As the subsidiary organ mandated by the OIC to promote trade and investment among Member States and to foster economic integration among OIC regions, the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) is organizing, under the High Patronage of H.E. the President of the Transition and Head of State of the Republic of Mali and H.E. the Secretary General of the OIC, and in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Mali, the OIC Africa Investment Forum, from 2 to 4 December 2025 at the Bamako International Conference Center (CICB).

The Forum will be held under the theme: "Unlocking Africa's Investment Potential".

It will be organized jointly by the host country in collaboration with the OIC General Secretariat and other OIC institutions: IsDB Group, ICIEC, ICD, SESRIC, IRCICA, ICCD, SMIIC, and IOFS, as well as regional institutions including BADEA, Afreximbank, AfDB, FAGACE, FSA, the African private sector, and international organizations such as the WTO, ITC, and UNCTAD.