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This high-level forum is dedicated to unlocking sustainable trade, investment, and financing opportunities, fostering meaningful partnerships, and sharing actionable strategies for doing business across the continent.

The Forum seeks to accelerate trade, investment, and collaboration between the UK and Africa. It convenes a diverse network of stakeholders, including government officials, corporate executives, development finance institutions (DFIs), multilateral development banks (MDBs), institutional investors, philanthropists, private equity and venture capital firms, banks, NGOs, academics, professionals, and members of the diaspora.

Join the forum to discover where and how to invest in Africa to drive long-term, inclusive growth. Engage in insightful conversations with expert speakers and connect with like-minded leaders and investors committed to shaping a sustainable future.

Explore emerging investment trends, ESG-driven opportunities, and best practices for navigating Africa’s evolving markets. Through real-world case studies and innovative projects, the Summit will spotlight the rise of sustainable and impact investing—demonstrating how responsible investment is delivering positive outcomes for both communities and investors.

Why attend the Forum?

Discover market and investment opportunities

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Learn and discover emerging trade, investment, projects financing, business and partnerships opportunities throughout the African continent.

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Promote your business and services. Gain unparalleled insights into African business, economics, politics, markets and investment prospects.

Network, connect and establish new relationships

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Network, connect and establish new relationships

Connect with other industry leaders, businesses, investors, financiers, policymakers, professionals and entrepreneurs.

Past Events

AfBC UK - Africa Business Forum 2024

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Nigeria Business Forum 2023

Join African Business Chamber (AfBC) UK - East Africa Business Forum on Monday 25 September 2023 in London.

Theme: Unlocking UK - East Africa economic potential: market, trade, investment, Exports - Imports (EXIM), business, innovation, knowledge and diaspora opportunities

AfBC UK - Nigeria Business Forum 2023

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Nigeria Business Forum 2023

Join African Business Chamber (AfBC) UK - Nigeria Business Forum on Wednesday 27 September 2023 in London.

Theme: Unlocking economic, market, trade, investment, business, innovation and diaspora opportunities between the UK and Nigeria

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

African Business Chamber (AfBC) UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 20223 will be held on Thursday 28 September 2023, in London.

The conference will be hybrid: In Person (London) and Online (Virtual)

Theme: Boosting Trade, Investment Relations, Commercial Activities, Innovation, Internationalisation, Diasporic Economy and Supply Chain

AfBC UK - West Africa Business Forum 2023

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

Join African Business Chamber (AfBC) UK - West Africa Business Forum on Monday 25 September 2023 in London.

Theme: Unlocking UK - West Africa economic potential: market, trade, investment, Exports - Imports (EXIM) and business opportunities

AfBC UK - Africa Diaspora Business Forum 2023

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

Join African Business Chamber (AfBC) UK - Africa Diaspora Business Forum on Saturday 30 September 2023 in London.

Theme: Unlocking the potential of African diaspora in the UK, economic participation, diaspora in business, Diaspora Direct Investment (DDI) and remittances in Africa

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

On Thursday 18 August 2022 African Business Chamber (AfBC) hosted an online Q & A session and Prime Minister leadership debate on The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations. Guest speakers included the Secretary of State for International Trade, Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP and Rt Hon Gavin Williamson CBE MP - Former Secretary of State, Education and for Defence.

Join AfBC Network? Why become a member?

Get support to plan, start, grow and scale up your business, launch new products and services, innovate and transform your business model, expand into new markets and internationalise. Learn and access new business contracts, tenders and procurement opportunities

Get support, insights and market intelligence on opportunities, development projects and investments in Africa. Get help to develop effective market entry strategy, identify and manage risks, manage operations, CSR/ESG initiatives and supply chain. Establish and build robust partnerships in Africa for growth.

Grow Business Global

Get support, insights and market intelligence on opportunities, development projects and investments in Africa. Get help to develop effective market entry strategy, identify and manage risks, manage operations, CSR/ESG initiatives and supply chain. Establish and build robust partnerships in Africa for growth.

