Pride Of Africa Awards

Achraf Chana

Company:
MOUWARID YIWU IMPORT AND EXPORT CO., LTD
Profession:
Entrepreneur
Country Base:
China
City:
Guangzhou
Nationality:
Moroccan

At the tender age of 17, I relocated to China with the vision of building a bridge between African businesses and Asian manufacturers. In 2022, I launched a sourcing program with the objective of linking African small businesspeople with Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Indonesian suppliers, starting online to assist with purchasing, shipping, and customs clearance. With increased business, I built solid industry connections and formally launched my company in Yiwu, China, in 2024. To complement online sellers further, I set up a photography studio providing professional product photography services to African and Chinese companies using a multicultural team of foreign models. I also collaborated with shipping companies in China to offer fulfillment services for dropshippers, including storage, packaging, and international shipping logistics. Today, my business has warehouses in Casablanca and Agadir, Morocco, hence facilitating more efficient international trade for African businesses. We have already started the expansion process into Nigeria and Ivory Coast with a specialization in the launch of a third warehouse to promote further logistics, fulfillment, and branding solutions for African entrepreneurs.