Our Company

We are a Pan-African company with a high-powered global impact, dimension, and delivery.

About our company

We are a reliable business partner of event industry companies, global chambers of commerce, government agencies, and large retail corporations from across the globe who are coming together to reinvent the future of trade, cultural, and business cooperation. 

The US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo is a global trade and cultural exposition design, planning, and execution corporation based in Bowie, Maryland, USA. We are an agile event and trade show design and management company that uses a human-centered approach paired with analytics, strategy and creative.

Our Mission

Become the world’s largest gathering of ideas, experiences, and opportunities.

Our Vision

Our vision is to connect the global business community to build professional connections, foster trust, and do business.

What we do

We are a reliable business partner of event industry companies, global chambers of commerce, government agencies, and large retail corporations from across the globe who are coming together to reinvent the future of trade, cultural, and business cooperation.

Trade Show and Exposition Services

Contemporary African and global arts exposition: The US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo is dedicated to delivering outstanding expositions and exhibitions on contemporary African and global art. This includes historical, modern, song, sculpture, and paintings.

Business & Trade

The US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo supports free trade and advances trade relations among countries globally.

Brand Communications & Marketing

We offer full marketing and communication services for brands at an affordable price. The US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo provides corporations and organizations with a unique platform to define and refine their market strategy, build an effective brand story, partner with successful brands, gain traction, and build trust with a global audience.

Global Executive Positioning

Our executive positioning services accelerate the standing of global CEOs, executives, and professionals from across industries to lead their companies into a better future. Our services range from setting your executive positioning strategy to thought leadership sharing, and public engagements.

Global Conferences

We also partner with corporations, organizations, and government agencies to host trade and cultural events that connect people in Africa and America with abundant opportunities to build business relationships.

Our Cooperate Governance

The US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo is governed by its Constitution, which sets forth the structure of the corporation and how it carries out its activities. The constitution appoints Mr. Mustapha Safawa Koroma to serve as the Founding President of the US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo at this formation. The constitution appoints Jean Narcisse Djaha, PhD to serve as the Founding Chief Executive Officer of the corporation at this formation. They:

  1. Formulate and lead the development of the corporation’s long  and short-term strategies.
  2. Set strategic goals.
  3. Manage overall operations and make major decisions affecting the company.
  4. Negotiate and approve contracts and partnerships for the company.
  5. Manage company organizational structure.
  6. Communicate with stakeholders from around the world/ Implement strategic plans by working with senior stakeholders.
  7. Provide company-wide leadership.
  8. Serve as the company’s primary spokesperson.
  9. Develop and uphold the firm’s culture and mission/vision.
  10. Evaluate and track the success of the company in reaching its goals.

Meet the Senior Management

Mustapha Safawa Koroma

Mustapha Safawa Koroma

Co-Founder & President
Mustapha Safawa Koroma is the Co-Founder and President of the US-Africa International Trade and Cultural Expo.


1. Provide company-wide leadership.

2. Oversees the company’s strategic vision and leads business decisions to drive company growth.

3. Serve as the company’s primary spokesperson.

4. Leads the development of the organization’s long and short-term strategies.

5. Manages overall operations and makes major decisions affecting the organization.

6. Develop partnerships with company stakeholders, shareholders, industry regulators, and other relevant parties.

7. Represent the company at social and corporate events in ways that strengthen the brand and communicate the company’s message.
Jean Narcisse Djaha, PhD

Jean Narcisse Djaha, PhD

Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, & Head of International Relations
1. Provide company-wide leadership.

2. Oversees the company’s strategic vision and leads business decisions to drive company growth.

3. Serve as the company’s primary spokesperson.

4. Leads the development of the organization’s long and short-term strategies.

5. Manages overall operations and makes major decisions affecting the organization.

6. Develop partnerships with company stakeholders, shareholders, industry regulators, and other relevant parties.

7. Represent the company at social and corporate events in ways that strengthen the brand and communicate the company’s message.

Our Delivery Partners

These companies support our work by becoming founding delivery partners. They fully participate in our developments across industries and provide us with the opportunity to build strong relationships with potential client partners.

  1. Djaha Group Corporation
  2. Speed Seed Agriculture Company (SL) Limited
  3. Blue Whale Travel and Tours Limited
  4. Blue Tech Solutions (SL) Limited
  5. Oceans Supplies Rental and General Services
  6. Africa-Israel Economic Cooperation Committee