Africa Forum 2023

What is the AFRICA Forum?

The Africa Forum is an annual event that seeks to bring together all CILT member countries in Africa and other members across the world, to network and discuss pertinent Supply Chain, Logistics, and Transport issues affecting the African continent.  The 2023 forum will be hosted by CILT Rwanda in Kigali.

As we prepare for a successful CILT Africa Forum 2023, we appreciate the fact that this forum will offer a unique opportunity for professionals in transport and logistics sector from all over the world to share best practices, engage with transport and logistics policy makers, interact with a wide range of stakeholders as well as learn emerging trends and developments in the sector to share, learn and promote professional and business interests in the logistics and transport industry. The forum will create a window to interact with counterparts from advanced economies and begin positioning Africa’s logistics and transport sector for future challenges and initiatives.

Africa Forum 2023 will happen amidst cumulative disruptive global crises that have threatened the free movement of goods and services across global supply chains and Africa in particular. While Africa is navigating its recovery phase from COVID-19 pandemic, its effects are exacerbated by developing geopolitical instability incidents internal to the continent, Russia-Ukraine war, and the unpredictable growing tension between China and Taiwan among others, which altogether particularly jeopardize Africa supply chain.

Now more than ever, Africa calls us to come together to build continental resilient systems of supply chains, logistics and transport that can withstand emerging global shocks on supply chain networks, to keep moving goods and services with their related information from one African country to another where they create more value.

Event Objectives

The key objectives for the forum include;

  • Update the players in the supply chain, logistics, and transport sector on the AfCFTA agreement, the status of implementation, opportunities, and challenges under the new trade regime, and their distinct roles in the AfCFTA.
  • Sharing global, and regional best practices and opportunities in the supply chain, logistics, and the transport sector.
  • Sharing global practices in capacity building, training, and professionalism of the sector.
  • Providing a platform for Business to Business (B2B) and Business Government (B2G) partnerships.
  • Championing the participation of women in the supply chain, logistics, and the transport sector.
  • Exposing local firms to regional, continental, and international supply chain, logistics, and transport practices and identifying and sharing challenges across the continent and globe.
  • Showcasing the opportunities in logistics technologies and discussing the importance of e-commerce in logistics services.
  • Marketing the continent as a destination for a logistics investment hub.
  • Championing public-private sector partnership.

Event Fees

Membership Level

Participation Fees
Members $250
WILAT $230
Next-Gen $200
Non-Member $300
Technical Visit $20
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