Leaders’ Breakfast in Malabo: Africa discusses its economic integration and regional mobility

The African continent turns its attention to Equatorial Guinea. On Sunday, July 13, under the patronage of H.E. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, the Malabo Leaders’ Breakfast will be held, a high-level meeting also organised by the Africa Prosperity Network (APN) and Invest Equatorial Guinea, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The event, which precedes the 7th African Union Mid-Year Coordination Meeting, will bring together Heads of State, AU Commissioners, leaders of the Regional Economic Communities (RECs), global financial leaders, and strategic stakeholders from the continent, with a common goal: to break down the barriers that impede the free movement of people, goods, and services in Africa.
A clear agenda: connecting Africa from Africa
The main theme of the breakfast will be “Financing and facilitating the movement of people, goods, and services in Africa,” seeking to generate real proposals to accelerate continental integration.
Under the theme “Financing and Facilitating the Movement of People, Goods, and Services Across Africa,” the event will address the challenges that still hinder continental integration, such as insufficient cross-border infrastructure and regulatory restrictions affecting the mobility of people and goods.
“Malabo takes us from diagnosis to practice. We will translate commitments into concrete financing and implementation of policies for free movement, starting with the Dollar a Day Fund,” said Sidig El Toum, executive director of APN.
A simple idea, a continental impact
One of the key highlights will be the launch of the Integrated Infrastructure Growth Fund for Africa, an initiative championed by H.E. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma during the Africa Prosperity Dialogues 2025, whose leadership of the AU Commission launched Agenda 2063.
The proposal invites the African middle class to contribute as little as $1 a day, with the goal of generating more than $20 billion annually to finance roads, digital networks, airports, bridges, and other strategic projects that connect people and markets. With the participation of just 50 million African citizens, the initiative would accelerate key continental connectivity projects.

Four key priorities
The Malabo Breakfast will promote concrete actions around:
• Positioning Equatorial Guinea as a new regional investment hub.
• Facilitating intra-African mobility, eliminating visa barriers and reducing logistics costs.
• Activating the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM).
• Proposing sustainable and innovative crowdfunding models for continental infrastructure.
Confirmed Participants
The event will include:
• Heads of State and AU leaders
• Members of the Government
• Heads of RECs
• Presidents of Development Finance Institutions
• Leaders from sectors such as aviation, banking, telecommunications, fintech, construction, transportation, and logistics.
Equatorial Guinea: Investment, Stability, and Regional Outreach
For Equatorial Guinea, the event is also a platform to reaffirm its commitment to economic diversification, regional cooperation, sustainable development, and active integration into regional value chains, presenting the country’s Investment Agenda as a pillar of this goal.
With modern infrastructure, access to skilled human capital, and a strategic location in the heart of Africa, Invest Equatorial Guinea is launching, positioning the country as a new hub for investment, foreign trade, and innovation in the region. It also assumes a potential role in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
“Hosting this summit reflects our commitment to continental integration. We offer investors unparalleled infrastructure, stability, and market access, demonstrating that Africa’s single market can work for everyone,” states Invest Equatorial Guinea.