The President and Chief Executive Officer of the Africa Finance Corporation, Samaila Zubairu, has described the Dangote Group's sustained investments across Africa as critical to unlocking the continent's economic potential.

In a statement by the Dangote Group, Zubairu made the remarks at the Lagos Economic Summit, themed, 'The Real Deal: Africa's Greatest Investment Opportunity,' where economists, financial experts and industry stakeholders examined the role of indigenous investments in driving industrialisation and economic transformation.

He said the investments were creating jobs, promoting import substitution, conserving foreign exchange and strengthening Africa's economic competitiveness, adding that recent economic reforms have improved foreign exchange stability, strengthened reserves and eased inflationary pressures.