Africa Prosperity Dialogues
AfCFTA: From Ambition to Action —Delivering Prosperity Through Continental Trade
THE AFRICA PROSPERITY DIALOGUES
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BACKGROUND TO SUMMIT
THE AFRICA PROSPERITY DIALOGUES
The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (Kwahu Summit) is a strategic platform where the movers and shakers of the African economy will elevate the AfCFTA objectives from ambitions to real actions. The Summit will be a one-of-a-kind event where African leaders from diverse areas of national endeavour will gather each year to discuss and share experiences on issues and initiatives required for Africa to achieve the goal of shared prosperity and shape the Africa Agenda for Action.
The maiden Summit would focus on how to expedite the implementation of the agreed initiatives within the AfCFTA trade bloc. It will bring into practical focus the continent’s critical challenges and industrialization priorities and advance aggressively the commercial and infrastructural interventions to achieve the vision of an Africa Beyond Aid.
The speakers
Who are the speakers
At the Africa Prosperity Dialogues, Africa’s business leaders and politicians will “take that walk together”. There will be the opportunity to discuss the threats to trade and commerce that could be mitigated by government interventions in one shape or form
Also on the table will be economic opportunities and how governments can partner with business leaders to unlock them for the mutual benefit of business and government, and ultimately, for improving upon the living conditions of the citizens.
Invited Heads of State
H.E. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Mohamed Bazoum
President of Niger
H.E. Muhammadu Buhari
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
H.E Cyril Ramaphosa
President of South Africa
H.E. Denis Sassou Nguesso
President of the Republic of the Congo
H.E Félix A. Tshisekedi Tshilombo
President, the Democratic Republic of the Congo
notable personalities
Aliko Dangote
Chairman and CEO, Dangote Group
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General, World Trade Organization
Dr. Adesina Akinwumi
President, African Development Bank
Tidjane Thiam
Executive Chairman, Freedom Acquisition I Corporation
Prof. Benedict Oramah
President, Afrexim Bank
Ralph Mupita
Group CEO, MTN
Miriam C. Olusanya
Managing Director, Guaranty Trust Bank
Hadi Halloche
Global Co-Head, Trafigura Group Pte LTD
Bernard Mensah
President, International Bank of America
Sir David Frank Adjaye
Renowned architect
Kayra Harding Bart
Vice President, National Assembly of Panama
Carl Cruz
MD, Unilever West Africa
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News
Trading under AfCFTA to progress on agreed 87.7% tariff lines
1 November 2022 | 22:48
Frequently Asked Questions
The Africa Prosperity Dialogues is a concept developed by the Africa Prosperity Network to promote with greater urgency the economic integration of Africa's 1.4 billion people. And to do so by giving the voices of business, women and young people in Africa a greater say in the process of deepening intra-Africa trade. The concept was fully adopted by the main partners, namely the AfCFTA Secretariat and the Office of President of the Republic of Ghana, AfCFTA's host nation, after a thorough concept presentation and brainstorming session. This took place at a two-day working retreat from the 7th to 9th April 2023, organised by the Africa Prosperity network, at the Rock City Hotel, on the Kwahu Mountains in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Being the birthplace of the concept, it was agreed that the annual Africa Prosperity Dialogues be dubbed “Kwahu Summit” as reference to its origin.
The event hosts all African leaders and industry players in Ghana from Thursday the 26 January to Saturday the 28 January 2023.
•African Heads of State •Heads of Regional Economic Communities within the AU •Heads of Africa’s multinational corporations •Leading African entrepreneurs •The AU Secretariat •The AfCFTA Secretariat •Leading thought leaders The CARICOM Secretariat •Ministers of finance, trade, industry, and infrastructure •Young entrepreneurs in Africa and the African Diaspora •Heads of multinational corporations with a strong presence in Africa •Heads of Trade Associations •Heads of development banks •Heads of Africa-focused organizations •Influential figures in the African Diaspora •Heads of State-owned Corporations
The event is strictly by invitation.
The Africa Prosperity Network (APN) is the event organiser with the AfCFTA Secretariat, the Presidency of the Republic of Ghana and in partnership with the Ghana Investment Promotion Center, United Nations Development Program and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.
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