International Forum on African-Caribbean Leadership, IFAL New York 2026.

FOUR ENTITIES, ONE FAMILY, ONE FUTURE
Africa, the Caribbean, Black America, and the wider global diaspora are not four separate stories — they are one family, sca ered by history and reconverging by choice. On 24 September 2026, steps from the United Na ons, that family convenes as one room: Heads of State, ministers, investors, culture-makers, and community builders from every corner of the African heritage world, mee ng to turn kinship into capital and solidarity into a seat at the world's table.
THREE PILLARS OF THE ALLIANCE
◆ Solidarity — A shared iden ty forged through history and sustained through culture, diplomacy, and educa on.
◆ Sovereignty — Economic independence and policy autonomy across global finance, trade, and governance.
◆ South–South Coopera on — A strategic route to shared prosperity through trade, climate ac on, innova on, and knowledge exchange. Sovereignty and coopera on take different shapes across the family — na onal policy autonomy on the con nent and in the Caribbean; economic self-determina on and community wealth-building for Black America and the wider diaspora.

TRACK STRUCTURE: FOUR CORRIDORS

◆ The Con nental Corridor — AfCFTA, infrastructure & AU policy. ◆ The Caribbean Corridor — CARICOM single market, tourism & the blue economy.

◆ The American Corridor — Black Wall Street legacy, HBCU endowments & Black-owned finance.

◆ The Global Diaspora Corridor — Afro-La no, Afro-European & Afro-Asian communi es and remi ance flows.

HEADLINE CONVENINGS

◆ AFRICAN PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERSHIP DIALOGUE — A closed-door strategy session for Heads of State and Government to shape the Alliance's first joint communiqué.

◆ The Repara ons & Repair Dialogue — A first-of-its-kind session bringing CARICOM's Ten-Point Plan, the AU's repara ons advocacy, and the U.S. repara ons movement into one room.

◆ The Homecoming & Diaspora Investment Summit — Dual ci zenship, land access & diaspora investment vehicles — building on Ghana's Year of Return and similar programmes.

◆ The Diaspora Capital Exchange — A live matchmaking floor pairing enterprises across all four communi es with global investors and development financiers. CULTURE, LEGACY & KNOWLEDGE

◆ The Pan-African Skills & University Bridge — Joint pipelines linking HBCUs, Caribbean universi es & African universi es.

◆ The State of the Global African Family Report — An annual data release launched each year at IFAL, tracking the Alliance's progress.

SPECIAL FEATURES

◆ The Global African Power 100— A special recogni on roll honouring 100 leaders across all four communi es in business, culture, and governance.

◆ Top 25 African Leading Governors Yearbook 2026 – A special recogni on for African sub-na onal leaders making significant contribu ons to Africa’s development and image

◆ Global African Public Service Leadership Awards — Celebra ng public servants — from con nental ministries to U.S. federal, state, and local office — driving governance and reform.

◆ Top 50 Global African Ins tu ons — Spotligh ng the ins tu ons shaping Africa's global rise – and impac ng transna onally.

◆ Top 40 African American Leaders and Ins tu ons — Recognising outstanding African American Leaders, HBCUs, Black-owned banks, Caribbean development banks, and diaspora-led enterprises building genera onal wealth.

◆ The New York Communiqué — The Forum's closing declara on, signed publicly and carried forward into concrete MoUs and coopera on frameworks.

Mr. Admassu Tadesse

Group President & Managing Director, Trade and Development Bank Group