Today, China's Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council updated its tariff schedules, granting zero tariffs to imports from 20 African countries, effective next month.

China and Nigeria signed a landmark framework agreement last week to deepen economic ties, marking a key step in Nigeria's partnering with China amid global trade shifts.

On Sunday, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi outlined a sweeping vision for 2026 as a landmark year for China's international relations while warning against global trade barriers and the weaponization of economic ties. While emphasizing the importance of stabilizing ties with the United States ahead of a high

China will eliminate tariffs on all products from 53 African nations this spring, President Xi Jinping announced in a message sent last week to the African Union (AU) Summit.

South Africa became the latest African country to formalize a landmark Framework Agreement with China, securing zero-tariff treatment for all its exports as Beijing expands its trade network across the African continent.

Earlier this month, China and the Republic of the Congo signed an early harvest agreement on trade, granting tariff-free treatment to goods from the African country.

China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has outlined a detailed roadmap for extending zero-tariff treatment to imports from 53 African nations, solidifying a commitment made at last week's ministerial meeting. This initiative, part of a broader China-Africa Economic Partnership for Shared Development, will involve negotiations on "