Abidjan. Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa has attended the opening of the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, where he is representing President Samia Suluhu Hassan.
The two-day high-level summit convening business leaders, policymakers and development financiers from across the continent, held at the Sofitel Hotel on 12–13 May 2025.
The forum brings together over 2,000 chief executive officers, government representatives, and international investors to discuss ways of strengthening collaboration between the public and private sectors to accelerate Africa’s economic transformation.
Held under the theme Can a New Deal Between State and Private Sector Deliver the Continent a Winning Hand?, the forum aims to promote governance reforms, policy innovation and practical solutions for unlocking the potential of African economies.
It is jointly organised by the Jeune Afrique Media Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
Mr Majaliwa joins a list of African leaders attending the forum, including President Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and Guinea’s Prime Minister Amadou Oury Bah.
During his engagements, he is expected to participate in sessions focusing on infrastructure development, trade integration, and investment promotion.
Other key areas of discussion include the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), energy security, digital transformation, and private capital mobilisation to meet development targets.
Since its inception in 2012, the Africa CEO Forum has served as a platform for fostering partnerships between African governments and the private sector, with a view to addressing the continent’s development challenges and positioning it competitively on the global economic stage.
