BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//PYVOBJECT//NONSGML Version 1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Africa/Dar_es_Salaam BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20000101T000000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=1 TZNAME:EAT TZOFFSETFROM:+0300 TZOFFSETTO:+0300 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260629T165501Z - 51502@me278a.odoo.com DTSTART;TZID=Africa/Dar_es_Salaam:20260204T090000 DTEND;TZID=Africa/Dar_es_Salaam:20260206T170000 CREATED:20260629T165501Z DESCRIPTION:Africa Prosperity Network 2026\nThe future of Africa is not waiting for a handout\; it’s being built daily by the SMEs\, wome n\, and young people who embody the continent’s entrepreneurial hustle. The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2026\, hosted in Accra\, Ghana\, is set to be the pivotal platform where this powerful demographic moves from the periphery to the absolute center of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agenda. If you are a policymaker\, investor\, entrepreneur\ , or advocate dedicated to unlocking the world's largest single market\, t his is where ambition turns into actionable strategy.The Core Theme: Innov ate. Collaborate. Trade. The APD 2026 runs under the bold and necessary th eme: “Empowering SMEs\, Women & Youth in Africa's Single Market: Innovat e. Collaborate. Trade.” This theme is a direct challenge to the status q uo. These three groups represent the engine room of the African economy: S MEs: They account for 80% of employment and half of the continent's GDP. Y et\, most struggle to trade across one border\, let alone 54. Women: Contr ibuting nearly 50% of Africa’s labor force\, women are disproportionatel y excluded from accessing critical finance and trade networks. Closing thi s gender gap could boost intra-African commerce by 15% annually. Youth: Re presenting 60% of Africa’s population\, our young innovators are the con tinent’s most valuable dividend\, but they need the infrastructure and o pportunities to scale their creativity into continental markets. APD 2026 is designed to bridge the gap between continental vision and daily reality \, ensuring the AfCFTA framework works for the people who need it most.Bey ond the Talk: Launching the Borderless Movement The Dialogues are much mor e than a three-day summit—they are the launchpad for a historic\, contin ental movement. At APD 2026\, the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) will off icially launch the “Make Africa Borderless Now!” campaign. [...] DTSTAMP:20260629T165501Z LOCATION:ACCRA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTRE\, GHANA SUMMARY:Africa Prosperity Network 2026 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Africa Prosperity Network 2026\nThe future of Africa is not waiting for a handout\; it’s being built daily b y the SMEs\, women\, and young people who embody the continent’s entrepr eneurial hustle. The Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) 2026\, hosted in Ac cra\, Ghana\, is set to be the pivotal platform where this powerful demogr aphic moves from the periphery to the absolute center of the African Conti nental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agenda. If you are a policymaker\, investo r\, entrepreneur\, or advocate dedicated to unlocking the world's largest single market\, this is where ambition turns into actionable strategy.The Core Theme: Innovate. Collaborate. Trade. The APD 2026 runs under the bold and necessary theme: “Empowering SMEs\, Women & Youth in Africa's Singl e Market: Innovate. Collaborate. Trade.” This theme is a direct challeng e to the status quo. These three groups represent the engine room of the A frican economy: SMEs: They account for 80% of employment and half of the c ontinent's GDP. Yet\, most struggle to trade across one border\, let alone 54. Women: Contributing nearly 50% of Africa’s labor force\, women are disproportionately excluded from accessing critical finance and trade netw orks. Closing this gender gap could boost intra-African commerce by 15% an nually. Youth: Representing 60% of Africa’s population\, our young innov ators are the continent’s most valuable dividend\, but they need the inf rastructure and opportunities to scale their creativity into continental m arkets. APD 2026 is designed to bridge the gap between continental vision and daily reality\, ensuring the AfCFTA framework works for the people who need it most.Beyond the Talk: Launching the Borderless Movement The Dialo gues are much more than a three-day summit—they are the launchpad for a historic\, continental movement. At APD 2026\, the Africa Prosperity Netwo rk (APN) will officially launch the “Make Africa Borderless Now!” camp aign. [...] END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR