Nigeria’s influence in business, governance, and continental development takes center stage as President Bola Tinubu, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and industrialist Alhaji Aliko Dangote join global leaders at the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, on May 14–15.
The forum will gather over 2,000 Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, investors, policymakers, and development leaders from Africa and beyond to chart strategies for accelerating economic growth, boosting investment flows, and advancing regional integration.
Prof. Pate’s participation underscores health as a cornerstone of economic progress and human capital development.
Amid a business-focused summit, his voice will highlight resilient health systems, adaptive regulations, local pharmaceutical manufacturing, and strategic human capital investments as engines of sustainable transformation.
President Tinubu will be expected to reaffirm Nigeria’s dedication to public-private partnerships and global investment, while Dangote will offer insights from African enterprise and large-scale private ventures.
As Africa’s premier private-sector gathering, the forum is expected to foster government-industry dialogue on policies to unlock the continent’s economic potential through integrated markets and cross-border collaboration.
The 2026 edition emphasizes scaling Africa’s economy via stronger partnerships and strategic investments for long-term global competitiveness.
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