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Traders and entrepreneurs from several African countries discussed, this Monday, on the prospects offered by the African intra-African commercial cooperation (IATF 2025). The emphasis was placed on the strategic role of Algeria as an economic crossroads of the continent and on the valuation of its natural and human resources. The stakeholders agreed to create a common unit responsible for centralizing information on the needs of African markets and distribution networks, in order to translate ambitions into concrete and sustainable actions.
Gathered at the stand of the National Association of Traders and Artisans (ANCA), at the Palais des Expositions (SAFEX), the various operators have, first of all, addressed “the importance of this event and the prospects it opens to promote economic partnership and increase trade between African countries, in particular by valuing human resources and natural wealth of the continent, first as well as agricultural and animal resources, ”said a press release from the association.
Participants also underlined “the considerable consumption force of the African market, which has nearly a billion and a half of inhabitants, and which encourages to diversify investments, increase production and improve storage and distribution infrastructure”.
In addition, the economic operators present welcomed “the major achievements of Algeria to energize African exchanges, such as the construction of the Tindouf-Zouerat road, the project of the Trans-Saharan road and the North-South normal network, which position Algeria as a real gateway to the African continent”, according to the details of the same source.
The association adds that the discussions focused on “the opportunities offered by the Troc trade to strengthen exchanges and supply the markets, especially in the countries of the Sahel”.
Finally, she clarified that the participants gave their agreement for “the creation of a common unit responsible for exchanging information on the needs of African markets and distribution networks, as well as to actively participate in the various fairs and economic exhibitions of the continent”.
This initiative reflects Algeria’s desire to strengthen its role of economic hub in Africa and to promote sustainable partnerships between African economic actors, based on its infrastructure and logistics capacities.
On the menu of exchanges, the participants talked about how to transform the enormous assets of the continent, energy resources, mining wealth, raw materials, agricultural and animal production, in real growth levers. With a population of nearly 1.5 billion inhabitants, Africa has immense consumption potential, still too little exploited.
The speakers stressed that Algeria already has major infrastructure to position itself as a continental hub: the Tindouf-Zourat road, the Trans-Saharan and the North-South Railway Line project. So many sites which, according to them, reinforce its role as “door of Africa”. The possibility of resorting to the Troc trade, in particular for the supply of the Sahelian markets, was also put on the table.
In addition, participants agreed to create a common unit responsible for exchanging information on market needs and distribution networks in African countries, with the objective of anchoring cooperation in the concrete.