{"id":68305,"date":"2025-06-17T16:54:19","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=68305"},"modified":"2025-06-17T16:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T16:54:19","slug":"china-to-eliminate-tariffs-on-imports-from-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/06\/17\/china-to-eliminate-tariffs-on-imports-from-african-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"China to Eliminate Tariffs on Imports from African Countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Anifowoshe Oladipupo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>China has announced the complete removal of tariffs on imports from all African countries, according to a report by ENA, a partner of TV BRICS.<\/p>\n<p>The move is part of the newly introduced China-Africa Economic Partnership for Shared Development; a strategic framework aimed at accelerating Africa\u2019s integration into global trade.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative seeks to boost market access, streamline customs procedures, and strengthen institutional trade capacity across the continent.<\/p>\n<p>This policy marks a broader effort by Beijing to support Africa\u2019s industrialisation, diversify its import base, and deepen economic ties with African nations beyond raw material exports.<\/p>\n<p>President Xi Jinping reiterated China\u2019s commitment to offering zero-tariff treatment for all African exports.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that the arrangement would be complemented by enhanced cooperation in customs, quarantine, logistics, and capacity building.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, China pledged to support training programmes and promote greater visibility for high-quality African products in its domestic market.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024, trade between China and Africa reached nearly $300 billion, solidifying China\u2019s position as the continent\u2019s largest trading partner.<\/p>\n<p>Analysts say the new tariff policy could also strengthen the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), by fostering intra-African production and export diversification.<\/p>\n<p>The initiative is expected to open up new opportunities for value-added goods and services across Africa, further integrating the continent into global supply chains.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Anifowoshe Oladipupo &nbsp; China has announced the complete removal of tariffs on imports from all African countries, according to a report by ENA, a partner of TV BRICS. The move is part of the newly introduced China-Africa Economic Partnership for Shared Development; a strategic framework aimed at accelerating Africa\u2019s integration into global trade. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":68306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[249],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-68305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=68305"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68305\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68307,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/68305\/revisions\/68307"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/68306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=68305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=68305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}