The highway of about 1,200km will have four to six lanes and should be completed in about six years, he said.
"Africa is a very bankable continent. We've gone through hard times because of the Covid-19 situation but here we are on a rebound," said Adesina. "Africa is back for investments."
Adesina said that on the health side, projects include a new medical city in Accra, a fund for health services for low-income populations in South Africa, and two platforms for manufacturing pharmaceutical products: one in West Africa and one in Kenya.
The forum was meant to be held late last year but was postponed due to a surge of Omicron coronavirus variant infections.
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