The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business (CACB) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chambre de Commerce Canada Côte d’Ivoire (CCCACI).
The MoU, signed on August 6, establishes a framework for collaboration, event reciprocity, and joint initiatives, and extends the full benefits of CACB membership to the CCCACI. It reflects the shared commitment of both organizations — and of Canada — to strengthening economic and commercial ties between Canada and the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, building on previous MoUs signed during ministerial visits, which have resulted in private sector-led missions to African markets for participation in Canada-Africa Business Conferences that welcome hundreds of delegates.
The signing coincides with the first visit to Côte d’Ivoire by the Honourable Anita Anand, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. In their joint statement of August 6, 2026, Minister Anand and Her Excellency Ms. Nialé Kaba, Côte d’Ivoire’s Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, committed to further encouraging partnerships between the Canadian and Ivorian private sectors, noting that bilateral trade reached a record Can$1.2 billion in 2025. The Chamber’s MoU advances precisely that objective, and supports Canada’s trade diversification agenda and Africa Strategy through private sector collaboration.
The MoU comes ahead of Africa Accelerating in Canada, the Chamber’s flagship gathering, which looks forward to welcoming delegations from across the continent, on October 6-7, 2026, in Toronto, including members and messages of Chambre de Commerce Canada Côte d’Ivoire (CCCACI).
As Canada and Côte d’Ivoire deepen trade ties under the newly signed MOU, Chamber members continue to drive the business-led growth that enables accelerated trade and investment: “Storspay is solving the payments side of the corridor,” says Founder & CEO Dr. Sam Alonge (Techstars NYC, Inc. 500 Founders 2025), who will address Africa Accelerating 2026. “Storspay provides cross-border payroll and supplier payments for North American businesses paying teams across Africa, delivered the same day in local currency. Now live in 15 corridors, including Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Cameroon, Togo, Benin and Burkina Faso, as well as Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana and South Africa.”
Quote — Garreth Bloor, President, Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
“This partnership with the Chambre de Commerce Canada Côte d’Ivoire reflects the growing momentum between our two countries. As governments work on enabling environments for trade and investment, we focus on the private sector’s role — in this case by extending the full benefits of our membership to the CCCACI. We are creating concrete channels for trade, investment, and business collaboration that members on both sides of the Atlantic can act on.”
Quote — Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Chair of the Board, Canada-Africa Chamber of Business
“The strength of this partnership rests on a community of committed private-sector champions. We are especially grateful to our headline sponsor, Elephant Trade-Services, whose work supports the Chamber’s mission of accelerating trade and investment between Canada and Africa. Agreements like our MoU with the Chambre de Commerce Canada Côte d’Ivoire — backed by the innovation of members such as Storspay — turn that shared commitment into concrete opportunity for businesses on both sides of the Atlantic.”
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