The world watched Accra today as 5,000 entrepreneurs, innovators, and leaders took to the streets in a historic Global Entrepreneurship Festival 5,000 Entrepreneurs March, the first-ever world-record attempt uniting nations under the vision of inclusive economic empowerment and shared prosperity.
The march embodies the collective pursuit of a future where entrepreneurship drives sustainable development, creates jobs, advances equality, and catalyses global investment.
It aligns with key global priorities; from the UN SDGs to the African Development Bank’s High 5 Agenda, AfCFTA’s vision for integrated markets, and ECOWAS’s commitment to youth and innovation.
“Today’s march signals that Ghana is not only open for business, it is open for transformation, global access into West Africa and regional connectivity,” stated Dr Joy Smart Francis, Executive Director of Initiatives, Sustainability & Partnerships at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival.
“Our goal is to connect the creativity of entrepreneurs with the capital, policies, and partnerships that can scale solutions across continents.”
With thousands of entrepreneurs from several countries, institutional partners, and development agencies, the march marks the prelude to the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2025 (Nov 21 – 23), a multi-sector convening of global investors, development finance institutions, and private sector leaders focused on entrepreneurship, technology, sustainability, creativity, innovation, impact, and shared prosperity.
GEF 2025 invites the United Nations, African Union, AfDB, World Bank Group, ECOWAS, WIPO, ITU, UNDP, AfCFTA, central banks, government parastatals, international media, and embassies worldwide to partner in advancing cross-border collaboration, FDI inflows, youth-driven innovation, and opportunities for all.
