Intra-African Trade Fair 2025: Dangote Group Becomes Official Premier Partner

Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025), Africa’s premier trade and investment forum, ihas announced Dangote Group as an official premier partner.

As one of Africa’s leading industrial conglomerates, with over 18 subsidiaries operating across a wide spectrum of sectors critical to the continent’s economic transformation, including cement, fertilisers, petrochemicals, refined petroleum products, sugar, salt, and logistics, Dangote Group will be a key partner for IATF at its fourth edition to be held in Algiers, Algeria from 4-10 September 2025.

The biennial IATF, hosted by Algeria and organised by Afreximbank in partnership with the African Union Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, aims to increase intra-African trade and showcase the investment opportunities across Africa.

The fourth edition will feature a wide participation of production and service companies, alongside an investment and trade forum highlighting Africa’s potential for economic integration.

During the week-long fair, more than 2,000 exhibitors, including businesses from the African continent and globally, will showcase their goods and services to visitors and buyers while exploring opportunities and exchanging trade and market information.

This is projected to translate into over $44 billion in trade and investment deals.

Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice-President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development, Afreximbank, said, “We are delighted to welcome Dangote Group as an Official Premier Partner of IATF2025. As a beacon of African industrial excellence, Dangote Group continues to shape the continent’s economic trajectory through bold investments in manufacturing, infrastructure, and regional value chains.

“Afreximbank is proud to have supported their transformative projects, including the landmark Dangote Refinery and Petrochemicals Complex and Dangote Fertiliser Plant, through tailored financing and advisory solutions.”

The Group Chief Branding & Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina, said, “Our partnership with IATF is built on a shared vision of commitment to advancing Africa’s economic growth.

“Having experienced the tangible impact of IATF2023, we are proud to build on that momentum as a Premier Partner for IATF2025. This platform continues to drive meaningful connections and opportunities across the continent, and we look forward to contributing to its success once again in Algiers.”

Chiejina added, “This strategic partnership underscores our shared commitment to building a self-reliant, prosperous Africa where intra-African trade is the cornerstone of growth. Together, we aim to unlock new frontiers of opportunity and position Africa as a global hub of production, innovation, and trade.”

Dangote Group, founded in Nigeria in 1978, plays a key role in reshaping Africa’s industrial landscape. As one of the continent’s largest and most diversified conglomerates, Dangote drives sustainable development through transformative investments in cement, agriculture, food production, and energy.