A large red sign with IATF 2023 on it.

Africa comes together: Third IATF takes place in Cairo

Africa, EventsMartin Laumeyer, Kathrin Wunderlich

The Intra Africa Trade Fair (IATF), where the theme was “The AfCFTA marketplace”, took place on 9-15 November 2023 in Cairo, Egypt. The fair, which welcomed a total of 1,615 exhibitors from 61 countries (including 42 African states) was organized by the African Union (AU), the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat and Afreximbank.…

A group of people are cutting a cake.

A decade for Africa: PAQI celebrates its 10th anniversary

Africa, FriendsMartin Kaiser

This delicious cake was not only ceremoniously cut but eaten in its entirety by the many guests who celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Pan-African Quality Infrastructure (PAQI) on 12 October. The party took place in the impressive complex of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa following meetings of the PAQI Joint Committee and…