Algeria is hosting the fourth edition of the Intra-African Trade Fair, the continent’s premier investment platform, with the Tropical General Investment Group coming in as an Official Partner.
The Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025 is organised by Afreximbank in partnership with African Union Commission and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.
The continental Trade Fair, this time hosted by Algeria, promises to connect more than 2,000 exhibitors, including businesses from the continent and globally.
The event is scheduled to take place in Algiers, from the 4th to the 10th of September 2025.
Participants will be showcasing their goods and services to the visitors and buyers while exploring opportunities and exchanging information.
This is projected to translate into over USD 44 billion in trade and investment deals.
Since its inception in 2018, the Fair has brought together an average of over 4,500 exhibitors, attracted more than 140,000 participants from across 130 countries, and facilitated trade and investment deals exceeding USD 118 billion.
As a leading multinational conglomerate, Tropical General Investment Group (TGI) joins the trade fair as premium associate.
TGI will play a pivotal role in advancing the mission of IATF2025 which aims to boost trade and investment in Africa.
TGI Group began as a small chemical importing company in Lagos, Nigeria, in the early 1980s and has since grown into a formidable multinational conglomerate with operations spanning over 13 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
With a diversified portfolio that includes fast moving consumer goods, agricultural inputs, industrial chemicals, homecare products, and pharmaceuticals.
The executive Vice President of Intra-African Trade, Kanayo Awani said they were glad to have TGI Group as an Official Premier Partner for IATF2025.
“Industrial manufacturing and agribusiness are focal areas of the event, and with TGI being an important player within the investment ecosystem Africa in, they are uniquely positioned to help us achieve our shared goal of driving intra-African trade and promoting sustainable economic growth across the continent,” she said.
The Vice Chairman of TGI Group, Farouk Gumel noted that their ethos is all about creating value and enhancing wellbeing.
“To achieve this, we consistently seek new opportunities and partnerships from within and outside the continent. The opportunities within Africa are limitless. IATF gives us the platform to identify and pursue these new ideas, resources and partnerships,” said Gumel.
Tropical General Investments (TGI) Group is a global conglomerate with majority of its investments based in emerging markets across Africa, Middle East and Asia.
Organised by African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), in collaboration with African Union Commission (AUC) and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) is intended to provide a unique platform for facilitating trade and investment information exchange in support of increased intra-African trade and investment, especially in the context of implementing the African Continental Free Trade Agreement.