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Africa Business Forum celebrates investment in Accra

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The 2026 Africa Business Forum brought leaders, investors, diplomats and business executives together in Accra to discuss trade and investment across the continent. The meeting, organised by KN Unique Communications on 17 October, also recognised business figures and hosted the AfCFTA secretariat, according to MyJoyOnline.

The Africa Business Forum and its 2026 Awards brought together leaders, investors, diplomats and entrepreneurs in Accra on 17 October to discuss the integration of African markets and their global competitiveness, MyJoyOnline reports. The event was held at the Kempinski Gold Coast City Hotel under the theme “Shaping the Future of African Business: From a Single African Market to Global Competitiveness”.

Organised by KN Unique Communications, a subsidiary of KN Communications Group, the forum combined economic discussions with an awards ceremony recognising companies, entrepreneurs, leaders and institutions. Rui Pedro Afonso Livramento, chief of staff at the secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), took part in the event. Tanzania’s High Commissioner to Ghana, Selestine Gervas Kakele, was also present; Tanzanian media reported that he had encouraged African businesses and investors to explore investment opportunities in Tanzania.

KN Communications Group chief executive Oheneba Kwabena Kena was also present. He sits on the board of the African Business and Trade Council and leads the organisation of the forum.

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