AB Avantage Continues Its African Tech and AI Collaboration Journey with African Strategic Partners during IATF Cairo 2023

AB Avantage Continues Its African Tech and AI Collaboration Journey with African Strategic Partners during IATF Cairo 2023

In November 2023, co-founders Bassel Riad and Ayman Elkasaby attended the Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2023 in Cairo, organised by Afreximbank with the African Union and the AfCFTA Secretariat.

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Ayman Elkasaby and Bassel Riad in discussions with one of our partners in Africa

Over the fair, we met companies, banks and startups from across the continent, including partners from Nigeria and Union Bank, to discuss cross-border technology projects, investment matchmaking and digital financial services.

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Bassel Riad and Ayman Elkasaby with one of our partners from Nigeria

IATF is one of the best places to meet the people building trade between African markets, and many of the conversations we started there have continued since.

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Bassel Riad and Ayman Elkasaby in discussions with Union Bank
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Ayman Elkasaby and Bassel Riad at IATF 2023