AFZO Training

The African Union Commission (AUC)’s Department of Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals and Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO) are joining efforts to organize the African Special Economic Zones Annual Meeting 2023 scheduled to take place on November 23 – 24, 2023 in Tangier, Morocco, under the theme:
« Fostering Sustainable Industrialization and Economic Diversification: A Roadmap for African Special Economic Zones ».

This year’s edition will be hosted by Tanger Med Group and will gather more than 400 participants to follow the deliberations and interact with eminent experts and C-level representatives from Economic Zones and Investment Promotion Agencies.

The AEZO 7th Annual Meeting will be hosted by the Nigeria Exports Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA), Oil and Gas Free Zones Authority (OGFZA), Nigerian Economic Zones Association (NEZA), in partnership with the prominent partners such as AUC, UNCTAD, UNIDO, AfDB.

This year’s edition will be held in Abuja – Nigeria, under the theme “African Special Economic Zones: Engine for Resilience and Accelerator for Sustainable Industrial Value Chain Development”, from November 30th to December 2nd, 2022.

The event coincides with the 30th anniversary of Special Economic Zones Scheme in Nigeria and will gather prominent government officials, ministers, and heads of international organizations. This event will offer the opportunity to a thousand participants to follow the deliberations and interact with eminent experts and C-level representatives from Economic zones and Investment promotion agencies.