimagined.com/is-chinas-100-…

In 2023, we published a detailed review of trade facilitation under FOCAC. Our position? Equal access to China’s market is not charity, it’s necessary for mutual economic transformation. developmentreimagined.com/introduction-f…

We also convened dialogues with African Union representatives, Chinese officials, and trade economists. Key message: African experiences with AGOA, EPA, and BRICS must inform China's own preferential trade frameworks. developmentreimagined.com/press-release-…

And let’s not forget the AU’s G20 seat, a platform we highlighted in 2023 as critical for rebalancing trade norms, including with China. developmentreimagined.com/can-the-aus-in…

Today’s announcement validates years of quiet policy work by African negotiators, the African Union and analysts across the continent. Now the real work begins: implementation, awareness for African exporters, and tracking utilization rates.

Its however worth noting that tariff elimination alone isn’t enough, exporters still face barriers like language, logistics, and e-commerce costs. That’s why we created Africa Reimagined, a dedicated DR workstream supporting African brands to thrive in China. #ChinaAfrica

Day 2 of set up done and dusted here in Changsha, China for #CAETE2025 Africa Reimagined AfricaRise & @Brand_SA bringing the very best of African Fashion to the 4th China-Africa Economic & Trade Expo. 📌 Booth E1 TA03 📅 12-15 June

"China to remove tariffs on nearly all goods from Africa as both criticise US trade moves" - South China Morning Post #SmartNews l.smartnews.com/p-lKgnKzw/86Cl…

At the ongoing 4th China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo (#CAETE) in #Changsha, Central China’s #Hunan Province, the distinguished South African fashion #designer Thula Sindi Thula Sindi debuts with his "Modern Fun"! #ChinaAfrica #fashionstyle #Styles AfricaRise

African "#Fashion Queen" #HannahRyder: Empowering #China-#Africa Trade with African Design. #CAETE2025 Hannah Ryder (芮 婉 洁)

Unlock #African Gems with a Recommender’s Insight! #China #Africa #CAETE #good icswb.com/h/106468/20250… Hannah Ryder (芮 婉 洁)

UNICEF China Rep Ama Sande (桑爱玲) joined a dialogue on Youth Innovation & Entrepreneurship at #CAETE.  "Across Africa, UNICEF has been supporting young people not only to acquire skills, but to become innovators and entrepreneurs tackling urgent local and global challenges," she said.

Kenyan officials are in talks with Beijing to float Panda bond in Shanghai to raise cash for infrastructure projects, including taking the rail from Naivasha to Malaba. zurl.co/DlWtB

.Hannah Ryder (芮 婉 洁) on China's move to eliminate tariffs on imports from 53 African countries: "It enables countries like Kenya, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Morocco to now enter the Chinese market duty-free."allafrica.com/stories/202506…

In a recent interview with Al Jazeera English , our CEO, Hannah Ryder (芮 婉 洁) , offered a fresh perspective on Africa’s debt landscape and the role of international partners. She highlighted that Chinese loans account for only a fraction of Africa’s total debt and have primarily financed