ACTIF
The ACTIF or alternately African–Caribbean (AfriCaribbean) Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) are a series of conferences which have taken place between the member states of the African continent and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). First begun in 2022[1][2][3] it was created as an initiative of the involved member states plus many organisations including: the African Export–Import Bank, the African Union Commission, the African Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat, the Africa Business Council, the CARICOM Secretariat, and the Caribbean Export Development Agency, among others.[4] Both groups have formed the high-level of multilateral dialogue series to further investment and cooperation between both regions in many levels of arrangement. The meeting series is part of the initiative to further integrate the Caribbean with the African Union-bloc as its 6th region known as the Diaspora.[5][2][6] And the ultimate expansion of a possible full scope free trade arrangement between both.[7]
Summits list
| Summit | Year | Date | Name | Host country | Host city | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ACTIF2022 | September 2022 | One People, One Destiny: Uniting and Reimagining Our Future |  Barbados | Bridgetown | [4] |
| 2nd | ACTIF2023 | October 2023 | Creating a Shared Prosperous Future |  Guyana | Georgetown | |
| 3rd | ACTIF2024 | June 2024 | Owning Our Destiny: Economic Prosperity on the Platform of Global Africa |  Bahamas | Nassau | |
| 4th | ACTIF2025 | July 2025 | Resilience and Transformation: Enhancing Africa-Caribbean Economic Cooperation in an Era of Global Uncertainty[8] |  Grenada | St. George's | [9] |
See also
References
- ↑ "Remarks by CARICOM Secretary-General at Opening, First AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum, Barbados, 1 September 2022 – CARICOM". caricom.org.
- 1 2 Madden, Marlon (September 30, 2021). "African, Caribbean nations press ahead with new partnership".
- ↑ "AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum (ACTIF) 2022 – CARICOM". caricom.org.
- 1 2 "Participants in AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum to benefit from Barbados visa waiver". August 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Member States". Eco 6.
- ↑ "CARICOM Office Of Afreximbank Bank Open For Business In Barbados With US$1.5 Billion Line Of Credit Now Available To CARICOM States". August 8, 2023.
- ↑ "African Caribbean free trade agreement requires multi-faceted approach- Minister". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. June 14, 2024.
- ↑ "CARICOM Secretary-General delivers remarks at AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum | 28 July 2025 |St George's, Grenada – CARICOM". caricom.org.
- ↑ "AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum 2025". actif2025.afreximbankevents.com.