Promoting the younger generation of African leaders

Remarkable for the youthfulness of its population, half of which will be under 25 years old by 2050, the African continent is at the crossroads of contemporary and future global challenges.

Since 2014 with the launching of the Choiseul

Africa initiative, the Institut Choiseul has been willing to promote a positive speech on the African potential in order to bridge the gap between the perception of the continent – particularly from private operators

– and the reality on the ground.

In that perspective, the Choiseul 100 Africa ranking was launched in order to highlight the talent of its young economic leaders and create a network for the young leaders who embody the dynamism of an entire continent. These champions are the first actors in the economic development of Africa on a profoundly changing international scene.

Leaders have the unique ability of both inspiring others and driving change through their aura and actions for growth. Faced with the many challenges linked to the digitalisation of the continent, the urgent need for ecological transition or the necessary development of infrastructures, young African entrepreneurs have shown resilience and demonstrated their capacity to adapt.

Whether they are business leaders or young creative entrepreneurs, gems of the new economy or leaders of prestigious institutions, these exceptional personalities have continued to reinvent their models of governance to exploit the opportunities offered by the world of tomorrow. They made it clear that Africa will be at the heart of tomorrow’s global economic recovery.

Producing a ranking is not enough to value the great talent of these young leaders. To go further, the Institut Choiseul has been organising events dedicated to the development of business opportunities in Africa. With the upcoming Choiseul Africa Business

Forum, which will take place in Casablanca on October 19th and 20th, we aim to achieve structuring and value-bearing partnerships and to stimulate growth dynamics on the continent. Through the Choiseul

100 Africa ranking and the

Choiseul Africa Business Forum, we are proud to promote inter- and intracontinental synergies, for a fertile business climate in Africa.