Africa House Convenes Global Assembly In New York Around Capital, Talent, Industry And The Future Of Global Africa
Hosted by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP during UN General Assembly High-Level Week in New York, the two-day Assembly will bring together African and international leaders to discuss capital, talent, industry, culture, and the future of Global Africa.
Africa House will convene African and international leaders at its Global Assembly on 22–23 September 2026 at One Bryant Park, hosted by Akin. Under the theme “Global Africa — A World on New Terms,” the two-day Assembly will explore how investment, industrial development, human capital, culture and intergenerational leadership can shape Africa’s position in a changing global order.
The programme will advance Africa House’s Future Force human-capital agenda, launch its Legacy Initiative, and host the New York launch of Kenya House and Kenya Road to Davos with the Government of Kenya and Crystal Tribe Investments. Originated and led by Crystal Tribe Investments as Lead Implementing Partner, and backed by H.E. Dr William Samoei Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, the initiatives are designed to build sustained engagement around Kenya’s national and investment priorities through to Davos 2027.
“Kenya House and Kenya Road to Davos are designed to build sustained relationships around Kenya’s ambitions and investment priorities,” said Dr Wambui Kahara, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Crystal Tribe Investments. “Launching in New York creates a direct bridge between Kenya’s national agenda and the international partners who can help carry that work towards Davos 2027.”
The Kenyan delegation brings together senior leadership spanning foreign affairs, housing and urban development, energy, mining and investment promotion. Confirmed contributors include Dr Abraham Korir Sing’Oei, Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs; Charles Hinga, Principal Secretary for Housing and Urban Development; Alex Wachira, Principal Secretary for Energy; Harry Kimtai, Principal Secretary for Mining; and Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion.
“We know where Africa fits in this changing world and where it needs to lead. Now we need to help to shape the terms of that emerging world,” said Shanthi Annan, Co-Founder and Chief Executive of Africa House. “That means bringing capital, institutions, talent, ideas and culture into the same conversation whilst building relationships strong enough to keep working for the continent beyond this singular convening.”
Financing Africa’s greatest asset: its people
A central focus of the Assembly will be Future Force, Africa House’s human-capital agenda examining how education, advanced skills, technology and financing can connect Africa’s people to opportunity at scale.
Moderated by Dr Lydiah Kemunto Bosire, Senior Advisor to Africa House and Founder and CEO of 8b Finance Inc, the Future Force session will bring together Paul Russo, Group CEO of KCB Group; Cheick Camara, CEO of Frontier Minds; Alex Tsado, CEO of Udu Technologies; and Dr Anne Makena of Research Alpha.
A private human-capital financing roundtable will take the conversation from learning to earning, examining how commercial, public and philanthropic capital can support education, employment and talent mobility.
Together, this work will advance 50×35, Africa House’s ambition to mobilise US$50 billion by 2035 for human-capital and workforce transformation. The full Future Force report, being developed with EY as strategic and technical partner, is planned for launch at Davos 2027.
From growth potential to economic architecture
Across the two days, the Assembly will also examine what Africa’s next growth cycle requires beyond capital alone.
The World Is Being Rewritten will explore infrastructure, industry and megacities as foundations for the continent’s next generation of economic hubs.
Architecting What Comes Next will turn to agriculture, critical minerals and technology, asking how African economies can capture more value through processing, manufacturing and industrial development.
New Deals for a New World will examine the financial architecture behind that transformation — including how capital, risk and partnerships can be structured to support long-term growth and investment.
Contributors across these conversations include Acha Leke, Chairman, Africa, McKinsey & Company; Nathalie Delapalme of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation; Babajide Sodipo, Acting Executive Secretary of the Alliance of African Multilateral Financial Institutions; Amadou Hott, Chair, Africa Advisory, Vision Invest; Abubakar Hassan Abubakar, Principal Secretary for Investment Promotion, Kenya; Ikenna “Ike” Emehelu, Partner at Akin; and Nnedi Ifudu Nweke, Partner at Akin.
The programme will also feature high-level remarks from Dr Nurudeen Abubakar Zauro, Technical Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Economic and Financial Inclusion.
“The terms of an agreement matter long after it is signed,” said Ikenna “Ike” Emehelu, Partner at Akin. “We look forward to hosting Africa House and contributing to a conversation about how sound legal structures and strong partnerships can support investment that delivers.”
Culture, memory and responsibility across generations
The Assembly will connect these economic questions with a second proposition: that the systems shaping Africa’s future are not only financial or industrial. They are also cultural, historical and intergenerational.
One Continent, Many Stories will examine cultural unity in an age of increasingly fragmented and divisive media.
Reparative Futures will explore how recognition of historical harm can move beyond acknowledgment towards meaningful repair — including restitution, cultural return and institutional reform.
The Assembly will also mark the launch of the Africa House Legacy Initiative, bringing legacy families together through inaugural private gatherings and the public Shared Legacies conversation.
Samia Nkrumah, Ilyasah Shabazz, Ndaba Mandela and Jeffrey DuBois Peck will join the public discussion, moderated by Obi Asika, Director-General of Nigeria’s National Council for Arts and Culture.
The initiative will explore how the inherited legacies of Pan-Africanism, independence movements and civil-rights leadership can become living resources for the future — informing collaboration, cultural stewardship and institutions designed to serve generations still to come.
Attendance
Attendance at the Africa House Global Assembly is by invitation and approved registration. Places are limited.
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About Africa House
Africa House is a global action platform for Africa, bringing together leaders from the continent, its diaspora and the wider world to shape a new century of African leadership. It connects capital, policy and enterprise, builds coalitions around shared priorities, and creates a cultural home for relationships across borders and generations. Through strategic convening and partnerships, Africa House turns collective influence into investment, opportunity and lasting progress for Africa, while strengthening a shared sense of belonging for people of African descent worldwide.