Africa is accelerating its drive for industrialization. China, with its manufacturing expertise, technology and investment, is playing an increasingly important role in that process. Cooperation is expanding across renewable energy, local manufacturing and industrial value chains.

In this episode of Together Forward, a special feature marking the 2026 China-Africa Year of People-to-People Exchanges, we visit a production site and speak with the people working to strengthen industrial value chains in Africa through local sourcing, skills development and job creation.