When: 1 to 3 December 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Conference Room 2, United Nations Headquarters and Online
Register at https://bit.ly/Acad25R
Format: In-person and online, with simultaneous English-French interpretation
The Academic Conference on Africa 2025 will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 1 to 3 December 2025, with the theme " Seizing the Moment: The African State and Its Promise."
The annual conference aims to boost African representation in global development scholarship, ensuring African voices are heard on the New York stage on critical international discourse that shapes and reimagines Africa's future.
The Conference, which emphasizes the nexus between development, peace and security, humanitarian work and human rights, is organized by the Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) in collaboration with the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI). It brings together African scholars, policymakers and practitioners from multiple sectors and disciplines to exchange on critical issues impacting Africa's development.
More information is available at Academic Conference on Africa 2025 | Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
