The Sahel stretches across the spine of Africa like a fragile thread, a vast semi-arid belt where the desert meets the savannah and where, today, the future of millions hangs in the balance. The UN warned on Friday that nearly four million people have been uprooted across the region, forced
PARIS — In a decision that blends symbolism with strategic urgency, the executive board of UNESCO has nominated Egyptian Egyptologist and former minister Khaled el-Enany to serve as its next Director-General. If confirmed by the organization’s full membership next month, he will become the first Arab leader to helm the
A Continent at the Crossroads The numbers are stark: by 2030, Africa is projected to achieve less than 6% of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Against that backdrop, a new conversation is gaining force—whether artificial intelligence and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies can serve as accelerators for Agenda 2063. AI
New York, September 22, 2025 — Against the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly, a powerful vision of Africa’s future unfolded at Unstoppable Africa 2025. The flagship gathering, co-convened by the UN Global Compact and the African Union, was designed not only as a forum for announcements but as
NEW YORK, Times Square — 21 September 2025 — Beneath the billboards of Times Square, Africa’s leaders and business titans stepped into the global spotlight today with a message of confidence and urgency. The Marriott Marquis hosted Unstoppable Africa 2025, the flagship forum of the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI),
New York, NY — September 21, 2025 The opening of Unstoppable Africa 2025 arrives at a time when the world is looking for new sources of growth and cooperation. As leaders, investors, and innovators gather in New York, this two-day summit is already shaping up to be one of the
15 September 2025 — UNITED NATIONS, New York Africa is seizing the reins of its economic future as traditional trade arrangements weaken and global markets fracture. That urgency sets the tone for the Global Africa Business Initiative’s Unstoppable Africa 2025 conference, to be held 21–22 September in New York alongside
Marine resources seen as engine for growth, but governance, investment, and cooperation will determine outcomes At dawn in coastal West Africa, the shoreline tells two stories. Fishing communities pull in ever smaller catches, their livelihoods eroded by overfishing, rising seas, and shifting ecosystems. At the same time, the same waters
Nairobi, September 8, 2025 – Africa Climate Week 2025 and the Second Africa Climate Summit opened today in Nairobi with leaders from across the continent converging on a single question: how can Africa turn its vulnerability to climate shocks into leverage for sustainable growth and global influence? For five days,
EU-backed initiative aims to test pilot projects across 13 countries as coastal pressures mount Fishing boats still line the harbors from Nouakchott to Monrovia, but the catch is thinner, the storms harsher, and the coastline more fragile each year. For millions in West Africa, the ocean is both lifeline and
