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Africa Prosperity Dialogues
The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) is a purposeful, high-profile platform that convenes Africa’s political, business, and thought leaders to advance the continent’s integration and shared prosperity in alignment with the African Union’s Agenda 2063. Organised by the Africa Prosperity Network in partnership with the AfCFTA Secretariat, APD champions bold collaborations, actionable policies, and bankable projects to unlock Africa’s potential as the world’s largest single market, benefitting over 1.4 billion people.
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Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2026
Theme: Empowering SMEs, Women & Youth in Africa’s Single Market: Innovate. Collaborate. Trade.
The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2026, taking place from 4–6 February 2026 in Accra, Ghana, is the continent’s foremost platform for shaping inclusive trade and economic transformation under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Building on the success of previous editions, APD 2026 will focus on unlocking Africa’s full potential by empowering SMEs, women and youth — the true drivers of growth, innovation and job creation. The Dialogues will convene heads of state, policymakers, private sector leaders, investors and innovators to chart actionable strategies that advance Africa’s single market.
Through high-level discussions, solution-focused sessions and the Africa Prosperity Champions Awards (APCA), APD 2026 will spotlight those transforming the continent’s trade landscape and catalyse collaboration across sectors.
Join us as we innovate, collaborate and trade to build a more prosperous, integrated and self-reliant Africa.
APD 2025: A Focus on Infrastructure
Under the theme “Delivering Africa’s Single Market through Infrastructure: Invest. Connect. Integrate.”, APD 2025 was hosted from 30 January to 1 February 2025 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana. Organised in collaboration with the AfCFTA Secretariat, APD 2025 focused on how businesses and politicians can collaborate with financial institutions to build the infrastructure needed to connect Africa’s markets. The event aimed to foster constructive discussions on the critical role of infrastructure in advancing Africa’s economic prosperity.
APD 2024: A Focus on Value Addition & Trade
The 2024 edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) was organised in partnership with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat. Hosted by the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, under the theme “Delivering Prosperity in Africa: Produce, Add Value, Trade.”, the event explored the role of trade in advancing Africa’s prosperity.
APD 2023: A Focus on Continental Trade
Themed “The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): From Ambition to Action, Delivering Prosperity through Continental Trade,” the APD 2023 aligned with the African Union Summit’s overarching agenda. The first edition of the dialogue series, initially known as “The Kwahu Summit”, marked a significant step in driving conversations around achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want.