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News report: Millions in deals possible via African trade fair, says young entrepreneur

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Published by Chester Robards, The Nassau Guardian, September 12, 2025

The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce and Employers’ Confederation’s (BCCEC) youngest member, Tristen Hanna, told Guardian Business yesterday that his company will eventually do millions of dollars in deals as a result of business-to-business relationships forged at this year’s Intra‑African Trade Fair (IATF 2025), recently held in Algiers, Algeria.


Hanna, who is the CEO of Safe Point Specialists, a security technology and solar solutions company, said he attended the expo specifically to meet vendors in the security technology sector space, in order to expand his knowledge and the company’s catalogue.


“This is my first time attending this event,” said Hanna.


“One word I would use to describe my experience is ‘futuristic’. Everything around this conference was about tomorrow rather than yesterday; therefore, I learned a lot.”


He added: “The amount of things that are made in Africa was quite shocking. And they were also very good quality.”


Hanna lamented that although the cross-border connection between African nations and The Caribbean has been built, it needs to be streamlined and made efficient.


“I’m not saying [trade with] Africa is worthless, but for the level of worth they do offer to The Bahamas, the road needs to be paved properly to increase the number of trades,” he said.


“‘The Bahamas is so behind’, is my favorite saying ever. This event opens a high volume of opportunities for entrepreneurs.


Hanna, who is on the board of the BCCEC’s Young Professionals Society, said he would like to be an ambassador for The Bahamas one day.


Chairman of the Bahamas Trade Commission Barry Griffin told this paper on Wednesday that more than 20 Bahamian enterprises were present and engaged in networking and exploratory discussions at IATF 2025, as The Bahamas continues to look to African nations as burgeoning trade partners.


Griffin said the Bahamian delegation’s attendance at the expo is part of the government’s continuing Africa engagement strategy.


He explained that this year’s IATF attracted 35,000 attendees from more than 140 countries and featured 2,000 exhibitors, including Bahamian companies that came as part of a delegation with the BCCEC.




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