Tunisia-Africa Council Will Attend Fezzan Trade Forum
Tunisian businesses aim to use the Sabha conference to build partnerships for accessing sub-Saharan African markets.
Updated on Sept. 29, 2026 in International Trade
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The Tunisia-Africa Business Council will serve as the guest of honor at the inaugural Fezzan Conference in Sabha, Libya, from November 24-26, 2026. This initiative focuses on connecting Tunisian firms with opportunities in infrastructure, energy, and logistics across Niger, Mali, and Chad.
Why it matters
The conference highlights Sabha's role as a key regional gateway for Tunisian companies seeking to expand their presence in sub-Saharan markets. This pivot follows recent growth in regional trade as businesses look to capitalize on established bilateral economic frameworks.
Trade between Tunisia and Libya reached 2.892 billion dinars in 2025, an 11% increase from the prior year. Tunisia's total exports to African nations reached 6.882 billion dinars in 2025, compared to 6.406 billion dinars in 2024.
The players
Tunisia-Africa Business Council
An organization dedicated to fostering economic cooperation and facilitating commercial partnerships between Tunisian companies and African markets.
The details
The council will use the event to facilitate direct operational links between Tunisian exporters and Libyan counterparts. By leveraging Sabha as a hub, firms aim to streamline supply chains into Chad, Mali, and Niger. The forum will specifically showcase projects spanning industry, agriculture, and logistics to drive further integration.
Timeline
The inaugural Fezzan Conference will take place from November 24-26, 2026.
Market Landscape
The conference builds on the 2025 Tunisian-Libyan bilateral trade growth data to solidify long-term export channels. It reflects a wider effort to formalize cross-border logistics and infrastructure support between North Africa and the sub-Saharan region.
Operators in logistics, energy, and agriculture should monitor the outcomes of the Sabha forum for new partnership entry points into Chad, Mali, and Niger. Managers should evaluate the recent 11% trade growth as a benchmark for their own regional export capacity expectations.
The takeaway
The Fezzan Conference acts as a vital signaling event for firms looking to scale operations into sub-Saharan Africa. Executives should monitor the finalized partnership project list following the November 26 conclusion to assess new competitive entry points in the logistics and energy sectors.
Further reading
For more on evolving regional commercial corridors, see International Trade.
Source note: This article includes information reported by وكالة تونس افريقيا للانباء.
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