Unstoppable Africa 2026 to convene CEOs in New York

Global Africa Business Initiative has announced that Unstoppable Africa 2026 will take place in New York on September 20–21, bringing together more than 2,000 African and global business leaders and heads of state.

• The fifth edition of Unstoppable Africa will be convened by UN Secretary-General António Guterres and H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, and organized by the UN Global Compact under the theme “Powering Business, Scaling Economies, Shaping the Future”.
• The program will focus on critical minerals, infrastructure and trade, capital mobilisation, energy transition, and AI and digital infrastructure; it will be held at the New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square.
• The article also says the event will include high-level plenaries, CEO and investor roundtables, ministerial dialogues, startup showcases, and GABI Solutions Labs, and notes the African Continental Free Trade Area could create a $3.4 trillion market according to UNCTAD.