The Africa regional Aid-for-Trade review – co-hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Tanzanian Government – was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 1-2 October 2007. The conference was the first of its kind in Africa. It brought together trade and finance ministers, key donors, international agencies, and the private sector to discuss how to mobilize the resources required to expand Africa’s trade capacity and connect with the global economy.