AfCFTA, investment reforms and policy alignment top agenda at 2025 Africa CEO Forum.

Over 2,800 political and business leaders from across 90 countries have gathered in Abidjan for the 2025 Africa CEO Forum to discuss strategies for accelerating investment reforms, deepening the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) implementation and aligning policy to unlock the private sector potential of the continent.

Co-hosted by Jeune Afrique Media Group and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the 12th edition of the premier business summit of the May 12-13 Forum opens under the theme: “Can a New Deal Between State and Private Sector Deliver the Continent a Winning Hand?”

The Forum comes at a time when African economies are grappling with rising debt servicing costs, slowing donor inflows and a shifting global trade environment.
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