About Us

WHO WE ARE

We Inspire and Help Businesses To Grow

The China-Africa Chamber of E-Commerce was established in response to the development of China-Africa business after the pandemic. It is composed of African business leaders in Guangzhou from 30 major African countries. It broke the traditional limitation of taking the country or region as the unit, and established an organization that takes emerging industries as the development orientation.

We are committed to developing a new type of Sino-African trade relationship; transforming traditional Sino-African trade into cross-border e-commerce; passing on China’s e- commerce development experience over the years to local African traders through short-term training; as well as utilizing advanced business models such as e-commerce platforms, short video sales, and live delivery of goods. It also provides new opportunities for an “all- inclusive trade” via logistics, supply chain management, payment, finance, and other related technical means which are directed towards the upgrade of Sino-African trade.

The Chamber is an open community that encourages more African enterprises to go global as well as develop their overseas market potentials. We aim to achieve this by helping the community to increase the adoption of e-commerce in its various markets.

As part of its resolve to drive economic growth, CACOEC will serve as an economic trade channel for import and export enterprises from Africa for global promotion of trade cooperation and investment. By promoting business inclusion in the digital economy, CACOEC will be able to influence the present and future of e-commerce between China and Africa.

CACOEC can help in the following ways:

Leveraging e-commerce to launch and grow your business;
Provision of marketing services through a unique mix of business solutions and standard setting;
Helping you access business opportunities that can make you increase your visibility in the global world through various business events;
Equipping you with practical tools and resources for international trade and business

The Chamber is a not-for-profit organization funded by Corporations, Foundations, and Members whose energies are directed towards the advancement of the interests of the business community, and its income is applied solely for the objectives.

Our Mission

China-Africa Chamber of E-Commerce (CACOEC) is the first E- Commerce chamber working in promoting and advancing cross-border e-commerce trade, industry, services and relationships between the People's Republic of China and 54 African Countries through innovative and added-value activities to businesses and to the community.

Our Vision

To be the premier e-commerce chamber and a key player in Africa in advancing multilateral trade and investment relations between Africa and China.

Our Values

Inclusivity: We have the prime objective to promote inclusive growth.

Enabling environment: Businesses need a safe environment with the right regulatory system and workforce policies that drive growth in the modern economy.

Expertise: We have a team of economists, communicators, policy experts, and lobbyists that work continuously to advance the interests of the online community.

OUR LEADERESHIP

Meet Our Leadership

The Chamber’s Board of Directors is solely responsible for the management of the affairs of the Chamber. It establishes policies that contribute to the attainment of the Chamber’s mission and vision. It meets on a monthly basis to deliberate on issues of importance to the Chamber, the trade and commerce industry, and the economy. The Chairman of the Board presides over all meetings.

OUR OBJECTIVES

The aims and objectives of CACOEC include the following:

Ensuring better access for consumers to online goods and services;

Enhancing and improving the knowledge and expertise of businesses in e-commerce;

Creation of necessary conditions for digital networks and services to flourish as well as maximize their growth potentials in the continent’s digital economy prospects;

Encouraging the development of digital technologies that are supportive of Business-to-Business integration as well as Business- to-Consumer facilitation for better outcomes;

Promotion of effective collaboration, cooperation, and business networking among e-commerce businesses to scale to the international market;

Promotion of the use of Internet as a veritable business tool to help small businesses become more competitive;

Interaction with key governmental agencies to formulate policies and regulatory initiatives that support the advancement of ICTs and development;

Provision of a platform for thousands of businesses to connect and build business relationships that will contribute to the growth of their businesses.