Lagos, Nigeria, 31 October 2025. The AfCFTA Secretariat, in partnership with the Black Star Experience Secretariat and Africa Tourism Partners, unveiled Creatives Connect Afrika 2025 in Lagos, marking a key activation of the initiative ahead of the main event in Accra.
Through this partnership, the AfCFTA is working to turn creativity into commerce by supporting access to markets, strengthening intellectual property protection, unlocking financing, and promoting digital trade.
The upcoming AfCFTA Tourism, Creative and Cultural Industries Forum and Festival, scheduled to take place from 24 to 26 November 2025 in Accra, Ghana, will bring together Africa’s creative minds, investors and policymakers to drive trade, collaboration and transformation across the continent.





