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 fi rst of its kind in Africa. It brought together trade and fi nance 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.