(Posted 10th September 2025)
The Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) invites accredited media to cover Unstoppable Africa 2025, the leading Africa-focused business forum outside the continent, held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly.
Event Highlights
This year’s Unstoppable Africa will convene under the theme: “The BIG Push: Africa’s Time to Shape the Markets” recognizing Africa’s pivotal moment in the global economic narrative. As the world confronts shifting paradigms and evolving challenges, Africa is stepping forward with bold leadership, strategic partnerships, and a renewed vision for sustainable prosperity. With a market potential exceeding $3 trillion, Africa is not just participating in the global economy—it is positioning itself as a dynamic driver of global growth. Unstoppable Africa 2025 will amplify this trajectory, convening over 3,000 participants—including Heads of State, Fortune 500 CEOs, global investors, and visionary entrepreneurs—to accelerate action, forge strategic alliances, and unlock new pathways for inclusive development across trade, energy, digital innovation, and the creative economy.
Past editions of Unstoppable Africa have featured transformative voices, including the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres; Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, and several Heads of State and Governments, such as H.E. Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados and H.E. William Ruto, President of Kenya. They have been joined by titans of global industry and innovation such as, Aliko Dangote, President & Chair of Dangote Group; Brad Smith, President of Microsoft; Mo Ibrahim, Founder & Chair of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation; James Quincey, CEO of Coca-Cola, Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman of Econet Group; Mpumi Madisa, CEO of Bidvest Group and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; Melinda Gates, Former Co-Chair of the Gates Foundation; Dr. Rajiv Shah, President of the Rockefeller Foundation; Prof. Benedict Oramah, President & Chairman of the Board of Directors, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of the International Finance Corporation (IFC)—each bringing forward bold ideas and new partnerships that are transforming the continent’s economic landscape.
A few key speakers for this year include:
- H.E. João Lourenço, President of Angola
- H.E. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, President of Namibia
- H.E. Duma Boko, President of Botswana
- H.E. António Guterres, Secretary-General, United Nations
- Dr. George Elombi, Incoming President, African Import-Export Bank (Afrexim Bank)
- Ms. Yvonne Ike, MD and Head of Sub-Saharan Africa, Bank of America
- Mr. Strive Masiyiwa – Founder and Executive Chairman, Econet Global and Cassava Technologies
- Dr. Acha Leke, Senior Partner & Chairman of McKinsey Africa
Agenda and line up of speakers HERE: https://gabi.unglobalcompact.org/UnstoppableAfrica2025#prId=0
Key Media Information
Venue: Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York
Dates: Sunday 21 – Monday 22 September 2025
Time: 9:00 – 17:00 EST
Register Now
Onsite (New York): [REGISTER HERE: https://apo-opa.com/unstoppable-africa-2025/
