Ghana is accelerating efforts to boost intra-African trade through the African Continental Free Trade Area ,AfCFTA, agreement.
The country recently hosted the Ghana Intra-African Trade Fair ,IATF, 2025 Business Roadshow, which brought together government officials, businesses, investors, and executives from the African Export-Import Bank ,Afreximbank.
Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Agribusiness, and Industry, Hon. Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, highlighted the government’s commitment to creating an enabling environment for businesses to thrive under AfCFTA.
The government is providing firm-level support to over 2,000 MSMEs, including sensitization, market readiness training, and trade finance initiatives.
The event focused on promoting intra-African trade, with a theme of “Harnessing Regional and Continental Value Chains: Accelerating Africa’s Industrialisation and Global Competitiveness through AfCFTA”.
Ghana aims to move beyond commodity-based trade towards value addition for its traditional exports, such as gold, oil, and cocoa.
The upcoming Intra-African Trade Fair ,IATF2025, in Algiers, Algeria, is expected to attract over 2,000 exhibitors, 35,000 visitors, and facilitate trade and investment deals worth over $44 billion.
Ghana has been recognized as a leading example in AfCFTA implementation, with the government actively facilitating private sector participation and trade with neighboring African countries.