Ethiopia opens coffee trading centre in China to boost premium exports

A woman performs traditional Ethiopian coffee ceremony at Awo Coffee in Addis Ababa on October 26, 2025.

Photo credit: Xinhua

The Ethiopia Coffee (China) Trading Centre was officially inaugurated on Saturday in Zhuzhou City, Hunan Province, to leverage Ethiopia's advantages as a coffee origin and promote the entry of its premium coffee into the Chinese market.

The launch was part of the first China-Ethiopia Coffee Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference held in the city. The conference highlighted the growing economic and trade ties between the two sides, with coffee serving as a central theme.