Accra, Ghana – 14 November 2025
The African Trade Chamber has announced the official launch of the Africa Trade Summit 2026 – a continental initiative designed to accelerate industrialization, expand regional trade, and promote investment-led growth across Africa.
The official launch, scheduled for 18th November 2025 in Accra, Ghana, will mark the beginning of preparations toward the 2026 edition of the Summit, which is expected to become one of Africa’s most influential gatherings on trade, industry, and enterprise development. The Summit will be held from 28-30 January 2026 at the Kempinski Gold Coast City, Accra, Ghana. It will convene representatives from government institutions, private sector leaders, diplomatic missions, development finance institutions, and industry associations to unveil the Summit’s agenda, focus areas, and partnership framework.
The Africa Trade Summit will serve as a key platform connecting Africa’s policymakers, business leaders, financiers, and investors in pursuit of a common goal: advancing industrial competitiveness, trade expansion, and regional integration through collaboration and innovation. The 2026 edition will place particular emphasis on key productive sectors such as manufacturing, energy, mining, agro-processing, pharmaceuticals, logistics, and infrastructure – all identified as vital engines of the continent’s transformation.
The African Trade Chamber’s mission to serve as a unifying platform for Africa’s private sector. The Chamber continues to champion industrialization and enterprise development through trade promotion, business cooperation, and investment facilitation.
About the African Trade Chamber
The African Trade Chamber is a pan-African private sector-led institution headquartered in Accra, Ghana. The Chamber promotes trade, investment, and industrial development by facilitating partnerships between governments, businesses, and financial institutions. It provides a continental platform for collaboration, advocacy, and enterprise support aimed at strengthening Africa’s industrial capacity, economic competitiveness and AfCFTA implementation.
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African Trade Chamber
Communications Office
Email: media@africatradesummit.com
Phone: +233 50 536 6202
Website: www.africantradechamber.org
