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  • African Marketplace Dubai 2025 Opens, Showcasing Africa and the Caribbean’s Finest to the World

    African Marketplace Dubai 2025 Opens, Showcasing Africa and the Caribbean’s Finest to the World

    The African Marketplace Dubai 2025 officially opened at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, bringing together about 200 export-ready brands, creators, and SMEs from Africa and the Caribbean for a four-day exhibition focused on trade, culture, and enterprise.

    Exhibitors from Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Seychelles, Tanzania, Rwanda, the UAE, the UK, and the US are showcasing products across fashion, beauty, wellness, agriculture, technology, art, and lifestyle, reinforcing the region’s growing influence in global trade and creativity.

    Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Founder of the Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy and convener of the marketplace, said, “Dubai represents the world, a nation of nearly 200 nationalities, built on trade, structure, and inclusivity. It offers the right environment to showcase Africa’s excellence to global buyers and investors. I believe it’s the perfect stage for us to build a mother platform that carries the weight of Africa’s productivity to international markets.”

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    Delivering a keynote address on Exploring the African Tech Story – Past, Present, and Future, Juliet Ehimuan, Founder of Beyond Limits Africa, highlighted the role of innovation and youth enterprise in Africa’s digital evolution. “The African tech ecosystem is no longer emerging, it’s maturing. We’ve moved from isolated success stories to building strong, interconnected systems powered by innovation, local partnerships, and resilience. The next decade will be defined by African solutions transforming global industries.”

    Ody Akhanoba, Director of SME Development at Afreximbank, reaffirmed the bank’s commitment to enabling trade and entrepreneurship across the continent. “SMEs are the backbone of Africa’s economic transformation. At Afreximbank, our commitment to advancing Africa’s trade vision goes far beyond words. In 2024 alone, we disbursed over $18.7 billion across Africa, including 111 trade lines that enabled 127,000 SME subloans, we are building the ecosystems that will power Africa’s industrialization and global competitiveness.”

    African Marketplace Dubai 2025 is powered by the Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy (IALA) and supported by sponsors including Afreximbank, Access Bank, Lagos State (through Lagos State Tourism), Wema Bank (SARA), Bank of Industry, GText Holdings, Moniepoint, Nexim Bank, and Sterling Bank. Partners include the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), African Business Heroes (ABH), TVC Communications, Togo Mall, Ecobank Ghana, and FCMB (SheVentures).

    The exhibition runs from November 12–15, 2025, featuring product showcases, business sessions, and cultural exchanges aimed at driving investment, collaboration, and global market access for African and Caribbean enterprises.

  • Africa and the Caribbean’s finest Brands Head to Dubai for African Marketplace 2025

    Africa and the Caribbean’s finest Brands Head to Dubai for African Marketplace 2025

    From November 12 to 15, 2025, Dubai will host about 200 leading export-ready brands, creators, and SMEs from Africa and the Caribbean for African Marketplace Dubai 2025 — a four-day trade and cultural exhibition at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. The event will showcase the region’s finest in fashion, beauty, wellness, agriculture, technology, art, and lifestyle, celebrating the creativity, craftsmanship, and innovation shaping Africa and the Caribbean.

    Designed to address one of Africa’s most persistent challenges – sustainable access to global markets – the event will provide a powerful platform for product discovery, investment dialogue and brand storytelling, connecting emerging and established brands to global buyers, distributors and investors. Exhibitors will also engage in business development sessions, creative showcases and policy conversations that advance cross-border collaboration and trade inclusion.

    Confirmed exhibitors include legacy brands such as Tiffany Amber, House of Tara, Oriki Group, Winston Leather, Femi Handbags, Morin O, Gbenga Artsmith, Fashionedge, and Arami Essentials, alongside a new generation of creators shaping Africa and the Caribbean’s cultural and economic narrative. Exhibitors will be showcasing from across Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Senegal, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States, reflecting the event’s truly global scope. Also featured are international exhibitors such as Ambiance by Talata (Ghana), Tote London (UK), Belliche (Seychelles), and Cornice Beauty (Tanzania), further underscoring African Marketplace Dubai 2025 as a vibrant convergence of culture, creativity, and commerce across continents.

    Among the event’s highlights is a special chess showcase by Tunde Onakoya, who will play simultaneously against 50 challengers in Dubai using his iconic Adire Chess Board, a striking blend of Yoruba artistry and strategic brilliance. The game will spotlight African creativity, intellect and excellence on a global stage.

    African Marketplace Dubai 2025 is powered by the Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy (IALA) and supported by a strong network of sponsors and partners driving trade and enterprise across Africa and the Caribbean. Sponsors include- Afreximbank, Access Bank, Lagos State, through Lagos State Tourism, Wema Bank (SARA), Bank of Industry, GText Holdings, Moniepoint, Nexim Bank, and Sterling Bank. Partners include Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), African Business Heroes (ABH), TVC Communications, Togo Mall, Ecobank Ghana and FCMB (SheVentures).

    Speaking ahead of the exhibition, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Founder of the Ibukun Awosika Leadership Academy, said, “African Marketplace Dubai represents a defining moment for the continent and the Caribbean, a moment to show the world not just what we make, but who we are. For too long, global trade conversations have been about Africa’s potential; now, they will be about Africa’s presence. This platform was created to give our entrepreneurs, creators and brands the visibility, access and credibility they deserve on a world-class stage that amplifies their excellence and unlocks new opportunities.”

    As the world’s gaze turns to Dubai this November, African Marketplace 2025 will spotlight a generation of innovators who are not only transforming local industries but also reshaping how the world engages with African and Caribbean commerce, culture and creativity.