Unstoppable Africa 2025: Summary of Outcomes, Announcements & Forward Looking

This year’s Unstoppable Africa 2025, held under the theme of “The BIG Push: Africa Shapes the Markets,”  reflected the urgency for Africa and the world to seize the moment, mobilize investments and shape African and global markets. In addition to other sessions of Unstoppable Africa 2025, the Secretary-General’s roundtable (African Union - United Nations Top Table) gathered leading figures from the African Union, United Nations, Africa’s private sector and African Heads of State and Government, offering a unique opportunity to engage directly with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission. 

Outcomes

• Brought together 6,000+ participants (2,000 in-person and 4,000 virtual) and 106 speakers, 17 curated sessions covering Energy, Finance, Trade, Health, Digital, and Sports.
• Nearly 1,000 companies were represented; among those disclosing workforce data, 30% employ over 1,000 full-time staff and 17% exceed 10,000. Of 90 publicly listed firms, 73 have market caps above $1 billion, 35 exceed $50 billion, and 5 surpass $1 trillion. 
• Secured support from 18 funding partners and 10 media partners, including Bloomberg, BBC, and CNN, significantly amplifying Africa’s economic narrative.
• African Union - United Nations Top Table: Inaugural roundtable between United Nations, African Union, and leaders of companies from 16 African countries (combined $22 billion revenue) – committed to advancing the Sustainable Development Goals and Agenda 2063. This roundtable was co-chaired by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, H.E. Antonio Guterres, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf and Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Executive Chairman of Econet Global and Cassava Technologies. 

Announcements 

• Clean Energy: 
• Announcement of $100 million clean cooking fund, and a $2 million CCAC challenge, spotlighting clean tech initiatives advancing in Namibia, Nigeria, and Kenya, reinforcing Africa’s growing role in the global energy transition. 
• Digital:
• Cassava-Nvidia partnership ($720M) to build 5 AI factories in Africa: Cassava Technologies, an African tech firm founded by Zimbabwean billionaire Mr. Strive Masiyiwa, has partnered with Nvidia to invest up to $720 million in building five "AI factories" across Africa.
• Meta announced 6 Llama Impact Grant winners: Meta, in partnership with Data Science Africa, has awarded five African startups and researchers the Llama Impact Grant, each receiving $20,000 to scale AI-driven solutions in healthcare, education, agriculture, and digital inclusion.
• Launch of GABI Digital Action Pathway.
• Trade & Finance:
• Lloyd’s Register Foundation announced a $1.8 million investment in its Oceans Centre to enhance maritime safety and sustainable blue-economy growth.
• Africa Finance Corporation & African Pension Funds jointly launched Africa Savings for Growth to unlock $1 trillion in institutional assets
• Health: 
• Launch of GABI Health Action Pathway.

Forward Looking

GABI will implement its Action Pathways in Health and Digital, advancing targeted initiatives that drive sustainable impact across these priority sectors, while also convening a GABI Bridge on the sidelines of the Africa CEO Forum in May 2026 to foster strategic partnerships and mobilize private sector action.