中非民间商会 China-Africa Business Council

What 中非民间商会 China-Africa Business Council does

China-Africa Business Council (CABC) (中非民间商会) is a Beijing-headquartered non-profit chamber of commerce incorporated in 2006 under China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, with roots in a 2004 proposal by then-UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Phase 1 of a UNDP project launched in 2005. CABC's functional role is to facilitate economic, trade, and investment cooperation between Chinese enterprises seeking African market entry and African enterprises engaging with China, operating through a member-based service platform that organizes trade delegations, matchmaking events, sector-specific forums (healthcare, agriculture), training programs, and policy coordination. The organization received 90 delegations from 26 African countries and reports visits to 36 African countries; it holds Special Consultative Status in UN ECOSOC and General Observer Status in UNCTAD (granted 2017).

CABC's service portfolio is delivered through regional offices in Hangzhou, Nanchang, Qingdao, Guangzhou, and Changsha, plus a representative office in Lagos, Nigeria (inaugurated February 2021), forming a six-China-plus-one-Africa service network. Beyond core trade facilitation, CABC operates the China-Africa Health Industry Alliance (CAHIA, launched June 2018), the Increasing Love for Decreasing AIDS Fund (ILDA Fund, established March 2015 under China Social Assistance Foundation), the Public Benefit International Challenge for Youth (PBIC, since 2017), and a South-South Cooperation Department aligned with UNOSCC and SDGs 9, 11, and 16. The organization has 19 employees and no proprietary technology; its digital footprint consists of a multilingual video content platform and a news/events website. Its board of directors includes senior leaders of major Chinese corporates (TBEA, Holley Group, Huajian Group, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, Startimes, Zhejiang Xinan Chemical) alongside a UN partnership network spanning UNDP, UNAIDS, UNIDO, UNFPA, UNICEF, and UNOSSC.

The business model is non-profit and membership-based: revenue mechanics are not publicly disclosed but are understood to comprise membership dues, government support (MOFCOM, Ministry of Civil Affairs), and project grants from international organizations. Initiators include UNDP, MOFCOM, and the China Society for Promotion of the Guangcai Program (CSPGP); CADFund serves as a core financial partner. There is no publicly disclosed pricing, no paid SaaS product, and no commercial product line — value is delivered through event-driven, high-touch enterprise engagement rather than scalable digital distribution.

Name

中非民间商会 China-Africa Business Council

Legal name

China-Africa Business Council

Website

https://en.cabc.org.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

China-Africa Business Council (CABC) is a Beijing-based non-profit chamber of commerce founded in 2006 that facilitates trade, investment, and policy cooperation between Chinese and African enterprises through a six-China-plus-Nigeria office network, member services, and UN-aligned programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Beijing

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Services: As a non-profit organization registered under Ministry of Civil Affairs of P.R.C., CABC operates through membership-based services, government support, and international organization partnerships. Revenue is generated through membership dues and service fees for facilitating trade missions, matchmaking services, and event organization.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

China-Africa Business Council (CABC) is a non-profit chamber of commerce registered under the Ministry of Civil Affairs of P.R.C., founded in 2006 as a UNDP-Chinese government initiative. It facilitates China-Africa economic and trade cooperation through policy coordination, market research, supply-demand matching, trade missions, delegations, sector-specific symposiums (healthcare, agriculture), and investment facilitation services for Chinese enterprises expanding into Africa and African enterprises operating in China.

Product overview

China-Africa Business Council (CABC) is a non-profit organization registered under China's Ministry of Civil Affairs, established in 2006 with roots in a UNDP initiative. Rather than a conventional product company, CABC operates as a specialized platform for China-Africa economic and trade cooperation. Its service portfolio includes: a core platform providing policy coordination, market research, and supply-demand matching; five built service platforms covering areas such as South-South Cooperation, healthcare, and public benefit; the Increasing Love for Decreasing AIDS Fund (ILDA Fund) for HIV/AIDS charitable initiatives; the Public Benefit International Challenge for Youth; and the China-Africa Health Industry Alliance. The organization also maintains a video content platform and has established representative offices in multiple Chinese cities and Nigeria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Business Matchmaking and Trade Facilitation Services One-stop business matchmaking and trade facilitation services connecting Chinese enterprises seeking African market entry with African partners, including supply-demand matching, partner identification, and investment facilitation for member companies across manufacturing, infrastructure, healthcare, agriculture, and consumer goods sectors.
• Delegations and Trade Missions Organization of inbound and outbound delegations, trade missions, and visits to African countries for member enterprises. CABC has received 90 delegations from 26 African countries and organized delegations visiting 36 African countries.
• Sector-Specific Symposiums and Forums Organized sector-focused symposiums and forums (e.g., healthcare collaboration, agricultural science and technology, industrial cooperation) bringing together governments, businesses, and academia for matchmaking and policy dialogue.
• Policy Coordination and Market Research Policy guidance, market intelligence, and trade policy training services for enterprises engaged in China-Africa cooperation, including training on China's Zero-Tariff Policy toward Africa for English-speaking African countries.
• Regional Office Network Services Regional service platforms across six Chinese cities (Beijing HQ, Hangzhou, Nanchang, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Changsha) and a representative office in Lagos, Nigeria, providing localized investment cooperation, project implementation, economic and trade exchange, and dispute settlement services for member enterprises.

