His Excellency Ambassador Cheick Keita Honored at Clevenard 2025 for Transformative Leadership in Africa

Clevenard, 2025 – His Excellency Ambassador Cheick Keita, a distinguished Pan-African leader, was honored with the African Leadership Excellence Award at the Clevenard 2025 Seminar and Panel Discussion Forum & Clevenard Award 2025. Ambassador Keita, who serves as Ambassador for WUSME, Chairman of Open Business Africa (OBA), Founder of the Pan-African Digital Observatory for Development (OPND), President of the Coalition for the Eradication of Fake Medicines in Africa (CEFMA), and Vice President of Nature Forest, delivered an inspiring keynote speech titled “Africa on the Rise: Unleashing Sustainable Growth through Innovation, Investment, and Intra-African Collaboration.”

The award recognized Ambassador Keita’s outstanding leadership, visionary commitment, and tireless dedication to advancing sustainable development and investment growth across Africa. Through his innovative initiatives and steadfast advocacy, he has strengthened Africa’s presence on the global stage, promoted collaboration among governments, investors, and innovators, and inspired transformative change throughout the continent.

A Distinguished Pan-African Leader

Ambassador Cheick Keita is widely regarded as a beacon of Pan-African excellence, seamlessly harmonizing economics, diplomacy, and technology to drive inclusive growth and sustainable development. With a Master’s Degree in Economics and a Ph.D. in Development Studies, he has devoted over 22 years of public service to Guinea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance (DPMA), where he played a pivotal role in shaping national economic policy, fiscal strategy, and development initiatives.

His deep understanding of Africa’s economic landscape has made him a leading advocate for regional integration, investment growth, and empowerment of African entrepreneurs. Through his work, Ambassador Keita continues to champion Africa’s socio-economic transformation, connecting its opportunities to global markets while uplifting the continent’s image internationally.

Leadership Roles and Global Impact

Ambassador Keita’s influence spans multiple international organizations. As Ambassador for WUSME, he promotes the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as engines of innovation and job creation. Serving as Senator for the World Business Angels Forum (WBAF), he advances investment strategies that empower African entrepreneurs. In his capacity as Honorary Ambassador of France to the International Human Rights Commission (IHRC), he represents Africa in global humanitarian dialogues. Furthermore, as Vice President of Nature Forest, he leads initiatives in forest conservation, reforestation, and sustainable carbon financing.

Through these roles, Ambassador Keita demonstrates the transformative power of collaboration, uniting governments, private sector actors, and innovators to achieve measurable progress for Africa’s development.

Entrepreneurship, Digital Innovation, and Economic Empowerment

Ambassador Keita is a visionary entrepreneur and catalyst for change. He has founded several groundbreaking initiatives to drive Africa’s economic and technological transformation. These include CEFMA, addressing the urgent problem of counterfeit medicines; OPND, advancing Africa’s digital development through research and innovation; Open Business Africa (OBA), facilitating intra-African trade and investment; and Bridge of Innovations, promoting digital inclusion and technology-driven entrepreneurship across the continent.

These initiatives have redefined Africa’s business landscape, empowered young entrepreneurs, accelerated digital adoption, and positioned the continent for long-term sustainable growth.

Championing Sustainability and Climate Action

As Vice President of Nature Forest, Ambassador Keita actively promotes environmental stewardship and climate resilience. His initiative, “One Birth, One Tree Planted; One Death, One Tree Planted,” symbolizes the interconnectedness of humanity and nature and has become a global model for sustainable growth. His leadership emphasizes development that benefits both people and the planet, linking ecological consciousness with Africa’s cultural values.

Keynote Address: Africa on the Rise

In his keynote speech, Ambassador Keita highlighted the critical role of innovation, investment, and intra-African collaboration in unlocking Africa’s growth potential. He emphasized the importance of creating business-friendly environments to encourage enterprise growth, carefully balancing taxation policies with the need to nurture thriving businesses. He underscored Guinea’s wealth of natural resources, agriculture, mining, and energy, advocating for sustainable investments that can transform economies and improve citizens’ livelihoods.

Ambassador Keita also highlighted the urgent need for public-private partnerships, bridging governments, entrepreneurs, and the African diaspora to share knowledge, expertise, and networks. He stressed the importance of combatting counterfeit medicines through initiatives like CEFMA and fostering digital integration across African nations via OPND. In addition, he called for climate-conscious development and renewable energy adoption, linking environmental stewardship with public health and long-term economic growth.

He concluded his speech with a heartfelt tribute to African women, recognizing their role in building families, communities, and leaders. He called for collective action to support women and youth as central pillars of Africa’s development.

A Visionary Legacy

Ambassador Cheick Keita embodies a vision for Africa that blends economic empowerment, technological innovation, and human development. Proudly representing Guinea and the African continent, he continues to uplift Africa’s global image, connect opportunities to international markets, and inspire the next generation of African leaders.

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