Recently, Mozambican President Daniel Francisco Chapo paid a state visit to China and made Changsha, Hunan the first stop of his itinerary. During his visit to Hunan, President Cha Bo conducted in-depth inspections of representative enterprises and facilities in Hunan, such as Wasion Holdings Limited, Zoomlion, Changsha Xianing Port, Yihai Kerry, and SANY Group. This visit not only demonstrates Mozambique's high regard for deepening economic and trade cooperation with Hunan, but also injects strong confidence into Hunan enterprises' entry into Mozambique and the vast African market. The upcoming "2026 Africa International Engineering Machinery, Mining Machinery, Agricultural Machinery, and International Auto Parts, Electromechanical Hardware Products Expo" to be held in Nairobi, Kenya in June 2026 provides an excellent international stage for both parties and the vast number of Chinese and African enterprises to meet their needs and establish cooperation.

President's on-site check-in, Hunan's intelligent manufacturing strength highly recognized

On the first day of his visit (April 16th), President Chapo came to the Earth moving Machinery Park of Zoomlion Intelligent Industry City. Here, he watched Chinese made excavators perform high difficulty movements such as "threading needles", "stacking wine glasses", and sliding loaders "dancing" on site, and expressed sincere admiration for the exquisite handling and outstanding performance of Chinese intelligent equipment.

On April 18th, President Chapo visited the SANY Xingsha Industrial Park located in Changsha. He showed a strong interest in the new energy products displayed in the park and personally boarded the SANY electric front hoist to experience the operation of the equipment under the guidance of technical personnel. President Chapo expressed admiration for the technological innovation capability and large-scale production strength of Hunan enterprises, and repeatedly sent sincere invitations to enterprises to invest and build factories in Mozambique on site. This trip highlights Mozambique's urgent expectation to introduce advanced Chinese technology and management experience to promote its own industrialization and modernization process, and also provides a high-level "strength certification" for Hunan equipment manufacturing brands in Africa.

From high-level visits to industry events: Building practical cooperation bridges at the 2026 African Machinery Exhibition

President Chappo's visit has opened a dual window of policy and emotion for cooperation between Hunan and Mozambique. The "2026 Africa International Engineering Machinery, Mining Machinery, Agricultural Machinery, and International Auto Parts, Electromechanical Hardware Products Expo", which will be held at KICC from June 17 to 19, 2026, aims to transform high-level consensus into practical business opportunities and cooperation projects. The theme of this exhibition is "Smart Manufacturing Africa, Building the Future Together", aiming to leverage technological innovation and market access to serve the modernization of infrastructure and industrialization in Africa.

The exhibition planning is highly aligned with President Chappo's areas of concern:

Accurate exhibition area setting: The exhibition sets up core exhibition areas such as engineering machinery, mining machinery, agricultural machinery, automotive and motorcycle parts, and electromechanical hardware, fully covering Africa's key equipment and technology needs in infrastructure, energy and mining development, agricultural modernization, manufacturing upgrading, and other fields.

In depth thematic discussions: During the exhibition, a series of high-end forums will be held, including the "African Mining and New Energy Equipment Application Development Seminar" led by SANY Heavy Industry, and the "Central African Agricultural Machinery Application Development Seminar" led by Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology. These seminars will deeply focus on the pain points of the African market, share project implementation experience, and provide an excellent policy interpretation and experience exchange platform for Hunan enterprises planning to enter the African market.

Efficient docking platform: The exhibition has set up a special "African Engineering Machinery Leasing and Overseas Chinese Construction Enterprise Matchmaking Conference" and an international investment cooperation exhibition area, which can effectively connect with local project construction needs, leasing business opportunities, and financial insurance services in Africa, helping Chinese enterprises explore the market through various flexible modes and reduce operational risks.

Seize the opportunity and explore the blue ocean together

The visit of the President of Mozambique is an important opportunity for Hunan's equipment manufacturing industry to move towards Africa. As a large-scale professional machinery exhibition independently held by China in Africa, the 2026 Africa International Engineering Machinery, Mining Machinery, Agricultural Machinery and International Automotive Parts, Electromechanical Hardware Products Expo, relying on Kenya's geographical advantages of radiating to East Africa and connecting Africa, will become a key leap for Hunan and even national enterprises to respond to the invitation of African countries for cooperation and accurately connect with the trillion level African infrastructure and industrialization market.

We sincerely invite enterprises in the fields of equipment manufacturing, automotive and motorcycle parts, and electromechanical hardware to seize the policy dividends and market opportunities of China Africa cooperation, actively participate in the 2026 Africa International Engineering Machinery, Mining Machinery, Agricultural Machinery, and International Automotive and Motorcycle Parts, Electromechanical Hardware Products Expo, bring products, technologies, and services to the African continent, and jointly write a new chapter of China Africa capacity cooperation and mutual benefit.Editor/Gong Ziwei