The outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) has caused the postponement of the 8th edition of the Africa CEO Forum.
The forum, scheduled to be held March 8-10 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, has been deferred to a date to be announced later.
“We regret to inform you that in light of the circumstances around the Covid-19 coronavirus, the Africa CEO Forum has been postponed to a later date, which will be announced shortly. We would also like to apologise to all our delegates and speakers, who will have been inconvenienced by this difficult decision,” reads a notice to participants.
About 1,800 delegates from around the continent, mainly business and political leaders, were expected to discuss issues affecting the continent in the event organised by Paris-based Jeune Afrique Media Group.
Top on the agenda being the role of African capitalism in the age of digital disruption; Africa’s successful economic integration and Ecowas’s move towards a single market and currency.
Five presidents; Alassane Ouattara (Côte d’Ivoire), Paul Kagame (Rwanda), Macky Sall (Senegal), Mahamadou Issoufou (Niger)and Filipe Nyusi (Mozambique), as well as Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo were expected.
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