Rwanda Market in Addis Ababa: Between Chinese Migrants and a Local Food Network

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9 juin 2020

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ordinary spaces ethnic food market China-Africa encounter migration


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Zhengli Huang, « Rwanda Market in Addis Ababa: Between Chinese Migrants and a Local Food Network », China Perspectives, ID : 10.4000/chinaperspectives.9641


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The increasing number of Chinese migrants in Ethiopia has created a niche market for Chinese food consumption, turning Rwanda Market into the only urban food market specialising in Chinese products in the city of Addis Ababa. The specific character of this market is that even though it primarily serves the demands of foreign migrants, the food value chain and the business network is predominantly local. Positioned in a relatively conservative business environment in Ethiopia’s food sector, the local business network in Rwanda Market actively adapts to the needs of the migrant community and expands its food value chain. Through daily interactions between the local business network and Chinese food consumers, convivial relations are evolving in and beyond the market. These interactions contribute to reshaping the socio-economic space of the market and the food landscape of the city. This study of Rwanda Market provides empirical material for the developing and diversifying research field of China-Africa encounters.

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