Pioneering the African Market: IBI Constructs a New Digital Supply Chain System for Sino-African Bilateral Trade

January 21, 2026, 2:49 PM
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Highlights at a glance
IBI, aligning with the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and Belt and Road Initiative, has systematically expanded into Africa since 2024. It established strategic hubs in South Africa, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, and East African agricultural nations—spanning mining, agriculture, and basic chemicals. Through source-level direct procurement and a digital cloud warehouse network, IBI strengthens supply chain resilience and industrial synergy between China and Africa. Key milestones include signing mining and aluminum partnerships in South Africa, launching sesame and coffee origin-sourcing from Tanzania, Mozambique, Ethiopia, and Uganda, deploying digital cloud warehouses in Cape Town and Qingdao, and hosting high-level dialogues with 8 Francophone African countries and Libyan/Egyptian stakeholders—advancing pragmatic, digitally enabled, and value-chain-integrated cooperation.
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