3rd G25 African Coffee Summit: Dar es Salaam, 21–22 February 2025

The 3rd G25 African Coffee Summit will be held on 21–22 February 2025 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, under the theme: “Unlocking employment opportunities for the youth through the regeneration of the African coffee industry.”

Hosted by H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of the United Republic of Tanzania, the 2025 Summit focuses on creating employment opportunities for youth and women by revitalizing Africa’s coffee sector in both production and consumption.

This Summit aims to outline a collaborative framework involving the African Union, its agencies, African Development Banks, and African Financial Institutions to develop programs focused on youth employment and entrepreneurship.

In addition, the Summit will also explore various areas in the coffee value chain that have the potential to create employment opportunities for youth in both coffee-producing and consuming countries.

It will address avenues for accessing finance for coffee-related projects through frameworks such as the AU/AfCFTA and regional financial institutions, including but not limited to the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Export–Import Bank.

Heads of State, senior government ministers, heads of coffee authorities, officials from African coffee-consuming countries, private-sector representatives (farmers, exporters, roasters, and coffee associations), and other key stakeholders are expected to participate.

The G25 African Coffee Summit was established following the 61st Annual General Assembly of the Inter-African Coffee Organisation (IACO) in Kigali, Rwanda, on 18 November 2021.

It unites 25 African coffee-producing countries to address underperformance in Africa’s coffee sector and advocate for coffee’s inclusion as a strategic anchor commodity in the African Union (AU) Agenda 2063.

• 1st Summit (Nairobi, May 2022): Led to the Nairobi Declaration, urging the AU to integrate coffee in its Agenda 2063.
• 2nd Summit (Kampala, August 2023): Produced the Kampala Declaration, calling on Heads of State to designate IACO as a specialized agency of the AU.
• AU Adoption (Addis Ababa, February 2024): The “Kampala Declaration” was adopted, officially recognizing coffee as a strategic anchor commodity in AU Agenda 2063.

Objectives of the 3rd G25 African Coffee Summit

1. Unlock Employment Opportunities: Encourage African governments to support job creation for youth and women through coffee production and domestic consumption.
2. Promote Public-Private Funding: Boost entrepreneurship in mobile cafeterias and coffee shops to expand local coffee consumption.
3. Enhance Access to Finance: Provide funding for farmers to increase production and productivity, including the establishment of regional Centres of Excellence for training and R&D.
4. Invest in Local Processing: Spur investment in coffee roasting plants and foster a circular economy by utilizing coffee by-products.
5. Harmonize African Standards: Develop and unify coffee standards to promote intra-Africa coffee trade.

During the Summit, leaders from the 25 African coffee-producing countries will present the “Dar es Salaam Declaration,” outlining key commitments:

1. Lobby the African Union to fund projects that boost coffee production and domestic consumption.
2. Urge African coffee-consuming countries to prioritize sourcing from African producers.
3. Elevate Africa’s share of global coffee production from 11% to 20% by 2030.
4. Increase Africa’s portion of global domestic coffee consumption from 12.3% to 30% by 2030.
5. Foster local value addition by investing in coffee processing plants.
6. Establish an African Centre for Coffee Research (ACCR) to tackle productivity and quality challenges.

Program, Registration, and Details

The event program and other relevant documents can be accessed via the official website: https://www.g25coffeesummit.or.tz/

All participants are required to register online at: https://www.g25coffeesummit.or.tz/register/

Dates: 21–22 February 2025

Venue: Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.