Preparations are in full swing for the African Union Public–Private Partnership (PPP) and Stakeholders Summit 2025, scheduled to take place in Addis Ababa from October 28 to 31, 2025.
Themed “Africa, The Global Powerhouse of the Future,” the summit is organised by the Parliament for Africa in collaboration with the convener of the African Union Agenda 2063 Simulation.
The high-level gathering will draw former heads of state, AU commissioners, ambassadors, innovators, cultural leaders, and institutional heads.
According to the convener, Ambassador Dr. Young Piero Omatseye, the event builds on the unveiling of the Tourism Across Africa Project in Abuja on World Tourism Day 2025.
That initiative, endorsed by Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy and spearheaded by Jet Age Nation Builders-aims to showcase Africa’s cultural heritage, strengthen cross-border collaboration, and establish tourism as a key driver of economic growth.
As part of the build-up, a continental expedition will embark from Nigeria to Ethiopia, travelling through Nasarawa, Benue, Enugu, Ebonyi, and Cross River States, before continuing across Cameroon, Central African Republic, DRC, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
The expedition is supported by strategic partners including Thuraya, Tsat Telecommunications, and Zuma Coffee—entities described by organisers as “investors in Africa’s future, not just sponsors of an event.”
Delegates will begin arriving in Addis Ababa on October 27, where Ambassador Omatseye and AU representative alongside Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Minister will receive them ahead of the summit’s official opening.
Speaking on the significance of the summit, Ambassador Omatseye described it as “a continental handshake between vision and execution, where Africa’s future is no longer imagined but engineered.”
Observers highlight that PPPs are gaining momentum across Africa, fueling projects in infrastructure, rural electrification, digital education, healthcare delivery, and entrepreneurship.
Analysts argue that PPPs offer governments the ability to pursue long-term goals, while empowering the private sector with the speed and efficiency of execution-an approach critical for creating sustainable jobs and advancing integration across the continent.
Organisers stress that the Addis Ababa Summit is more than a conference. It embodies a single, powerful message:
“We are not building projects. We are building Africa.”
