Global Africa: A World on New Terms | Tuesday | By Invitation Only
GLOBAL AFRICA: A WORLD ON NEW TERMS Africa House Global Assembly 2026
Hosted by Akin One Bryant Park, New York
ABOUT THE ASSEMBLY
The international order is being rewritten. Long-held assumptions about power, trade, capital, technology, education and work are shifting at once. This is a consequential moment for Global Africa: an opportunity to bring its leadership, knowledge, capital and cultural influence to the work of shaping what comes next.
Convened by Africa House during UNGA Week 2026, Global Africa: A World on New Terms is a two-day assembly of leaders from government, business, finance, philanthropy, culture and civil society. Together, they will examine the systems now being remade, build new coalitions and advance the institutions, agreements and initiatives the emerging world will require.
Rooted in the unfinished work of Pan-Africanism and global African solidarity, the Assembly looks forward with purpose. It asks what Global Africa should build, negotiate, finance and steward now, and how a changing international order can become an opening for greater agency, fair exchange and shared prosperity.
DAY ONE: CROSSING THE THRESHOLD
Tuesday marks the threshold.
The opening programme invites participants to see the present moment clearly, release assumptions that no longer serve us and consider the architecture of a new era. The day moves from a reading of the geopolitical reset to the institutions, agreements and forms of cooperation Global Africa now has the opportunity to shape.
It closes in the spirit of Africa House: gathering across sectors, generations and borders, creating space for relationships to deepen and new coalitions to begin.
TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2026
3:15–4:00 PM — Registration and Seating
4:00–4:15 PM — Opening Ceremony: Crossing the Threshold
4:15–5:15 PM — The World Is Being Rewritten
5:15–6:15 PM — Architecting What Comes Next
6:15–7:15 PM — New Deals for a New World
7:00–9:00 PM — Opening Reception
The House Opens brings the first day of the Assembly to a close. Approved Day One guests are warmly invited to stay, continue the day’s conversations and build new relationships across the Africa House community.
BY INVITATION ONLY
Submitting a registration request does not confirm attendance. Please select the arrival window you can most reliably meet. All requests remain subject to approval, security clearance and venue capacity.