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Recap: 5th German-African Business Summit (GABS) 2024

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Do you remember? From 2 – 4 December 2024, the 5th German-African Business Summit (GABS) 2024 brought together more than 1000 leaders from across Africa and Germany to strengthen economic ties and spark new partnerships.

GABS 2024

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 6𝑡ℎ 𝐺𝐴𝐵𝑆 23 - 25 𝑁𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 2026 
𝐴𝑐𝑐𝑟𝑎, 𝐺ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑎

𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫?
From 2 – 4 December 2024, the 5th German-African Business Summit (GABS) 2024 brought together more than 1000 leaders from across Africa and Germany to strengthen economic ties and spark new partnerships.

 

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬:

  • 900+ high-level participants + several hundred participants of side events.
  • 29 sponsors. 
  • Representatives from 36 countries, including ambassadors, dignitaries, and heads of key organisations.
  • Presence of H.E. Musalia Mudavadi, Prime Cabinet Secretary of Kenya, and Dr. Robert Habeck, former German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy.
  • 20 impactful side events.
  • A vibrant German African Business Lounge. 
  • StartupLounge in cooperation with German Accelerator, supported by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)
  • Signing of multiple MoUs to enhance bilateral cooperation
  • Extensive media coverage across Africa and Germany

 

🎬 𝑊𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑠𝑒𝑒 German-African Business Summit (GABS) 2024 𝑖𝑛 𝑎𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛? 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑙𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡 𝑣𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑡 𝑒𝑥𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑟𝑦.

 

📍𝐋𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝: The next GABS will take place from 𝟐𝟑–𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 in Accra, Ghana. We're looking to see all of you there! Stay tuned for information on this exceptional event in 2026.

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