Algeria, which will host the 4th edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) from September 4 to 10, has put in place all the human and material resources to make the 2025 edition a certain success. The objective is to make this event a real lever to boost trade, attract investment and strengthen the economic integration of the continent.
Under the theme “A gateway to new opportunities,” this edition aims to be the most ambitious since the launch of the IATF in 2018, both in terms of the number of actors present and the economic agreements planned. With more than 2,000 exhibitors from 75 countries, 35,000 expected professional visitors, trade agreements and investments that could exceed $44 billion, the IATF 2025 is presented as a major catalyst for African economic integration. Organized at the Palais des Expositions (Maritime Pines – Algiers), this continental event will be held in collaboration with the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), initiator of this fair, the African Union Commission and the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The exhibition program is particularly rich. In addition to the multisectoral exhibition (agriculture, industry, energy, finance, health, transport, research, innovation, startups, etc.), several events are planned. These include the trade and investment forum, the Creative Africa Nexus-CANEX summit, B2B meetings, as well as the special day dedicated to the African diaspora and the African Automotive Show. The fair will also feature spaces dedicated to young African entrepreneurs creating startups, university students and researchers, as well as special days open to countries and entities in the public and private sectors to promote their opportunities in trade, investment, tourism and culture.
The stated ambition is to make this edition the most significant IATF, in terms of economic impact and international visibility, while reaffirming Algeria’s role as a driver of African development.
To ensure the success of this Fair, Algeria is mobilizing all the necessary organizational and logistical resources with the aim of making this large-scale event a lever for economic emergence. During the Council of Ministers meeting on April 20, the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune, ordered the implementation of all necessary facilities for the participation of African partners in this economic event, which is of particular importance for the promotion of intra-African trade, as well as all measures and provisions to contribute to its success for the benefit of the national and African economies.
He also ordered close coordination and the combining of efforts to ensure the full success of this edition, given Algeria’s experience and its leading role at the African and international levels.
The preparations undertaken by Algeria for the success of this event have been repeatedly praised by the organizing partners. The Chairman of the IATF Advisory Council, former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, expressed confidence at a promotional event organized in Algiers in early July on the success of this major event, while emphasizing that the 2025 edition “which benefits from great interest and support from the Algerian authorities, under the leadership of the President of the Republic, Mr. Abdelmadjid Tebboune,” will mark a new stage in the process of “economic emancipation” of the African continent.