21/05/2026
At Biashara Afrika 2026, organized in Lomé by the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Government of Togo, Mohamed Diop, Deputy CEO Africa at AGL, spoke on the strategic role of infrastructure and logistics in advancing intra-African trade 🌍
In a global context marked by strained supply chains, he emphasized that logistics performance depends on stronger investments in trade corridors — particularly inland corridors — integrated and multimodal infrastructure located closer to production areas, and digitalized solutions. Having invested across the continent for several decades, AGL aims to further strengthen its contribution with nearly €1 billion in investments planned for 2026.
As a driver of connectivity and competitiveness, logistics also plays a key role in supporting Africa’s industrialization and the emergence of African champions. Mohamed Diop therefore called for collective action to seize the historic opportunity represented by the AfCFTA, with the ambition of building truly integrated value chains and generating economies of scale.
Mohamed Diop also highlighted the importance of African human capital in transforming the sector through training, school partnerships, skills development, and talent growth. Backed by the expertise of its 24,000 employees across 47 countries — more than 98% of whom are African — AGL reaffirmed its ambition to be at the heart of Africa’s transformations by relying on African talent.
Finally, underscoring AGL’s alignment with the regional integration vision championed by the AfCFTA, Wamkele Mene and Mohamed Diop signed an MoU to strengthen cooperation and work on joint initiatives supporting smoother and more competitive intra-African trade 🤝
