China-Africa trade
China to remove tariffs on African goods, deepening economic ties with the continent
Following the Follow-up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), China has announced that it will waive tariffs on all goods from every African country.
China upgrades bilateral relations in Africa to “strategic relationships” during China-Africa summit
During the summit, China announced the unilateral opening of its market for 33 countries in Africa and promising them zero-tariff treatment for 100% tariff line
China and African countries take steps to enhance ties
Mikaela Erskog, a researcher with Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and a member of the Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, talks about the recent Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation
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