Algeria’s commitment to African development gained significant momentum in 2025, as the country hosted major pan-African economic events while launching strategic initiatives that reinforced its leadership role, especially in advancing economic integration across the continent.
Throughout the year, Algeria has been at the center of African momentum, hosting conferences, fairs, and forums of continental scale dedicated to various sectors, demonstrating its strong commitment to supporting African countries in their strategic development projects.
These events have provided platforms for dialogue, exchange, and partnership aimed at reinforcing continental integration through a spirit of sharing and exemplary cooperation built on mutual interest.
The flagship event hosted by Algeria in 2025 was undoubtedly the 4th Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF 2025), for which all necessary conditions were put in place to ensure its success.
This effort was rewarded with unprecedented results, far exceeding those achieved in previous editions.
The Algiers edition attracted 2,148 exhibitors, while visitor numbers reached 112,476. Economically, a record $48.3 billion in contracts was signed, exceeding the initial target of $44 billion, with the lion’s share going to Algeria at $23 billion.
These results strengthen Algeria’s position as a key player in promoting African economic integration and confirm its role as the driving force behind the continent’s development.
Another major event hosted by Algeria in 2025 was the African Ministerial Conference on Local Production of Medicines and Health Technologies, organized under the high patronage of the President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Held under the theme “Local Pharmaceutical Industry for Integrated and Strong Africa,” the Conference brought together pharmaceutical industry and health ministers from over 29 African countries, and provided an opportunity for Algeria to reaffirm its commitment to sharing its pharmaceutical expertise.
At the official opening, the President of the Republic emphasized, in a speech delivered by Prime Minister Sifi Ghrieb, the need to strengthen Africa’s pharmaceutical industry capabilities, particularly through local medicine production to ensure its health security.
The Conference culminated in the adoption of the Algiers Declaration, which established a common vision for developing the continent’s pharmaceutical industry through measures including removing regulatory barriers, harmonizing procedures, and setting up an African trade bloc to facilitate the movement of raw materials and pharmaceutical products.
Continuing this momentum toward African integration, Algeria hosted the African Startup Conference, which brought together over 200 African and international exhibitors and investors.
The meeting confirmed Algeria’s ambition to build an interconnected African startup ecosystem based on innovation and entrepreneurship.
With Rwanda as guest of honor, the Conference, initiated by Algeria in 2022, brought together a ministerial summit featuring some forty ministers along with numerous heads of international organizations, entrepreneurs, and technology investors.
The Algiers Declaration that concluded this meeting underscored the participating ministers’ commitment to supporting the continent’s startups in expanding their activities to regional and international markets and strengthening their access to financing sources.
Alongside these major events, Algeria organized several other regional meetings and thematic forums addressing various socio-economic challenges facing the continent, including the 44th General Assembly of the Shelter Afrique Development Bank in July and the annual meetings of the African Tax Administration Forum (ATAF 2025) held in early November.
Driven by a strong commitment to building a united, sovereign, and resilient Africa, Algeria also championed the continent’s voice at the G20 Summit, held on November 22-23 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The President of the Republic advocated for developing countries, particularly African nations, calling for their debt to be either cancelled or converted into direct and productive investments.
The President of the Republic also stressed the urgent need to unite efforts to address the political and economic challenges threatening global cohesion, highlighting African concerns related to poverty, unemployment, development disparities, the effects of climate change, and the unprecedented debt levels of certain low-income countries.
