Ghana To Host Africa Prosperity Dialogue 2025 Fostering Economic Growth And Integration

The Africa Prosperity Dialogue 2025 organized by the Africa Prosperity Network is gearing up to tackle the continent’s most pressing economic challenges.

This year’s event, themed “Delivering Africa’s Single Market through Infrastructure: Invest. Connect. Integrate,” will focus on addressing the critical infrastructure bottleneck hindering efficient transport and logistics.

Mr. Rui Pedro Afonso Livramento, the Chief of Staff at the AfCFTA Secretariat says despite significant progress made by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) since its launch, infrastructure remains a major obstacle, with intra-African trade costs ranging from 30 to 40%.

To address this, the AfCFTA Secretariat is promoting the establishment of trade aggregators to integrate Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) into continental value chains, with Ghana, Egypt, Rwanda, Kenya, and South Africa taking the lead.

The dialogues, scheduled to take place from January 30 to February 1, 2025, at the Accra International Conference Centre in Ghana, will bring together over 3,000 participants from 46 countries, including African heads of state, institutional heads, industry leaders, and entrepreneurs.

According to him, by emphasizing infrastructure development, investment, organization, enhanced connectivity, and digital innovation, the Africa Prosperity Dialogs 2025 aims to drive Africa’s economic transformation and advance the implementation of the AfCFTA.

Sidig Faroug El Toum, CEO of the APN Secretariat, praising the Ghanaian people for their leadership in pan-Africanism. Adding that, the event focuses on development and infrastructure across the continent, including Ghana.

He expressed hopes for significant agreements to be signed during the event, which would bring valuable resources to Ghana and other participating African countries.

“Our goal is to foster a more constructive conversation that drives policy changes. We also aim to recognize and applaud nations that have begun to adapt their policies to promote continental unity and cooperation.”