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05-06

2026

Feature: Chinese firm's cross-mentoring enhances infrastructure project efficiency in Ghana

ACCRA, May 4 (Xinhua) -- From childhood, Eric Ampadu has dreamed of working in the technology field. That dream moved closer to reality when he gained admission to the Accra Technical University in Accra, the Ghanaian capital.

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05-02

2026

China's zero-tariff treatment boosts Africa's development prospects

Observers say that China's zero-tariff policy will further dismantle trade barriers, deepen China-Africa cooperation, and generate lasting benefits for the people of China and Africa, opening new avenues for jointly advancing modernization.

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05-02

2026

China's zero-tariff policy to fuel Zimbabwe's rural industrialization: trade agency

HARARE, May 1 (Xinhua) -- China's zero-tariff policy is set to promote rural industrialization and job creation in Zimbabwe by boosting horticultural exports from smallholder farmers, the country's trade promotion agency ZimTrade said Friday.

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05-02

2026

China clears first import shipment under expanded zero-tariff policy for African goods

Customs officers inspect imported apples to be cleared under the expanded zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African nations at night at Shenzhenwan Port in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 30, 2026. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)

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05-01

2026

South Africa wine industry welcomes China's zero-tariff policy

JOHANNESBURG, April 30 (Xinhua) -- China's decision to implement a zero-tariff policy on South African wine will significantly boost the industry's global competitiveness, South Africa Wine, the national body for the wine industry, said on Thursday.

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05-01

2026

China's new zero-tariff policy for Africa offers shared future in a fragmented world

BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday began implementing an expanded zero-tariff treatment on imports from all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic relations, a landmark move seen as promoting openness and cooperation for the Global South amid rising protectionism and fragmentation in the global economy.

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05-01

2026

Kenya's coffee industry eyes brighter future under China's zero-tariff policy

China on Friday expanded its zero-tariff treatment to cover all 53 African countries with which it has diplomatic ties. In Kenya's Kiambu County, coffee growers and processors are seeing fresh cause for optimism.

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05-01

2026

Namibia eyes China's premium beef market under zero-tariff policy, says Meatco chief

China will fully implement zero-tariff measures for the 53 African countries with diplomatic ties starting May 1. A Namibian meat industry executive said Namibia aims to carve out a niche in China's premium beef market while capitalizing on the zero-tariff policy.

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05-01

2026

China expands zero tariffs to share opportunities with Africa

In Nairobi, officials and business groups from China and Kenya have been discussing how they could leverage Beijing's zero-tariff policy to open wider opportunities for Kenyan companies in the vast Chinese market, while African traders in China are already scouting for more goods to export there, as the new policy begins to clear a smoother path for China-Africa trade.

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05-01

2026

Expanding the pie of China-Africa cooperation through ‘subtraction’: Global Times editorial

China will implement zero-tariff treatment for 53 African countries that have diplomatic relations with it, starting May 1. This major policy initiative positions China as the first major economy in the world to grant unilateral and comprehensive zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with China, as well as to all least developed countries that maintain diplomatic relations with China.

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