Doing Business in Africa (DBiA)

Start your partnering journey in Africa. Establish new relationships, partnerships, collaborations, Joint Ventures (JVs) and M&As to grow and scale up your business, trade and investments in the African markets.

Get support, insights and market intelligence on opportunities, development projects and investments in Africa. Get help to develop effective market entry strategy, identify and manage risks, manage operations, CSR/ESG initiatives and supply chain. Establish and build robust partnerships in Africa for growth.

Join AfBC events, conferences, forums and seminars to connected with like minded peers, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Africa. Build new and enhance business relationships and connections to accelerate growth. Learn new market and investment opportunities

Partner in Africa

Join AfBC events, conferences, forums and seminars to connected with like minded peers, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Africa. Build new and enhance business relationships and connections to accelerate growth. Learn new market and investment opportunities

Get support to develop your pitch deck. Join our investment readiness programme. Find, understand and identify suitable finance options for your business. Get support to access investors/VCs, growth capital and funding. Sign up to join AfBC Africa Deal Room and Investors Roundtables to find bankable and profitable investment opportunities and projects in Africa.

Join AfBC events, conferences, forums and seminars to connected with like minded peers, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Africa. Build new and enhance business relationships and connections to accelerate growth. Learn new market and investment opportunities

Connect in Africa

Get support to develop your pitch deck. Join our investment readiness programme. Find, understand and identify suitable finance options for your business. Get support to access investors/VCs, growth capital and funding. Sign up to join AfBC Africa Deal Room and Investors Roundtables to find bankable and profitable investment opportunities and projects in Africa.

Invest in Africa

Expand your business into new markets and overseas to capture new customer base. Gain support to export in Africa or import into the UK. Join our B2B programme to connect with suppliers and buyers. Find trade and export finance services.

Get support to develop your pitch deck. Join our investment readiness programme. Find, understand and identify suitable finance options for your business. Get support to access investors/VCs, growth capital and funding. Sign up to join AfBC Africa Deal Room and Investors Roundtables to find bankable and profitable investment opportunities and projects in Africa.

Trade in Africa

Strengthening UK and Africa business relations

About the Annual AfBC UK - Africa Business Forum

AfBC Annual UK - Africa Business Forum 2025

Why attend the Forum?

Discover market and investment opportunities

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Network, connect and establish new relationships

Promote your business, generate prospects and gain new insights

Network, connect and establish new relationships

The Programme

Wednesday, 24 September 2025

Thursday, 25 September 2025

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Registration

Past Events

AfBC UK - Africa Business Forum 2024

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Nigeria Business Forum 2023

AfBC UK - Nigeria Business Forum 2023

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Nigeria Business Forum 2023

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - West Africa Business Forum 2023

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

AfBC UK - Africa Trade and Investment Conference 2023

AfBC UK - Africa Diaspora Business Forum 2023

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

The Future of UK Africa Trade, Policies and Relations Discussion Forum

Join AfBC Network? Why become a member?

Get support to plan, start, grow and scale up your business, launch new products and services, innovate and transform your business model, expand into new markets and internationalise. Learn and access new business contracts, tenders and procurement opportunities

Start your partnering journey in Africa. Establish new relationships, partnerships, collaborations, Joint Ventures (JVs) and M&As to grow and scale up your business, trade and investments in the African markets.

Join AfBC events, conferences, forums and seminars to connected with like minded peers, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Africa. Build new and enhance business relationships and connections to accelerate growth. Learn new market and investment opportunities

Join AfBC events, conferences, forums and seminars to connected with like minded peers, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Africa. Build new and enhance business relationships and connections to accelerate growth. Learn new market and investment opportunities

Join AfBC events, conferences, forums and seminars to connected with like minded peers, leaders, entrepreneurs and investors doing business in Africa. Build new and enhance business relationships and connections to accelerate growth. Learn new market and investment opportunities

Expand your business into new markets and overseas to capture new customer base. Gain support to export in Africa or import into the UK. Join our B2B programme to connect with suppliers and buyers. Find trade and export finance services.

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