THE Intra-African Trade Fair 2025 (IATF2025) has selected Arise Integrated Industrial Platforms (Arise IIP) as its premier partner, reinforcing the event's commitment to expanding trade and investment across Africa.
Arise IIP, a pan-African industrial developer, designs and operates large-scale industrial ecosystems across the continent.
The fair is scheduled to take place from September 4 to 10, 2025 in Algiers, Algeria.
Kanayo Awani, executive vice president of intra-African trade and export development at Afreximbank, said Arise IIP and the bank have built a strategic partnership in recent years to boost industrialisation and trade growth across Africa.
“This partnership is built on shared goals of promoting intra-African trade, facilitating industrial growth, and strengthening Africa’s position in global value chains,” Awani said.
Amit Agrawal, chief operating officer at Arise IIP said IATF provides a unique and powerful platform for connecting key stakeholders committed to advancing Africa’s industrialisation and economic integration.
“Our participation in IATF2023 allowed us to spotlight the immense potential of local manufacturing through our Country Day, and we look forward to building on that momentum,” Agrawal noted.
“At Arise IIP, we believe that intra-African trade is essential to unlocking the continent’s full industrial potential. IATF2025 offers an unparalleled opportunity to forge new partnerships, attract investments, and accelerate the development of sustainable, inclusive industrial ecosystems across Africa.”
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IATF2025, organised by Afreximbank in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, and hosted by Algeria, is set to welcome over 2 000 exhibitors from across Africa and beyond.
The biennial event aims to boost intra-African trade and spotlight investment opportunities across the continent, with projections of over US$44 billion in trade and investment deals.
This edition will feature a strong presence of production and service companies, alongside a dedicated investment and trade forum focused on advancing Africa’s economic integration.
Arise IIP, a joint venture between Africa Finance Corporation, Equitane, and the Fund for Export Development in Africa, a subsidiary of Afreximbank, identifies industrial gaps in African countries and designs tailor-made solutions to enable the sustainable and local transformation of raw materials, boost exports, and promote trade.
Its mission is to accelerate industrialisation in Africa by creating industrial parks, and processing zones that are tailored to local needs and opportunities.
