At the opening ceremony of the Africa Prosperity Dialogue 2025 in Accra, Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang highlighted the necessity of prioritizing infrastructure development to achieve Africa’s quest for a single market.
According to her, the continent can only achieve a unified market by addressing significant barriers hindering its realization.
“Infrastructure development is critical,” the Vice President stated, emphasizing the need to focus on transportation, energy systems, and the movement of goods and services. She noted that power remains the continent’s most pressing infrastructure gap, with over 30 countries experiencing frequent power outages. To address this, she called for stronger partnerships between the government and the private sector.
Professor Opoku-Agyemang also underscored the importance of digital infrastructure, stating, “Mobile technology is revolutionizing financial inclusion through services like mobile money platforms.”
In her welcoming address, Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the APN Advisory Council, stressed the need for Africa to establish a single market, while the CEO of MTN Ghana, Stephen Blewett, remarked that “Africa is a continent that offers exciting investment opportunities.”
The third edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogue 2025 aimed to champion infrastructure development to facilitate trade, economic growth, and transformation across the continent.
By Eric Bekoe
