Global Africa Business Initiative to advance sustainable business growth and economic development on the continent.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will this week launch the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) at a conference aimed to create a new roadmap for Africa that highlights business opportunities and development across sectors.

Organized by the UN Global Compact in partnership with the African Union, UNDP Africa, the UN Economic Commission for Africa and the UN Office of the Special Advisor on Africa, the two-day launch event is taking place in New York from September 18-19 on the sidelines of the opening of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

"The Global Africa Business Initiative is about Africa's leaders resetting the global narrative and positioning key partnerships to deliver inclusive sustainable growth for people and the planet,' said Amina J. Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General. 'The next chapter for Africa begins by creating bridges for new opportunities, where Africans take to the global stage to tell their own stories and develop powerful economic engines - on their own terms.'

Under the headline Unstoppable Africa, GABI advances the conversation about economic growth and investment opportunities by highlighting business opportunities and development across sectors. Every sector of the continent's economy-from manufacturing, to agriculture, to services, to finance-holds the promise of economic prosperity. The conference features robust deep dives to better understand Africa's business ecosystem and highlight insights that catalyze new and dynamic financing models and bold partnerships.

The Global Africa Business Initiative, supported by Afreximbank, Google, Rockefeller Foundation and Mastercard Foundation, brings together nearly a 100 leaders across politics, economic development, fashion, sports, arts, and music. Speakers include H.E. Alassane Ouattara, President of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire; UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres; Vera Songwe, former Executive Secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Africa; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet and Google; Adam Silver, CEO of the National Basketball Association; Bela Bajaria, Head of Global TV Netflix; Masai Ujiri, Vice Chair and President of the Toronto Raptors; Robert Smith, Vista Equity Partners; Melinda Gates, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation; Darren Walker, President of the Ford Foundation; Strive Masiyiwa, businessman and philanthropist; Angelique Kidjo...