COSMOS NDUKWE FOUNDATION PARTICIPATES IN THE 2025 UN ACADEMIC CONFERENCE ON AFRICA
Cosmos Ndukwe Foundation was represented in the ongoing UN #AcademicAfrica2025 by the her Board Secretary Mrs Bashirah Okeh.
Theme of Day 1: The State of the State in Africa:Presence, Perception and Performance in a Changing World.
The 2025 Academic Conference on Africa, the third in a groundbreaking series by UN-OSAA, has become a platform for intellectual disruption and policy innovation - elevating African Scholarship in global discourse and linking research to action.
More than an academic gathering, it is a space for forward-looking dialogue where Africa"s leading thinkers, policymakers, and practitioners confronts urgent challenges from distinctly African perspectives.
It will feature panel discussions with Distinguished African Scholars and policymakers, followed by interactive dialogue with participants.
This Year's Theme, Seizing the Moment: The African State a. D its Promise," is both a challenge and a call to action, inviting leaders and scholars to reflect on the State's indispensable role in peace and development and to reimagine its renewal.
The Conference will advance this vision through three interlocking themes:
The State of the State in Africa:Presence, Perception, and Performance in a Changing World Transforming the State, Reclaiming the Future :Pathways to African Renewal.
Ideas That Build Nations:Leveraging African Scholarship for a New Era of Policymaking by UN.