Lagos, Nigeria — Nigerian technology and security solutions company Bergmans Security Consultant & Supplies Limited has secured one of the most significant indigenous corporate deals in Africa’s trade and logistics ecosystem, signing a 20-year agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat to implement the AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project (ACMP).
Valued at an estimated $3.1 billion, the long-term initiative is expected to modernise customs administration across participating African countries by deploying integrated digital infrastructure designed to simplify cross-border trade, strengthen cargo monitoring, improve revenue collection, and enhance transparency within the continent’s trading system.
The agreement positions Bergmans as a key private-sector partner in one of Africa’s most ambitious economic integration programmes.
The AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project is designed to support the broader objectives of the African Continental Free Trade Area by reducing trade bottlenecks, improving customs efficiency, and creating a more seamless movement of goods across African borders. Once implemented, the initiative is expected to contribute to faster clearance processes, stronger compliance mechanisms, and improved trade facilitation among member states.
For Bergmans, the project represents a significant milestone in its corporate evolution. While the company has built its reputation in security technologies, surveillance systems, and critical infrastructure solutions, this agreement expands its role into large-scale continental digital infrastructure supporting trade and economic development.
Beyond its commercial value, the project also reflects growing confidence in the capacity of indigenous Nigerian companies to deliver complex, cross-border infrastructure programmes at an international scale. At a time when Africa is prioritising regional integration, locally developed expertise is increasingly becoming central to the continent’s economic transformation agenda.
If successfully executed, the project could strengthen customs interoperability across participating countries, support more efficient trade corridors, and reinforce AfCFTA’s long-term ambition of creating a single African market for goods and services.
The development also underscores the increasing role of private-sector innovation in driving Africa’s integration agenda, demonstrating that Nigerian enterprises are becoming active contributors to continental economic infrastructure rather than simply participants in domestic markets.
As implementation progresses over the coming years, the AfCFTA Customs Modernisation Project is expected to become one of the continent’s most consequential digital trade infrastructure initiatives, with implications for governments, businesses, logistics operators, and investors across Africa.
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