In Focus
In case you missed it
- Watch the recording of the High-Level Policy Dialogue that took place on 30 May on UN Web TV or on our website on YouTube in English and French.
- Watch the recording of the International Webinars that took place on 7 May, 14 May and 21 May.
- Watch the recording of the Youth Stages that took place on 8 May, 15 May and 22 May.
- Read our latest policy briefs on Learning from the Past: Transatlantic Slave Trade, Colonialism, Extractive Economies and Institutions in Africa, Understanding the Present: Economic, Social and Cultural Justice for Sustainable Development and Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent.
Media Contacts
United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa
- Matilda Moyo | moyo1@un.org
African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations
- Oumou Daou Koumoue | Koumoueo@africa-union.org
- Esther Azaa Yambou Tankou | YambouE@africa-union.org
Partners
The Africa Dialogue Series 2025 is organized by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) and the African Union Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations (AUPOM) in partnership with the UN Office of the President of the General Assembly (OPGA), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), African Union Economic Social and Cultural Council (AU-ECOSOCC), UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), UN Population Fund (UNFPA), Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Pan-African Parliament (PAP).
General Information
Launch Messages
- Ms. Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General, United Nations
- H.E. Selma Malika Haddadi, Deputy Chairperson, African Union Commission
Week 1: 5 - 9 May
Sub-theme 1: Learning from the Past: Transatlantic Slave Trade, Colonialism, Extractive Economies and Institutions in Africa
- Documentary Video Screening
- Video Interviews with Experts
- International Webinar
- Youth Stage
- Arts and Culture
Week 2: 12 - 16 May
Sub-theme 2: Understanding the Present: Economic, Social and Cultural Justice for Sustainable Development
- Documentary Video Screening
- Video Interviews with Experts
- International Webinar
- Youth Stage
- Arts and Culture
Week 3: 19 - 23 May
Sub-theme 3: Building the Future: Healing and Reparations towards Socio-Economic Justice for Africans and People of African Descent
- Documentary Video Screening
- Video Interviews with Experts
- International Webinar
- Youth Stage | La place aux jeunes
- Arts and Culture
30 May
High-level Policy Dialogue
- HLPD Home
- HLPD Programme
- High-level Opening Segment
- Setting the Stage
- Interactive Roundtable on the Theme of ADS 2025
- Closing Segment