The Forum was jointly promoted and sponsored by the European Commission and the African Union
Commission and organised in partnership with the Pan-African business organisations Africa Business
Council, Pan African Chamber of Commerce and Industry, AfroChampions, Business Africa, and the PanEuropean business organisations Business Europe, European Business Council for Africa and the
Mediterranean, Eurochambres and European Entrepreneurs CEA-PME.
The EABF was the culmination of months of preparatory discussions between business representatives and public sector stakeholders from the EU and Africa that prepared the event, assisted by 12 thematic working groups. The members of each of these working groups drafted valuable proposals for their
respective areas, reflecting the discussions in the working groups, which are annexed to this business declaration.