Botswana is set to host the 15th United States – Africa Business Summit (USABS) in June next year.

The Corporate Council on Africa is arranging the Summit, and according to a statement: "The Summits are the premier platforms to bring together African heads of state and other senior U.S. and African government officials with top African and American senior business executives. The Summits address all major economic sectors that are critical to the continent's development, including infrastructure, ICT, health, energy, mining, manufacturing, and the creative industries."

As one of the world's fastest-growing economies of the last ten years, Botswana is viewed as a model in terms of political and economic governance for Africa and the world, CAJ News Africa reports.

President Mokgweetsi Masisi said of Botswana hosting the Summit: "Botswana welcomes the unique opportunity afforded by hosting Corporate Council on Africa's 2023 U.S.-Africa Business Summit to capitalise on and sustain momentum from the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December 2022, and to highlight Botswana's - and Africa's - unparalleled potential to advance trade and investment to the benefit of the people of Africa and of the United States."

President and CEO of Corporate Council on Africa, Florie Liser added: "We are honoured that the Government of Botswana has accepted our invitation to host the 2023 U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Gaborone and we thank President Masisi for embracing the opportunity to advance two-way trade and investment partnerships between the U.S. and Africa. 

"Botswana serves as an example and beacon for African nations that are implementing policies to facilitate trade and incentivise investment from the United States into Africa. The 2023 US-Africa Business Summit will be a momentous occasion to present Africa as a strong trade and investment partner for U.S. companies and to build on what CCA anticipates will be a successful U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit and Business Forum later this month."