Dual-Continent
Business Hubs
Physical and operational presence across North Carolina and five African cities — serving as the transatlantic commercial infrastructure for enterprise expansion, trade facilitation, and diaspora investment.
Six Cities. One Network.
Four African hubs and two North Carolina anchors form a single, interconnected trade and enterprise infrastructure system — giving AfDEC members simultaneous presence on both continents.
Raleigh-Durham
AfDEC's primary North Carolina hub — embedding African diaspora enterprises within the Research Triangle's world-class innovation ecosystem. Co-located at Research Triangle Park, the world's largest research park.
Charlotte
Charlotte — the U.S.'s second-largest banking center — anchors AfDEC's financial services and trade finance operations. Strategic base for enterprise banking, VC, and capital markets engagement.
Nairobi
The Silicon Savannah. AfDEC's East Africa anchor in the continent's most dynamic startup and fintech ecosystem. Positioned adjacent to Nairobi's Westlands business district with M-Pesa ecosystem access.
Lagos
Africa's financial capital. AfDEC's West Africa hub in Lagos gives NC enterprises direct access to Nigeria's 223M-person consumer market, the continent's largest fintech ecosystem, and ECOWAS trade corridors.
Accra
AfDEC's Year of Return heritage hub. Ghana's most stable democratic governance and deep NC diaspora ties make Accra the ideal home for cultural economy, agribusiness, and diaspora investment facilitation.
Abidjan
The economic capital of Francophone Africa. AfDEC's Abidjan hub serves as the gateway to WAEMU's 130M-person common market and the world's largest cocoa processing economy.
What You Get at Every Hub
Each AfDEC hub delivers a consistent stack of enterprise services — adapted for local context, connected across the full network.
Desk & Office Space
Serviced desks, private offices, and dedicated floors at both NC and Africa hub locations. BYOD or fully equipped — from week-1 soft landings to long-term operational headquarters.
Trade Facilitation Services
AfDEC-managed trade facilitation: customs pre-clearance advisory, HS code classification, ECOWAS and AfCFTA tariff navigation, and bilateral trade corridor documentation support.
SME Incubation Program
12-month cohort-based incubation for African diaspora SMEs entering NC — or NC enterprises expanding into Africa. Mentors drawn from Fortune 500 executives, NC government officials, and African heads of state advisors.
Government Liaison Desk
Direct liaison with NC Department of Commerce, EDPNC, USAID, and in-country Investment Promotion Agencies at every AfDEC hub. We navigate bureaucracy so you can move at business speed.
Digital Infrastructure
Enterprise-grade internet, secure VPN, VoIP, co-working management systems, and access to the AfDEC intelligence platform at every hub location. GDPR/SOC2-adjacent security standards.
Banking & Finance Access
Introductions to NC banking partners (First Horizon, Truist, Southern First), trade finance instruments, Afreximbank correspondent relationships, and EB-5 investment pathway advisory.
The Hub Ecosystem
The AfDEC hub network operates as a single coordinated enterprise ecosystem — not a collection of co-working spaces. From Raleigh to Nairobi, members have access to the same intelligence platform, the same government liaison desk, and the same global trade facilitation infrastructure.
Claim Your Hub Presence
Whether you are a North Carolina company seeking African market entry, or an African enterprise establishing a U.S. base — AfDEC hub membership gives you the physical, operational, and network infrastructure to move at speed.