Delegation from Francophone African Countries Visits IBI for Exchange on China's Reform and Opening-up Experiences

January 21, 2026, 1:46 PM
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On July 8, a Francophone African seminar on China’s reform and opening-up experience visited IBI’s Digital Economy Headquarters. Twenty-seven senior officials from eight African countries engaged in in-depth discussions with IBI leadership on digital port operations, overseas warehousing, cross-border supply chain optimization, mineral resource trade, and agricultural cooperation. IBI emphasized Africa’s strategic importance, highlighting synergies between Africa’s industrialization drive and China’s digital capabilities. Participants shared country-specific needs—from DRC’s warehouse data-sharing proposals to Gabon’s deep-water port plans—while IBI pledged platform-driven collaboration to advance agricultural modernization, mineral value-chain upgrading, and efficient regional trade networks.
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