President Kagame attends Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan

On Monday, May 12, President Paul Kagame arrived in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, where he joins various Heads of State from the continent and over 2,000 business leaders, investors, and policy makers from Africa and around the world for the annual summit of the Africa CEO Forum. Other Presidents attending the summit include Alassane Ouattara of Côte d’Ivoire, Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, and Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa. According to the Office of the President, Kagame spoke on a presidential panel at the summit alongside President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani of Mauritania, President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa, and Tiémoko Meyliet Koné, Vice President of Côte d’Ivoire. The panel discussed policies and practices appropriate for the emerging global order. The previous edition of the Africa CEO Forum was held in Rwanda from May 16 to 17, 2024. The Africa CEO Forum’s annual summit brings together over 2,000 business leaders, economists, investors, and policymakers from across Africa and beyond, to highlight the pivotal role of the private sector in the continent’s development. In Abidjan, the 2025 edition of the Africa CEO Forum convene public and private sector leaders for two days of high-level debates, negotiations, networking, and workshops. Under the theme “A New Deal Between the State and the Private Sector: How Can Africa Thrive in a Transactional World?”, the forum will focus on enhancing public-private collaboration to drive sustainable development. Since its inception in 2012, the Africa CEO Forum has firmly established the belief that the private sector is the engine of African growth in public discourse.