Exhibitors introduce products to a visitor at the 2026 2026 China-Africa Trade Commodity Exhibition. [Photo/Jinhua Media Group]

The 2026 2026 China-Africa Trade Commodity Exhibition at Yiwu International Expo Center in Jinhua, Zhejiang province, showcased specialty products and connected buyers and sellers from Nov 6 to 8.

Covering 10,000 square meters, the exhibition featured 400 booths and 186 companies from 15 countries, such as Ethiopia, Rwanda, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa, as well as an import zone and an export zone.

Imported products included coffee, wine, tea, crafts, and jewelry, while exports gathered 149 companies across 335 booths offering household goods, gifts, stationery, and cosmetics.

At the Ethiopia pavilion, Xu Ping of Zhejiang Ethiopia Supply Chain Co brewed coffee for buyers. "As China's coffee market grows, we want to meet more clients and sell coffee from its birthplace to broader markets," she said.

A matchmaking meeting on the opening day drew buyers from Niger, Nigeria, Morocco, Libya, and Ethiopia with intended orders.

Africa is Yiwu's largest import and export market and Jinhua's largest emerging export market. In the first nine months this year, Yiwu's exports to Africa reached 135.9 billion yuan ($20.37 billion), up 30.18 percent year-on-year. The city has opened overseas markets in Angola and Tanzania to expand its trade network across Africa.