The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the African Union (AU) along with the Government of Rwanda have shifted the second Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2020) to September 2021 due to the Covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown regulations. The show will now be branded as IATF2021.

Afreximbank President Benedict Oramah said that the continuing COVID-19 pandemic situation was not conducive to holding such an important pan-African event.

He said, “The COVID-19 pandemic has forced Governments, corporations and individuals to take unprecedented measures to ensure public safety. It is our responsibility to comply with these measures to protect our host country and ensure the health and safety of all delegates, exhibitors and participants who have confirmed or expressed interest in taking part in the second edition of IATF."