About Africatown

Africatown is designed to become an economic development initiative to create jobs, for our youth, in Southwest Philadelphia, increase business ownership among the residents of the community and eliminate poverty in one of the most economically depressed communities in Philadelphia. To accomplish these objectives, Africatown, being developed in the community will become a "Tourist Destination Point " for the global African diaspora and other interested persons. Most of the infrastructure already exist in the southwest community, in which Africatown will be situated. Most important are the nearly 500 businesses owned by immigrants that live and work in the community. To accommodate the thousands of new visitors to southwest, additional infrastructure will be required, and several buildings will be proposed to attract businesses, tourist, and shoppers to patronize the many immigrant businesses on the commercial corridors in Africatown.

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Cameroon Delegation at Africatown

Explore Partnerships and Economic Development Opportunities for Cameroon in Africatown.

Cameroon Delegation at Africatown

The US Cameroon Chamber of Commerce (UCCC), in partnership with the African and Caribbean Business Council (ACBC) and the Philadelphia’s Mayor’s Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs hosted a Cameroon delegation led by HE Henri Etoundi Essomba, the Ambassador of Cameroon in the United States of America from December 9-11, 2021. The goal was for the delegation to explore Partnerships and Economic Development Opportunities for Cameroon in Africatown.