Quantifiable outcome

• Facilitated strategic cooperation agreement between Yiwu CABC and Touba, Senegal establishing two-way trade corridor
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• China-Africa Health Industry Alliance (CAHIA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2018Launched June 2018 as CABC's health committee. Manufacturer-owned organization serving as platform for China-Africa health exchange through technological innovations and public-private partnerships. Works closely with UNAIDS on local medicine production in Africa.
• UNAIDScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CABC works closely with UNAIDS on healthcare collaboration, including local pharmaceutical production in Africa. UNAIDS supported ILDA Fund establishment and the 'Love Plus, AIDS Minus' Charitable Fund. UNAIDS delegation visited CABC in June 2026 to discuss healthcare cooperation.
• UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017UN specialized agency promoting industrial development for poverty reduction, inclusive globalization, and environmental sustainability. CABC collaborates with UNIDO on industrial cooperation and capacity building initiatives.
• UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CABC promotes South-South cooperation under UNOSSC framework. Conducted projects under GSSDC (Global South-South Development Center) and Pérez-Guerrero Trust Fund. CABC's South-South cooperation training and reports featured in UNOSSC's 'Good practices in South-South and Triangular Cooperation'.
• UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CABC partnered with UNFPA through PBIC (Public Benefit International Challenge for Youth) initiative. Competition final held annually since 2017, attracting over 380 schools and 1,400 students, raising over $286,000.
• UNICEFmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CABC partnered with UNICEF through PBIC youth initiative. Collaboration focuses on youth engagement in public benefit projects and international development cooperation.
• Increasing Love for Decreasing AIDS Fund (ILDA Fund)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 March 2015Established March 19, 2015 under China Social Assistance Foundation. First international social benefit program under the foundation. Co-founded by 9 people dedicated to China-Africa friendship and AIDS control. Partners include UNAIDS, UNDP, CADFund, and schools. Supported OAFLAD projects for women and children with HIV/AIDS.
• UNDP (United Nations Development Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Founding partner of CABC. UNDP initiated the China-Africa cooperation project in 2004 under UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan's proposal. Phase 1 launched 2005, Phase 2 in 2009. UNDP continues to collaborate on South-South cooperation, development initiatives, and GSSDC projects supporting SDGs 9, 11, and 16.
• Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China (MOFCOM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Co-initiator of CABC alongside CSPGP and UNDP. MOFCOM is responsible for formulating foreign trade policy, export/import regulations, foreign direct investments, and negotiating bilateral and multilateral trade agreements. Key government partner for China-Africa economic cooperation.
• China Society for Promotion of Guangcai Program (CSPGP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995Co-initiator of CABC. Established 1995 under Ministry of Civil Affairs approval. Main function is to render financial assistance to those in low social and economic positions through social mobilization, while promoting cultural heritage and fair development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Afro-China Chamber of Commerce and Industries: African-side chamber organization promoting China-Africa commercial relations. Comparable to CABC as a bilateral facilitation body, though headquartered in Africa and representing African enterprise interests.
• China-ASEAN Business Council: Bilateral business council facilitating China-ASEAN commercial ties. Closely mirrors CABC's model of facilitating Chinese enterprise entry into a specific regional market through trade missions, matchmaking, and policy coordination.
• China-Africa Development Fund (CADFund): First Chinese fund dedicated to investing in Africa. Overlaps with CABC's mandate of promoting China-Africa commercial ties and has been a long-standing CABC partner (2016 'Base for China-Africa Youth Exchange' award).
• China Chamber of Commerce in various African countries: Local Chinese business associations in African countries (e.g., the Maputo referenced in CABC's news). They overlap with CABC's role of supporting Chinese enterprises in African markets, though at a country level rather than continent-wide.

Broad incumbents

• All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce (ACFIC): umbrella organization for China's private sector chambers of commerce. Multiple CABC leaders (Chairman, President) hold senior roles in ACFIC, making it a direct parent-like peer in the Chinese business association ecosystem.
• China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT): State-affiliated national trade promotion body facilitating Chinese enterprise international expansion. Comparable to CABC as a policy-aligned trade facilitation organization, but with a much broader global mandate beyond Africa.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC): Global business association promoting cross-border trade and investment. Comparable to CABC as a multilateral business facilitation body, though with a more global, rules-setting mandate rather than a bilateral China-Africa focus.
• FOCAC (Forum on China-Africa Cooperation): Official diplomatic forum between China and African nations. Not a peer in the commercial sense, but the apex framework within which CABC operates—CABC attended the FOCAC Johannesburg Summit in 2015 and drives implementation-focused activities.

Regional players

• China-Britain Business Council (CBBC): Bilateral business council supporting UK-China commercial engagement. Functions as a peer to CABC in terms of cross-border business facilitation model, though in a different geographic corridor.
• US-China Business Council (USCBC): Bilateral business council facilitating commercial ties between US and Chinese companies. Comparable to CABC in structure and function, though focused on US-China economic relations rather than China-Africa.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/china-africa-business-counsil

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Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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