African Exhibition of Building and related trades in the Exhibition Park of TSINGA-YAOUNDE in Cameroon.

The Cameroon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Crafts (CCIMC) and the Sfax Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) have signed a Partnership Agreement with a view to jointly organising an Africa building industry trade show dubbed AFRIBAT Cameroun 2018 at the Tsinga Exhibition Centre, Yaounde, in March 2018. 

This trade show shall take place from 13^th to 17^th March 2018 under the patronage

of H.E. the Prime Minister, Head of Government, and sponsorship of the Permanent Conference of African and French-speaking Trade Chambers (CPCCAF).

The objectives of AFRIBAT Cameroun 2018 are, on the one hand, to promote Africa’s building industry within the ECCAS sub-region by bringing the actors involved (business owners and visitors engaged building construction) into direct contact and, on the other hand, sensitise public authorities as well as technical and financial partners on the stakes and prospects of the building industry sector in Africa.

The event will enable a broad exposure of Cameroon, considering the expected number of visitors (10,000) for this first edition, business development in the building and public works sector through the direct conclusion of commercial transactions and dynamisation of the economic environment by concentrating economic activity around building construction, and the substantial spinoffs in terms of energy consumption, international and intra- and inter-city transportation, hotel and restaurant business, trade, etc.

AFRIBAT Cameroon 2018 will be a platform for international meetings and the galvanisation of cooperation among professionals, experts and business leaders of the building construction and public works sector.

AFRIBAT Cameroon 2018 is a specialist trade show at which decision-makers and professional visitors will meet with local and international suppliers showcasing their know-how and innovations on exhibition grounds of close to 10,000 m² at the Tsinga Exhibition Centre. This first edition will welcome mainly Tunisia as guest of honour on its own pavilion of 1,000 m².

AFRIBAT Cameroun 2018 will attract many professionals who will be there to valorise and promote innovation in the building industry and related trades, such as:

Foundation designing	Furnishing and decoration
Consultancy firms and engineering	Glassware
Public Works materials and equipment	Electrification/Solar energy
Building materials	Waterproofing and sanitation
Paints and glues	Structural chemistry
Coating	Telephony and Security
Heating and air-conditioning	Contracting firms
Joinery	Real estate agencies
Sanitary fittings and taps	Services Providers (Architects, Town planners, Surveyors)

About fifteen foreign delegations from the Maghreb, sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and America will be present at AFRIBAT Cameroun 2018.

AFRIBAT Cameroun 2018 is all about:

·         More than 400 Cameroonian, Tunisian and foreign exhibitors of various building trades expected.

·         Round-table sessions on topics in the construction sector moderated by a dozen of panelists.

·         More than 200 B2B business appointments which will be organised.

·         A Trades and Innovations Area presenting the latest technologies and new building materials.

·         Close to 1000 professional visitors and 10,000 mainstream visitors expected.

To register for this event, please email @ siege@ccima.cm