2 June 2026 – At the Korea–Africa Economic Committee Business Roundtable, H.E. Wamkele Mene, Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, described the establishment of the Korea–Africa Business Committee as an important step towards advancing the outcomes of the 2024 Korea–Africa Summit.

In his opening remarks, H.E. Mene emphasised the role of the platform in strengthening engagement between the Korean and African private sectors and translating high-level commitments into tangible trade, investment and industrial partnerships.

The Secretary-General underscored Africa’s immense potential in manufacturing, critical minerals, green industrialisation and climate-related investments, while reaffirming the continent’s commitment to a rules-based trading system and ongoing efforts to remove trade barriers to facilitate business and investment.

H.E. Mene called on businesses from both regions to seize emerging opportunities and forge durable, commercially viable partnerships. He stressed that, amid growing global uncertainty, Africa and Korea must work together to create greater certainty, expand trade and investment flows, and deliver measurable outcomes that demonstrate the strength, resilience and value of the partnership.