The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), a US trade program providing duty-free access to US markets for eligible sub-Saharan African countries, expired on September 30, 2025, after 25 years. AGOA played a significant role in boosting African exports worth nearly $10 billion in 2023, especially in textiles and apparel.
At the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, African leaders sought to project unity and purpose as they pressed for stronger health systems, sustainable financing, and a greater say in global decision-making. The meetings underscored the gap between promises made in international forums and the realities on the ground.
The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists, Mary E. Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell of the United States, and Shimon Sakaguchi of Japan, for their landmark discoveries unraveling how the body’s immune system protects us from the countless microbes that threaten our health daily.
On the latest episode of VIP with Linord, we sit down with Virginia Retired Senator Richard Hayden Black to discuss his life and legacy including fighting violence against women.
On the latest episode of VIP with Linord, we sit down in Northern Virginia with Women’s Rights Advocate Angela Peabody, a former broadcast journalist who is now dedicated to protecting girls and women against the practice of Female Genital Mutilation – FGM.
On the latest episode of VIP with Linord, we sit down in Washington DC with Tambra Raye Stevenson, a Nutritionist and Author who is empowering a new generation about good nutrition and healthy eating.
Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, born on May 26, 1886, in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, was a Haitian engineer who became the only known Black male passenger aboard the RMS Titanic during its ill-fated maiden voyage in April 1912. At 15, Laroche moved to France to pursue his education, enrolling in Beauvais and later earning an engineering degree.
In Madagascar, climate change is not something we just hear about on the news. We feel it every day. For many of us, the biggest impact is water. What used to be normal, such as steady rains and reliable wells, has become unpredictable. In the south, some families go days without clean water.
Multilateralism has been under more pressure than ever in 2025, while threats that demand internationally coordinated action are increasing. This hybrid UN General Assembly side event will explore how leaders must collaborate to bolster resilience against the interconnected threats of health emergencies and pandemics, climate, economic, and conflict shocks that affect lives and livelihoods.
Since its inception in 2022, the Global Africa Business Initiative (GABI) has convened global private sector leaders, CEOs, investors, industry leaders, philanthropy, academics, UN leaders, and heads of government at its various convenings. On 21-22 September 2025, GABI will convene the 4th Unstoppable Africa event, on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly.
