Membership
Your Gateway to
African Markets
The Canada Africa Business Forum builds the knowledge and relationships companies need to explore, enter, and grow in African markets.
Member Benefits
Knowledge
The Forum offers regular insight into key trends, economies, and issues shaping Africa’s business landscape across a variety of channels:
Periodic Publications
Our periodic publications provide in-depth market insights, helping companies identify emerging opportunities and understand the trends shaping African markets.
Perspectives Podcast
Conversations with global experts, business leaders, investors, and practitioners exploring the sectors, trends, and issues shaping Africa’s business and policy landscape.
Updates from Experts
Engage leading global experts, business leaders, investors, and practitioners on Africa about the trends, developments, and opportunities shaping the continent’s business and policy landscape.
Advocacy
We work with partners, networks, and key stakeholders across Canada and Africa to elevate business perspectives and keep decision-makers informed about opportunities, challenges, and developments shaping African markets.
Relationships and Networks
The Forum provides unrivalled access to key decision makers in policy and business:
Business Missions
We organize business missions to Africa for our members and facilitate incoming visits from African business delegations to Canada, creating opportunities to build relationships, explore markets, and develop new partnerships.
The Africa Outlook
We host annual virtual and in-person conferences in Ottawa, bringing together expert speakers to explore emerging trends, market developments, and what to expect as African markets evolve.
Strategic advisory
The Forum provide strategic advisory services exclusively to our community of member companies and partners across energy, shipping, technology, industry, agribusiness, consumer goods, real estate, and tourism.
Networking and collaboration
CABF connects companies with trusted partners, business leaders, and market experts across Canada and Africa, providing the relationships and insights needed to pursue opportunities in African markets.
Business Development
CABF helps member companies identify, develop, and pursue commercial opportunities across African markets:
Market Entry & Expansion
We support companies exploring new African markets or seeking to expand their existing operations, helping them assess opportunities and develop a practical market approach.
Opportunity Sourcing
We identify relevant companies, projects, tenders, partnerships, and other commercial opportunities aligned with our members’ capabilities and objectives.
Business Introductions
We facilitate targeted introductions to prospective customers, partners, distributors, investors, and other relevant commercial contacts.
Market Development
We provide hands-on support to members pursuing specific opportunities, from prospect identification and outreach to engagement and relationship development.
Annual Summit
The Canada Africa Business Forum
Theme: Diversify for Resilience
Join top decision-makers at one of North America's leading investor conferences focused exclusively on Africa.
500+
Delegates Expected
50+
Global Speakers
2027
Ottawa Edition
Annual Membership Plans
Explore
Understand The Opportunity
$950
CAD/year
Ideal for Canadian SMEs and organizations exploring African markets and building the knowledge and connections to get started.
Engage
Build The Connections
$2,500
CAD/year
For companies developing their Africa strategy and looking to connect with clients, partners, investors, and decision-makers.
Execute
Drive Growth
$4,500
CAD/year
For companies actively pursuing growth in Africa and seeking deeper market access, strategic connections, and business development support.
Join CABF
Get access to our membership benefits and become part of an exclusive network of Canadian companies exploring African markets.