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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Under China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, IBI has systematically expanded into Africa since 2024—establishing strategic hubs in South Africa, Angola, Egypt, Kenya, and East African agri-nations. Focusing on mining, agriculture, and basic chemicals, IBI leverages source-level procurement and a digital cloud warehouse network to strengthen supply chain resilience and foster industrial synergy between China and Africa. Key milestones include signing mining and aluminum partnerships in South Africa, launching sesame and coffee direct-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 Egyptian industry leaders—advancing a pragmatic, digitally enabled model for high-quality China-Africa economic cooperation.
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