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Choiseul Africa Summit I Abidjan 2023

For its second edition in Abidjan, the Choiseul Africa Summit brought together over 200 leaders and experts from across the continent to discuss African value chains. This strategic event explored concrete solutions for developing sustainable and competitive models, adapted to the continent's economic and environmental challenges.

Choiseul Africa Summit : Sustainable value chains in Africa

On September 14, 2023, Institut Choiseul, in partnership with the Confédération Générale des Entreprises de Côte d’Ivoire (CGECI), organized a strategic seminar in Abidjan on sustainable value chains in Africa. The event brought together over 200 Ivorian, sub-regional and international business leaders, as well as experts from across the continent. A genuine platform for exchange, this edition of the Choiseul Africa Summit explored the best practices and strategies needed to build sustainable and resilient value chains in key sectors of the African economy.

As Africa continues its economic transformation, integrating sustainability into value chains is becoming an imperative. The Summit took place against a backdrop of pressing challenges, including financing the transition to more responsible practices and adapting economic sectors to environmental standards. Exchanges aimed to design strategic roadmaps to strengthen the resilience and impact of African value chains, while promoting inclusive and sustainable development.

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Sustainability and competitiveness of African value chains

Discussions highlighted the importance of integrating sustainability into African value chains while ensuring their competitiveness. Innovative financing mechanisms were discussed, underlining that a balance between economic profitability and respect for environmental imperatives is not only possible, but necessary.

Sector panels analyzed key areas such as tourism and agribusiness, highlighting concrete initiatives to diversify economic offerings, preserve natural resources, and promote local cultures. These discussions confirmed that well-structured public-private partnerships play a central role in optimizing investment and strengthening value chains on the continent.

These reflections identified concrete avenues: stronger collaborations between regional players and strategies adapted to local specificities are essential to capture a greater share of the value created and build sustainable economic models in Africa.