By Chibuzo Ihegboro
The organizers of the China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo, scheduled to hold in Abuja later this month, have released details of the event.
The trade expo will have a broad-based outlook, with a major focus on Chinese engineering technology products.
According to a statement made available to Xpress Nigeria, more than 100 companies are expected to participate in the trade exhibition, which is the second of its kind in Africa, following a similar event held in Nairobi earlier this year.
The organizing group’s press office, which includes over 8 agencies affiliated to the Huna Province of China and the Nigerian Federal trade agency, stated that the event starts on November 28 and will run for three days until November 30 at the Abuja Trade & Convention Centre.
“The theme of this event is “China and Africa Joining Hands for a Better Future”, and will feature a series of activities focused on multiple sectors, including investment and trade, infrastructure, healthcare, and engineering machinery.
The Opening Ceremony and China-Africa Infrastructure Cooperation Forum (Nigeria) will commence at 10.00 am and focuses on “the opportunities and challenges in China-Africa infrastructure cooperation, conducting in-depth discussions on hot and cutting-edge topics in the industry, such as infrastructure connectivity, innovation in investment and financing modes, green and sustainable development and business transformation and upgrading, bringing together stakeholders for exchanges and cooperation, and promoting the signing and implementing of key projects.”
Also on the list of activities will be the China-Africa Business & Healthcare Matchmaking Conference that follows alter in the day lasting between 15:00-17:30.
It will be an event to “introduce Hunan and Hunan-based leading enterprises; introduce investment and trade environment and market conditions in African countries by representatives of African chambers of commerce, investment promotion agencies, and enterprises; focusing on healthcare, new energy, manufacturing, construction and construction materials, textiles and garments, fisheries, flowers, infrastructure development, organizing “one-on-one” talks between Hunan enterprises and African business associations and enterprises.”
Next on the event’s list is the exhibition in Nigeria and China Engineering Technology on the same first day of the event and will run until the last day.
The space will have “seven exhibition areas made of products in new energy, construction materials (construction hardware), machinery (construction machinery, agricultural equipment), power transmission and distribution, home appliances and furniture, manufacturing, general infrastructure, and a comprehensive area.
With the strong support and joint participation of all parties in China and Africa, the China Africa Economic and Trade Expo has been successfully held for three sessions, creating a new window for local economic and trade cooperation with Africa.
The third session of CAETE was held in Changsha, Hunan, in June 2023 on a space of 100,000m2 with 120 signed projects, amounting to US$10.3 billion. More than 1,700 exhibitors of Chinese and African enterprises, business associations, and financial institutions took part.
In May 2024, the first China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo in Africa (Kenya) was successfully held in Nairobi. During the event, with 43 signed projects, amounting to 1.402 billion USD, matched 34 projects, and released 3 results.