Held from November 15-21 in Durban, South Africa, the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) recorded US$36 billion in transactions. The announcement was made on Monday, November 22 by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which organized the event via a press release published on its website.

The 2021 IATF aimed to strengthen the foundations for the deployment of the African Economic Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This edition of the IATF which was held under the theme “Building bridges for a successful ZLECAf” saw the participation of nearly 39,000 people, including 27,000 virtually from 128 countries around the world. According to the Managing Director of Afreximbank's Intra-African Trade Initiative, Kanayo Awani, there were also more exhibitors than expected. 1161 guests in which 838 companies and 59 countries were able to exhibit their products out of the 1100 expected. 46 African countries were among the exhibitors.

Note that the IATF is an initiative of Afreximbank and the African Union. It aims to provide “a platform to share information on trade, investment and the African market”. The 3rd edition scheduled for 2023 will be held in Ivory Coast, the organizers said.