ECOWAS, gateway to trade and investment at the fourth intra-African trade fair (IATF 2025) in Algeria18 Sep, 2025The 2025 Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) was held in the Algerian capital, Algiers, from the 4th to 10th of September 2025, under the theme:“Boosting intra-African trade for a sustainable future: innovation, added value and green industrialisation”. He stressed the need to improve the trade infrastructure essential to facilitating intra-African trade. These activities included: a meeting of the heads of the ECOWAS Trade Promotion Organisations Network (TPON), B2B express meetings for SMEs, discussions on trade barriers for SMEs, and a digital masterclass for SMEs. The IATF provides a unique platform for promoting the exchange of information on trade and investment, in support of increased intra-African trade, particularly in the context of the implementation of the AfCFTA. The ECOWAS Commission delegation to the 4th IATF was led by Mr. Kolawole Sofola, Director of Trade, representing Ms. Massandje Touré-Litsé, Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture.