Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
Delegates of the 38th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa have been presented with the outcome document (Accra Compact) of the 2025 edition of the annual Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) held in Accra, Ghana, from Thursday, January 30 to Saturday, February 1, 2025.
The 40-page compact, which essentially captured the transformative agenda, aimed at accelerating economic integration, driving strategic infrastructure development, and unlocking Africa’s full economic potential.
It was received with enthusiasm by the heads of state and officials, who pledged their renewed commitment to ensure that its content is fully implemented to achieve Africa’s quest for a single market through the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Agreement.
Addressing the media after the distribution of over 300 copies of the Accra Compact at the AU Summit, former African Union (AU) chairperson and currently the chairperson of the Advisory Council of the Africa Prosperity Network (APN), organisers of the APD, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said the Africa Prosperity Dialogues, a flagship initiative of the APN, is designed to bring together African political leaders, influential businessmen and women on the continent and global citizens to discuss and agree on practical steps to achieve Africa’s prosperity.
“The APD is a call to action aimed at mobilising leaders from both the private and public sectors to work together to drive economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve the lives of African citizens. The APD 2025, which concluded recently, was a resounding success.
“The dialogues brought together over 2,000 leaders from 47 countries across Africa and the global African diaspora, resulting in the APD 2025 ‘Accra Compact,’ which has been given to heads of state and their delegations.
“This landmark document outlines a collective vision for Africa’s economic growth and prosperity, built around five transformative pillars: funding necessary for Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics Integration, Energy Security and Power Integration, Digital Transformation, and Social Infrastructure,” Dr. Dlamini-Zuma remarked.
“The overall outcome of APD 2025 is a renewed sense of commitment and cooperation among African leaders and global citizens. The distribution of the APD 2025 ‘Accra Compact’ at the 38th AU Summit demonstrates our collective vision to drive economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve the lives of African citizens. We are confident that the implementation of the compact will have a transformative impact on Africa,” Dr. Dlamini-Zuma further remarked.
The Accra Compact
The Accra Compact, the outcome of APD 2025 held under the theme “Delivering Africa’s Single Market through Infrastructure: Invest, Connect, Integrate,” identifies infrastructure development, digital transformation, energy security, transport and logistics integration, and social infrastructure as essential areas that require immediate attention if the continent is to achieve its intra-African trade and economic self-sufficiency targets.
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