West African Business Development Forum

AFRICALLIA is a real success story; participating allowed me to build many connections. I urge every company manager to make it to the 7th edition. The forum is unique through the quality of the organization. I would like to congratulate the organizing team; I encourage them to continue on the same path.

I work in the oil sector. I have been to every edition since 2010. I am satisfied with my participation and the quality of my meetings. I will be present at the 7th edition which will mark the 10th anniversary of AFRICALLIA.

AFRICALLIA offers the opportunity for fruitful meetings. During my last participation, I was surprised to locally find the exact expertise I was looking for. I was very satisfied with the organization but even more with the planning of meetings. I was able to better prepare for my technical interventions.

I work for a company that makes construction machines. I had a very good experience during my last participation. I was able to establish good contacts during my meetings. Congratulations to the Chamber of Commerce for such a success.

It is a challenge for a company as young as mine to come to AFRICALLIA. This platform allows me to promote my company, to offer my services outside of my country, and mostly to use the opportunities that are given to me. Because English is the main business language, I was able to build good connections in the linguistic field with people that would need my services (translation, interpreting, training and professional development).

I am honored to have received an invitation from the sister company of Burkina Faso to take part in AFRICALLIA. My main motivation is that my country produces and exports various products (tractors, trucks, buses, televisions, etc.), and is looking to expand in the very promising market of West Africa. I am entirely satisfied with the organization; through my participation I was able to link up with the different West African Chambers of Commerce (Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Togo, and Benin) invited to the forum, in order to reinforce our relationships.

I am very satisfied with all my business meetings. I was able to discuss with one of our partners: the Agency of the Promotion of Investments in Burkina Faso. The Prime Minister and the Minister of Commerce stopped by my stand and we talked about agrobusiness and renewable energy; we are opened for new perspectives and expertise sharing for technical or financial partnership. This will create a new way of sharing technological knowledge while encouraging local investments. I was pleasantly surprised with how well the event was organized. Many events are organized worldwide but it is not always easy to set up B2B meetings. This is what makes AFRICALLIA great.

Of the many forums that I know, AFRICALLIA has the highest rate of renewing participation from France. Participants from the 2010 and 2012 editions came back in 2014 and 2016. They don’t necessarily come back every year, but the rate of renewal is good.