The products from the small and medium enterprise industries in Africa stole the show at the just-ended US-Africa Business Summit in Botswana's Tlokweng village.

The nbc News team toured some exhibition stands from Namibia, Botswana, and other African countries at the Royal Aria Convention Centre.

Displaying products at large gatherings such as the US-Africa Business Summit is usually a bit of a gamble when it comes to exhibitors getting a return on their investments instantly.

Over the years, however, entrepreneurs within SME industries have changed their approach, like large corporations, to form partnerships for the future.

Exhibitors braced the cold weather front that tormented the southern African region over the past few days to ensure that they meant business—interestingly, the majority are youth.

Botswana has been deliberate in including that Africa's grandeur product offerings, such as arts and crafts, are on show and for traders to seek leads in terms of investments.

Namibia's Vice President praised this approach as an example of diversifying development approaches during an interview on Botswana Television.

Nangolo Mbumba emphasised that no industry should be left to crumbs, as trading opportunities are opening up under the African Continental Free Trade Area and the US.

The just-ended summit is said to have set the agenda for what Africa means when it says it wants fair trade where its resources are concerned, big or small.