Audio By Vocalize Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot delivers his national statement at UNGA81 in New York on September 22, 2026. [AFP] For generations, the victims of slavery, colonial exploitation and other forms of historical injustice have been told to wait. Wait for acknowledgement. Wait for dialogue. Wait for consensus. Wait for the right political moment. And that waiting has been for eternity– it has been postponed for far too long! As world leaders gather in New York for the 2026 United Nations General Assembly, the question is no longer whether the historical wrongs suffered by Africans and people of…
Author: By Ken Bosire
Audio By Vocalize Participants attending the Africa Forward 2026 Summit at KICC, Nairobi [Courtesy] The two-day Africa Forward Summit closed in Nairobi with two irreconcilable verdicts. Inside the KICC, a communiqué spoke of co-investment, partnership of equals, and €23 billion in pledges to reshape Africa’s economic trajectory. Outside, on the pavement, the air carried a different message: tear gas and chants of “Hands off Africa!” Co-hosted by President William Ruto and President Emmanuel Macron, the inaugural summit marked a deliberate pivot in France-Africa relations. The language was new, out went paternalistic aid, in came investment-led partnership. For Paris, it is…