The Minister of Commerce, Trade and Competitors, Parks Tau, has welcomed the announcement by the Authorities of the Individuals’s Republic of China that introduces a short lived zero-tariff choice scheme for 20 non-least developed African nations, together with South Africa. The measure follows an announcement by Chinese language President Xi Jinping on 14 February 2026…
Nairobi — China’s zero-tariff remedy to all African international locations which have diplomatic relations with it can come into impact beginning Could 1, 2026 to April 30, 2028. This got here after China had granted zero-tariff remedy on one hundred pc of tariff strains since December 1, 2024 for 33 least developed African international locations…
The Ambassador of the Individuals’s Republic of China to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, has assured that the zero-tariff coverage for African merchandise into the Chinese language markets introduced by President Xi Jinping in February will change into efficient from Could 1, 2026. The envoy stated this whereas delivering his handle in the course of the official…
Synthetic intelligence is quickly changing into the spine of recent economies, shaping the whole lot from finance and healthcare to governance and safety. As international competitors intensifies, two dominant fashions have emerged — the US’ capital-driven method and China’s state-guided, infrastructure-led technique. For Africa, this second presents not only a selection between competing methods, however…
Dar es Salaam — STARTING Might 1, 2026, China will totally implement zero-tariff remedy on 100 per cent of tariff traces for 53 African international locations which have established diplomatic relations with China. This historic step is about to significantly change international commerce relations. The coverage tone for the nation’s improvement underneath the CPC’s management…
China’s determination to open its market to 53 African international locations with zero tariffs beginning in Could 2026 isn’t just one other commerce announcement. It’s a assertion of intent. At a time when world commerce is more and more formed by rivalry, protectionism and shifting alliances, Beijing is signalling that Africa stays central to its…
The Philippines on Monday flatly rejected China’s declare to sovereignty over the South China Sea, dismissing a Chinese language embassy assertion {that a} Filipino diplomat had as soon as acknowledged that the disputed Scarborough Shoal didn’t belong to Manila — and warning Beijing that territorial claims are settled by worldwide regulation, not social media posts….
China’s President Xi Jinping introduced in February 2026 that from 1 Might China can be granting zero-tariff remedy to 53 African international locations. (That’s all of them bar Eswatini, which helps Taiwan.) China-Africa commerce reached US$348 billion in 2025, up 17.7% from 2024. Chinese language exports to Africa dominate commerce flows, and amounted to US$225…
The Commerce Improvement Bureau of China’s Ministry of Commerce (TDB) has been confirmed as a Strategic Nation Associate (China) for the West Africa Industrialisation, Manufacturing and Commerce (West Africa IMT) Summit and Exhibition 2026. This, in line with organisers, reinforces a rising shift in Nigeria-China financial relations from increasing commerce volumes to anchoring industrial manufacturing…
Tamale, Ghana — On a dusty airport tarmac within the northern Ghanaian metropolis of Tamale, army particular operatives from throughout Africa transfer stealthily. Pictures ring out as they converge on the airport and apprehend armed militants holding it hostage. It isn’t an actual assault, however simply one of many workout routines of “Flintlock,” the U.S. army’s…