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Africa Works! 2024

The 6th edition of the NABC's flagship conference Africa Works! took place on the 23rd of April at the Royal Tropical Institute - KIT in Amsterdam.

Africa Works! Africa's Green Industrialisation -
Made in Africa

Africa Works! is the largest Africa-focused business conference in the Benelux.

With a current population of 1.4 billion, projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050, African nations grapple with the challenge of achieving economic transformation while navigating environmental risks. Africa Works! 2024, themed “Africa’s Green Industrialisation/Made in Africa,” spotlighted green solutions for sustainable economic diversification. Together with over 330 attendees, we explored opportunities in circular food production, renewable energy, and sustainable agro-logistics, by asking how the private sector, both Dutch and African, can contribute to a sustainable and inclusive future for the continent.

Africa Works! 2024 once again featured world-class speakers, high-quality workshops, insightful country-focus sessions, investment pitches, and networking.

What participants think of us...

"I was truly honoured and pleased to attend Africa Works! 2019, and be part of the panel discussion. The conference was a fantastic networking event and I learned a great deal from interactions with many attendees. Congratulations to the whole NABC team for putting together such a well organised event! I look forward to continuing working together with NABC."

“Africa Works! was an abundance of ideas, networks, and colour, all in a quaint old warehouse embracing the new amidst all the old. The camaraderie was great and the speakers credible and inspiring and conversation flowed, interspersed with moments when we all felt ‘with so much going for us let’s all get going now‘. The lasting message was let’s change the narrative, there is more good in Africa than people hear and there’s not enough bad for people to talk only about the bad.”

"Africa Works! provided a platform for participants seeking solutions to identified City growth challenges to interact with others who have previously experienced or have expertise in addressing such challenges from both the public and private sector. It is a platform that could serve as a major resource hub for City solutions in the future."

Africa Works! 2024 supports

Conference Organiser

NABC is the leading Dutch networking organisation for trade and investment facilitation on the African continent.