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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, 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, took place from 4–6 February 2026 in Accra, Ghana, as the continent’s foremost platform for shaping inclusive trade and economic transformation.
Building on the success of previous editions, APD 2026 focused on unlocking Africa’s full potential by empowering SMEs, women and youth — the true drivers of growth, innovation and job creation. The Dialogues convened heads of state, policymakers, private sector leaders, investors and innovators to chart actionable strategies that advance Africa’s single market.
APD 2026: A Focus on Women, Youth & SMEs
Under the theme “Empowering SMEs, Women & Youth in Africa’s Single Market: Innovate. Collaborate. Trade.”, APD 2026 was hosted from February 4-6 2026 at the Accra International Conference Centre, Ghana. Under the auspices of the President of Ghana, APD 2026 focused on how SMEs, Women & Youth can be empowered to drive Africa’s single market and prosperity agenda.
APD 2026 also saw the launch of the historic Make Africa Borderless Now! movement- aimed at securing 10 million signatures for a borderless, free and thriving continent.
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.