Staff Writer
The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business has announced that the 7th Canada-Africa Business Conference will take place in Windhoek, Namibia, from 2 to 4 February 2027, under the headline sponsorship of B2Gold.
The programme opens with a site visit to B2Gold’s Otjikoto operations on 2 to 3 February, followed by a full conference day on 4 February in the days immediately preceding the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town.
The Conference is anticipated to be the largest event the Chamber has convened on the African continent in its 33-year history.
“We are so delighted to be returning to Windhoek, and to be doing so with partners who continue to demonstrate what Canada-Africa collaboration can achieve,” said Garreth Bloor, President of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business.
“Last year we welcomed over 50 Canadian company representatives among the hundreds of delegates, we’ve now doubled capacity for the next event, based on demand,” explained Bloor during the Africa Accelerating conference underway in Toronto this year.
In remarks to the previous Canada-Africa Business Conference in Windhoek, the Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, recognised the Chamber “for convening leaders from across Canada and Africa,” commending its role in advancing investment, trade and partnership, and in connecting businesses and institutions to drive practical collaboration and shared growth.
“B2Gold is proud to support the Chamber’s largest event on African soil in its 33-year history, and proud that it is taking place in Namibia,” said John Roos, managing director of B2Gold Namibia.
“Otjikoto has shown what is possible when a Canadian company and a Namibian community build together over the long term, in a country that is a gateway to the African continent. Welcoming business leaders to the mining operations, and to the investments in other sectors that have grown up around them, alongside the launch of the B2Gold Foundation in Windhoek, is our way of inviting others to see that partnership for themselves and to consider what they might build here.”
Africa Accelerating, the Chamber’s flagship conference taking place in Canada this week, also featured a keynote address by Neil Reeder, vice president, Government Relations at B2Gold, highlighting how vital B2Gold’s work is as a model for Canada-Africa trade and investment and for deeper engagement between Canada and African markets.
