Africa Week 2025 Event Summary:

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What is Africa Week?
Africa Week is the University of Pretoria’s (UP) biennial science leadership summit hosted by the Future Africa platform. Held in May to coincide with Africa Day, this strategic gathering brings together leaders of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) from across Africa and beyond, alongside key stakeholders from government, business, civil society, and the media. The summit provides a high-level platform for meaningful dialogue and collaboration, aimed at strengthening African research, enhancing its global visibility, and amplifying its influence, particularly through the role of HEIs.
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Religious Diplomacy and the Golden Rule: Insights from the 2025 Africa Week
T"he Ambassador contextualized this opportunity within the broader framework of African unity and the AU’s Agenda 2063. “Agenda 2063 is Africa’s blueprint and master plan for transforming Africa into global powerhouse of the future. It is the continent’s strategic framework that aims to deliver on its call for inclusive and sustainable development and is also a concrete manifestation of the Pan African drive for unity, self-determination, freedom, progress and collective prosperity.”
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Faith Communities and Civil Society in G20 Processes: Insights from the 2025 Africa Week
“Our Presidency is not only about promoting working groups and the finance track, it’s also about promoting the work that you are doing and that engagement groups are doing. We are very much aware of what you are doing, and we recognize the importance thereof, and we want to take you along in the journey, because this is a whole of the South Africa approach. But more than that, it’s an approach that transcends boundaries in terms of the membership of your organizations and of the G20.”
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Bridging Tradition and Global Policy: Insights from the 2025 Africa Week
“Indigenous communities are essential partners in addressing global challenges like climate change, food security, and environmental conservation, bringing unique traditional knowledge and a close connection to natural resources that can inform more effective global strategies.”
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Africa’s Next Generation Speaks: Insights from the 2025 Africa Week
"Moderators Judith Mahlangu and Sandile Makasi framed the session around South Africa’s G20 presidency themes, explaining: 'The themes are solidarity, equality and sustainability and so we’ve asked three youth to come and share with us according to their perspective, what these individual themes mean.' This structure allowed each young leader to offer deep, personal reflections on..."
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