Former President of Ghana, John Mahama, will be opening the 3rd annual edition of the African Economic Congress (AEC) scheduled to hold virtually from 1st-3rd November 2021.

The 3-day virtual congress will be televised live on AIT. It covers panel sessions on agriculture, finance, trade, technology, youth, women, security, health, and energy.

The Founder/ Convener of the African Economic Congress, Nancy Nnaji said that the 2021 edition of the Congress themed: “Accelerate Africa: Building Back Better”, is a response to a growing call to accelerate Africa’s capacity to recover from the pandemic and forge a path towards building an inclusive, and development-driven continent.

Mahama served as President of Ghana from 24th of July 2012 to 7th of January 2017.

Other distinguished speakers who will be at the event include; Dr. Wamkele Mene; Secretary-General of the AfCFTA Secretariat, Mr. Godwin Emefiele; Governor, Central Bank of Nigeria; Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma; Prof. Jonathan Moyo, former Minister of Education, Zimbabwe amongst others.

The First Lady of Namibia, Her Excellency, Madame Monica Geingos will also be featured on the cover of the 2021 AEC Publication.

During his tenure, Mahama was instrumental to restructuring Ghana’s power situation. Roads also received massive investments in the history of the country resulting to significant contribution to Ghana’s infrastructure development.

Mahama will flag off congress event on the 1st of November 2021.

Since its inception in 2019, the African Economic Congress has served as a platform for Africans to share strategies for sustainable recovery and explore a collaborative approach towards building a prosperous and resilient Africa.

Over the years, discourse during the congress – which featured high-level speakers across Sub-Saharan Africa – is in line with keeping Africa on track to achieving the African Union’s Agenda 2063 for inclusivity, health, sustainable economic development, resilience, and peace.

Through a technical partnership with Ventures Park, the African Economic Congress also organized the African Startup Challenge where entrepreneurs across Africa were invited to pitch smart and innovative solutions to regional and global challenges.

Emerging winners of the 2020 challenge were awarded cash prizes at the end of the congress.