About Anti-Counterfeit Africa
Africa’s Marketplace for Market Security, Brand Protection & Authentication Technology
The Africa Anti-Counterfeiting & Market Security Summit & Expo 2026 is the continent’s leading international exhibition dedicated to technologies, systems, and partnerships that protect consumers, brands, governments, and digital platforms from counterfeiting, fraud, and illicit trade.
Held in Lagos — West Africa’s most connected commercial gateway — the Expo brings together technology providers, secure-document specialists, regulators, manufacturers, enforcement agencies, digital platforms, and development partners from more than 20 countries.
Together, they showcase how authentication, secure packaging, digital identity, and traceability are shaping Africa’s next phase of trade integrity and public-health security.
Why Exhibit
Join Africa’s most important marketplace for market security, authentication technology, and public-health protection.
Africa’s shift toward authentic, transparent, and trusted supply chains is creating one of the fastest-growing markets in the world for:
Authentication & brand protection
Secure packaging & serialization
Digital identity & secure documents
Product integrity & public-health compliance
Track-and-trace & excise control
Cyber, data & online marketplace safety
The Exhibition and Conference accelerate this transition by connecting policymakers, procurement heads, technology vendors, manufacturers, and international partners committed to eliminating counterfeit and illicit trade across the continent’s supply chains.
Why Africa, Why Now
Africa is undergoing historic transformation:
$1.3 trillion AfCFTA is creating a single continental market — increasing demand for traceability, authentication, and customs cooperation.
Illicit trade costs the continent over $90 billion every year, threatening consumer safety, jobs, and government revenue.
Regional bodies like ECOWAS, COMESA, SADC, ARIPO are harmonising market-security frameworks.
Reforms in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Egypt are opening billion-dollar opportunities for packaging, labeling, digital security, and product-verification providers.
Lagos sits at the crossroads of Africa’s busiest trade routes — the ideal global hub for enforcement, technology, and secure trade innovation.
Collaborating to Shape Africa’s Secure Trade Future
Counterfeiting is no longer a single-sector issue.
It affects manufacturing, public health, e-commerce, payments, identity systems, logistics, and digital platforms.
The Expo brings together established leaders, disruptors, start-ups, regulators, donors, and standards organisations, all united by one mission:
to secure Africa’s markets and strengthen consumer trust.
To remain at the forefront of this transformation, the Expo works closely with:
Industry associations
Government institutions
International development partners
Standards organisations
Media & research bodies
Becoming a Show Partner places your organisation at the centre of Africa’s most influential network for enforcement, technology adoption, and trade integrity — increasing your visibility across local, regional, and global markets.
Whether you represent a regulatory body, association, brand council, technology consortium, donor institution, or media organisation, partnering with the Expo unlocks exceptional access to policymakers, investors, and global suppliers shaping Africa’s secure future.
Four Pathways to Secure Trade
Technology Showcase
A dynamic 3,500 m² exhibition floor featuring global innovators in: Smart packaging, Serialization & coding, Holograms & secure labels, Document security, Blockchain-based traceability, AI-enabled inspection & verification, Live demonstrations show how these solutions protect consumers, brands, and governments.
Buyer Engagement
Structured B2B matchmaking and a hosted-buyer program that connects global suppliers with procurement heads from: FMCG Pharmaceuticals Agrochemicals Automotive & industrial Consumer goods & electronics E-commerce & logistics Customs & regulatory bodies
Knowledge Exchange
Live product demos, technical masterclasses, and conference sessions highlighting: Brand protection Secure packaging Identity & document security Customs intelligence Digital enforcement Product authentication Traceability & excise systems Where enforcement meets innovation.
Regional Collaboration
Dedicated zones for: Standards bodies Customs unions Donor-funded security projects Digital-security and public-health programmes Aligning Africa’s policy, enforcement, and technology ecosystems.
Who Exhibits:
- Authentication & Traceability Solutions (QR, RFID, NFC, Blockchain, Serialization)
Secure Printing & Packaging (holograms, labels, foils, tamper-proof materials)
Pharma & FMCG Safety Technology (coding, inspection, testing)
Secure Document & Identity Systems
Data & Cyber Security Platforms
Enforcement & Compliance Equipment
Legal, IP & Anti-Fraud Consultancy
E-commerce & Marketplace Integrity Solutions
Who Attends:
- Government & Regulatory Agencies – NAFDAC, SON, FCCPC, Customs, COMESA, ARIPO
- Brand Owners & Manufacturers – FMCG, Pharma, Agro, Automotive, Electronics, Luxury
- Technology Integrators & Distributors
- Donor & Development Partners – GIZ, WHO, USAID, Afreximbank, UNODC
- Legal & IP Experts
- Trade Missions, Investors & Diplomats
Partners
