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[8][9] The 2023 Africa CEO Forum — held in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and opened by Ivorian president Makhtar Diop and the CEO of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) — drew over 1,800 people (including hundreds of company directors) from 70 countries (including 41 African countries).

[1][4][10] Presenters included the Prime Ministers of Ivory Coast (Patrick Achi) and Morocco (Aziz Akhannouch).

Other dignitaries included the Prime Ministers of Cameroon (Joseph Dion Ngute), Gabon (Alain Claude Bilie By Nze), and Sao Tome and Principe (Patrice Trovoada).

[1][10] The event primarily focused on how to assure and accelerate the emergence of the next generation of "African champions," despite current crises (including post-COVID-19 supply chain and logistics problems, and the Africa-wide food crisis resulting from the Russian invasion of Ukraine).