Programmes & Projects
A record of the trade fairs, investment forums, and United Nations side events through which ATC has connected African enterprise to global markets.
Since inception, ATC has been wholly committed to partnering with governments across Africa — creating the enabling environment that promotes trade, foreign direct investment, and technological advancement in Nigeria and Africa in general.
Building Africa's
Trade Footprint
Every programme ATC undertakes is designed to open wider pathways for African enterprise to thrive in global commerce.
Fully involved in the development and implementation of Black Empowerment Programmes — growing across multiple sectors of the economy.
Working closely with the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja toward economic development, trade, and investment promotion within the sub-region.
Since inception, African Trade Center has been wholly committed to partnering with governments across Africa in creating the enabling environment that promotes increased trade, foreign direct investment, and technological advancement — for Nigeria, and for the continent at large.
Every programme we develop is intended to open wider pathways for African enterprise to thrive in global commerce.Our Programme Philosophy
NEPAD · African Trade Fair of Indigenous Products
Investment Forum · Abuja
United Nations · HLPF
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Initiatives
Three of the missions, fairs, and forums ATC has organized or convened — each a record of African enterprise meeting the world on its own terms.
NEPAD · African Trade Fair
African Trade Center initiated and successfully organized the first Africa Trade Fair of Indigenous Products and Services in conjunction with the New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD) and the African Union.
The fair was designed to facilitate the African Union's local content development agenda, promoting intra-African trade integration and cooperation across the continent.
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Investment Forum · Transcorp Hilton, Abuja
ATC hosted the African Business and Investment Forum, declared open by Senator Jubril Martins-Kuye, former Nigerian Minister for Industry, Trade and Investment.
Held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja, the forum drew former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Ghanaian President H.E. John Kufuor, and trade ministers from across Africa — a landmark convening for continental investment dialogue.
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United Nations · HLPF-SD Side Event
Since receiving Special Consultative Status with the United Nations, ATC has been accredited to participate in and organize parallel side events at the world's most important multilateral forum.
ATC has used these occasions to deepen Africa's presence at the UN, sharing the continent's perspective on the Sustainable Development Goals and advocating for inclusive trade policy.
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United Nations · ECOSOC Session
Trade Fair Delegates
Transforming the Landscape of African Enterprise
ATC is transforming the landscape of African enterprise by creating stronger connections, greater opportunities, and a more competitive business environment across the continent — becoming a catalyst for growth among African entrepreneurs and industries.
Through market access, capacity building, investment promotion, and policy advocacy, every programme ATC runs leaves a measurable trace in the communities, economies, and corridors of commerce it touches.
Promoting export opportunities for
African-made goods & services.
Over the years, ATC has worked closely with the ECOWAS Secretariat in Abuja toward economic development, trade, and investment promotion within the ECOWAS sub-region.