President Bola Tinubu, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, and industrialist Aliko Dangote will join global leaders at the Africa CEO Forum 2026 in Kigali, Rwanda, from May 14, to 15.
The forum will convene more than 2,000 chief executives, investors, policymakers, and development leaders from Africa and beyond to deliberate on strategies for accelerating continental economic growth, strengthening investment flows, and deepening regional integration.
This was contained in a statement obtained by our correspondent from the State House media office on Monday.
According to the statement, Tinubu’s participation is expected to reinforce Nigeria’s commitment to strengthening partnerships with the private sector and global investors.
Dangote, Africa’s richest man and chairman of Dangote Group, is set to bring the perspective of African enterprise and large-scale private investment to the summit.
It said Pate’s participation highlights a growing emphasis on health as a critical pillar of economic development and human capital advancement in Africa.
“His engagement is expected to spotlight the role of strong public health infrastructure, adaptive regulation, local pharmaceutical manufacturing, and strategic investments in human capital as key drivers of sustainable development across the continent,” the statement partly read.
The Africa CEO Forum, widely regarded as Africa’s largest private-sector gathering, provides a platform for dialogue between governments and industry leaders on policies capable of unlocking the continent’s vast economic potential and fostering cross-border collaboration.
The 2026 edition will focus on expanding Africa’s economic scale through stronger partnerships, integrated markets, and strategic investments aimed at positioning the continent for long-term growth in an increasingly competitive global economy.
The forum has, in previous years, attracted heads of state, Fortune 500 CEOs, and leading African entrepreneurs to discuss investment opportunities, policy reforms, and strategies for economic transformation across the continent.
Tinubu had, on January 4, 2026, met his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, at a private lunch in Paris.
Dangote, whose conglomerate spans cement, sugar, salt, flour, and oil refining, now operates the 650,000 barrels-per-day Dangote Petroleum Refinery, positioning Nigeria as a potential net exporter of refined petroleum products, the statement said.
It said Pate has led the Federal Government’s health sector reform efforts, including the implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund and reforms in pharmaceutical regulation and local manufacturing.
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