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Scenes from the 2022 Africa Investment Forum (AIF)

African leaders during the 2022 Africa Investment Forum (November 2-4) laid out the continent's vast potential and invited global investors to seize investment opportunities. The three-day forum has drawn project sponsors, investors, and heads of state from around the world to participate in boardroom sessions that could lead to transactions worth billions of dollars. President of Cote d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara expressed the hope that Market Days 2022 would break the $100 billion threshold in investment interest. 

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African Development Bank Group President Dr. Akinwumi Adesina in his opening day speech for 2022 Africa Investment Forum, said, ‘You are in the right place: Africa! In the next 72 hours, we will have curated several investment-ready projects for you as investors. These range from renewable energy hydropower, gas infrastructure, railways, road, and water transport.’

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L-R: Ivorian Minister for Planning and Development Nialé Kaba, Tanzania’s Vice-President Philip Mpango, Liberia Vice President Jewel Taylor, African Development Bank Group President Akinwumi Adesina; Prime Minister of Cabo Verde José Ulisses Correia e Silva; Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde; President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe, Ivorian Vice President Tiemoko Meyliet Koné and Ivorian Prime Minister Patrick Achi.

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Ethiopia’s President Sahle-Work Zewde at the 2022 Africa Investment Forum

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President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe at the 2022 African Investment Forum

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President, Republic of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo at the 2022 Africa Investment Forum

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NBA Toronto Raptors President, Masai Ujiri, during a plenary session on "Sports as a Business Catalyst," invited African presidents and sports ministers to visit him in Toronto to understand the vast investment and job creation opportunities in the business of sports.

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