ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST - OCTOBER 10: Porter Diehl, Hugh Evans, Prime Minister of Rwanda Édouard Ngirente, Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire Robert Beugré Mambé and President of President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló, President of Mauritania and Chairperson of the African Union Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire Alassane Ouattara, Ajaypal Singh Banga, President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, Prime Minister of Togo Victoire Tomegah Dogbé, Nialé Kaba, Minister of the Economy and Finance of Senegal Cheikh Diba and Tshepo Mahloele attend the Economic Development Assembly: Advancing Africa's Future on October 10, 2024 in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Global Citizen)