APA News published on 9 June 2025 an article titled "China-Africa Trade Surges 12.4% between January and May."
China's exports to Africa between January and May 2025 as compared to the same period in 2024 increased by 20.2 percent while African exports to China increased by only 1.6 percent. Africa continues to export raw materials to China while importing manufactured goods from China.
Comment: This exacerbates a long-standing trend of African trade deficits in the China-Africa relationship and African raw materials exported to China in exchange for value added goods.
