By Obinna Uballa
The Tropical General Investment Group (TGI) has been unveiled as an Official Premier Partner for the upcoming Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2025.
The organizers maintain the program is Africa’s flagship trade and investment platform that is aimed at boosting intra-continental commerce.
The event, being organised by Afreximbank in collaboration with the African Union Commission and the AfCFTA Secretariat, will hold in Algiers, Algeria, from September 4 to 10, 2025.
It is expected to attract over 2,000 exhibitors from across Africa and beyond, showcasing goods and services to thousands of visitors and buyers, with trade and investment deals projected to exceed US$44 billion.
Based on available data, since its inception in 2018, the Fair has brought together more than 4,500 exhibitors, over 140,000 participants from 130 countries, and facilitated deals worth over US$118 billion.
Welcoming TGI as a partner, Mrs. Kanayo Awani, Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade and Export Development at Afreximbank, said the company’s involvement would help advance the Fair’s core objectives.
“We are delighted to welcome TGI Group as an Official Premier Partner for IATF2025. Industrial manufacturing and agribusiness are key focus areas of the event, and TGI’s strong presence within Africa’s investment ecosystem makes them a perfect partner to drive our shared goal of promoting intra-African trade and sustainable growth,” Awani stated.
TGI Group, which began as a small chemical importer in Lagos in the 1980s, has grown into a multinational conglomerate with operations in over 13 countries across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Its portfolio spans fast-moving consumer goods, agricultural inputs, industrial chemicals, homecare products, and pharmaceuticals.
Farouk Gumel, Vice Chairman of TGI Group, said the partnership reflects the company’s commitment to value creation and economic development.
“TGI’s ethos is all about creating value and enhancing wellbeing. Africa is full of opportunities, and IATF provides the ideal platform to identify new ideas, resources, and partnerships. We commend Afreximbank for its vision in creating and sustaining the Fair and are excited to collaborate as a premier partner,” Gumel noted.
According to the organizers, the fourth edition of the IATF is also expected to feature high-level forums, investment pitches, and policy dialogues aimed at deepening regional integration and accelerating the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
