For decades, Africa’s trade and logistics networks were oriented toward Europe and North America. Ports, railways, and road networks were designed to facilitate the export of raw materials to Western markets, often leaving intra-African trade underdeveloped.
Today, a quiet but significant shift is underway. With strategic investments, infrastructure, and partnerships, China is reshaping trade corridors across the continent, signalling that Africa’s economic future may increasingly run eastward, toward Asia, rather than west.
