11th edition · 8 October 2026 · Cologne

Africa
Business
Forum

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One day in Cologne dedicated to real business relationships between entrepreneurs from Africa and family businesses from Germany and the EU.

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1 · Original — no photos

The hero as it is on the site today: pure typography on midnight with the soft orange/teal glows. The benchmark to beat — cleanest and fastest, but no human proof above the fold.

11th edition · 8 October 2026 · Cologne

Africa
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One day in Cologne dedicated to real business relationships between entrepreneurs from Africa and family businesses from Germany and the EU.

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2 · Duotone backdrop

Your 2017 group photo, recolored midnight/orange and darkened, becomes the whole hero. Maximum human proof, typography stays the star. Calm, confident, very poster.

11th edition · 8 October 2026 · Cologne

Africa
Business
Forum

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One day in Cologne dedicated to real business relationships between entrepreneurs from Africa and family businesses from Germany and the EU.

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3 · Photo-in-type

The group photo lives inside AFRICA, the 1:1 conversation inside FORUM, BUSINESS stays outlined. Boldest option — type and image fuse into one object. Note how crops behave when you resize the window.

11th edition · 8 October 2026 · Cologne

Africa
Business
Forum

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Group photo, 2017 forum
One-to-one conversation at a standing table
Two participants in conversation
Networking beside the forum banner

One day in Cologne dedicated to real business relationships between entrepreneurs from Africa and family businesses from Germany and the EU.

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4 · Contact-sheet strip

All four photos in a band under the headline — monochrome, with one at a time waking up in color behind an orange keyline (also on hover). Shows the people, the 1:1s and the room at once.

Two participants in conversation, portrait
11th edition · 8 October 2026 · Cologne

Africa
Business
Forum

From to .

One day in Cologne dedicated to real business relationships between entrepreneurs from Africa and family businesses from Germany and the EU.

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5 · Offset collage

Your new portrait shot as a tilted, teal-framed block overlapping the type, the 1:1 photo tucked behind in mono. Zine energy; the “intentional interaction” story right in the hero.

11th edition · 8 October 2026 · Cologne

Africa
Business
Forum

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One-to-one conversation
Two participants in conversation
Networking beside the forum banner
Group photo
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6 · Hybrid (2 + 4)

Duotone group photo backdrop plus the photo strip below the rotator. Richest option — human proof twice over. Slightly busier; works best if sections below the hero stay very clean.

Preview only — switch options in the top bar. The rotating city pairs, countdown and strip highlight are live, matching the real site’s behaviour.