The Africa Prosperity Network (APN) and the Africa-America Institute (AAI) are set to host the second edition of the Global Africa Forum (GAF) on September 25, 2024, in New York City.

The forum aims to connect the African continent with its diaspora to foster collaboration and take advantage of economic opportunities aligned with the African Union’s Agenda 2063.

The event will focus on connecting skills, technology, and financial investments to key sectors such as energy, health, education, and digital infrastructure. It will also encourage global investments, including from Global African investors, to capitalize on Africa’s single market of 1.4 billion people.

Stephanie Diatta, head of international relations at APN, emphasized the importance of the forum in connecting people of African descent to economic opportunities in Africa. The maiden edition of the forum, held last year, witnessed the launch of the Global Africa Network by Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.

This year’s forum is themed “Mobilising Global Africa Investments to Address Africa’s Infrastructure Financing Deficit” and aligns with the theme for the 2025 Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD 2025), which will focus on strategic infrastructure development to enhance the continent’s single market agenda.

APN and AAI are committed to promoting Africa’s development through higher education, skills training, and convening activities. The Global Africa Forum is a crucial platform for connecting Africa’s private sector actors with the public sector to expedite the realization of Africa’s single market. ‎

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AFRICA PROSPERITY NETWORK (APN)

The overarching vision of APN is an Africa beyond aid. APN seeks to work to bring prosperity to Africa by creating platforms for holding critical dialogues that will reshape the thinking of African leaders and encourage them to take bold steps in the areas of trade, the structure of national economies, political conduct, and culture.

APN holds the view that for Africa’s growth and prosperity to be sustainable, it must be inclusive; prioritising the participation of small and medium scale Enterprises (SMEs), women, and young people in the economic narrative.

AFRICA-AMERICA INSTITUTE (AAI)

Founded in 1953, the Africa-America Institute (AAI) seeks to promote the continent’s development through higher education and skills training, convening activities, programme implementation, and management. Africa-America Institute’s primary model is that it identifies capacity-building projects and coordinates the programmatic, financial administration, and evaluation necessary to deliver high-impact results

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