Ivory Coast and China sign textile partnership in Shanghai

The agreement was initialed on the sidelines of the InterTextile Shanghai Fair 2026 by the Ivorian Cotton Cashew Shea Council CCAK and the Textile Industry Sub-Council of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade CCPIT-TEX, which is affiliated with the China National Textile and Apparel Council CNTAC. Mamadou Berté, Director General of CCAK, and Lang Penggcheng, Executive Vice-President of CCPIT-TEX, signed the agreement. Key attendees included Jérôme Kouassi Ehui, Chairman of the CCAK Board of Directors; Solange Amichia, Director General of the Investment Promotion Center in Ivory Coast CEPICI; and Abou Dosso, Ambassador of Ivory Coast to China.

The Chinese delegation was led by Xu Yingxi, President of CCPIT-TEX. This partnership is expected to increase trade, facilitate the transfer of industrial technologies, and establish training programs for local stakeholders. A primary goal is to attract significant Chinese investments to boost local cotton processing in Ivory Coast, aligning with the objectives of the National Development Plan PND 2026-2030.

The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change supported the facilitation of this agreement and the Ivorian delegation's mission to China, assisting Abidjan in its search for international investors for its strategic agricultural sectors.