What’s at stake at UNGA 2026? My Brookings colleagues and I offer perspectives on some of the consequential issues shaping this year’s General Assembly. In my contribution, I explore Africa’s role in the future of multilateralism, and why greater African leadership, representation, and African-led solutions are essential to a United Nations that delivers for all. Read my piece and those of my colleagues: brookings.edu/articles/whats… #UNGA #UnitedNations #Africa #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #GlobalOrder #ForesightAfrica @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsFP

Africa has ambition. It needs a stronger hand in setting the terms of its own #financing, #narrative and #trust. Join us for the Fireside chat: The New Global #Africa Economy: The Work Ahead for the World Ahead on 21 September. 📺piped.video/watch?v=QceEdFmp… #GABI #UnstoppableAfrica

How should the U.S. approach engagement with Africa in a changing global landscape? For Foresight Africa, host Landry Signé speaks with @RepSaraJacobs about U.S.-Africa relations, multilateral reform, security governance, and opportunities for deeper economic partnership. brook.gs/4yL6jLQ

Can the @UN keep #development #assistance relevant today? Find out from this insightful discussion between @LandrySigne from the @BrookingsInst and @ahunnaeziakonwa, Special Adviser on #Africa ahead of #UNGA81. 🎧 piped.video/shorts/_iLJGoUlQ…

The 81st Session of the @UN General Assembly is officially underway. But what's at stake for #Africa? I recently spoke to @LandrySigne of the @BrookingsInst about Africa's priorities at #UNGA81🇺🇳. 🎧Listen to the full episode on Foresight Africa at piped.video/shorts/_5cjQ-t4N…

What do African countries hope to accomplish at the @UN General Assembly? @ahunnaeziakonwa, Special Adviser on Africa and @LandrySigne from @BrookingsInst discuss the significance of #UNGA81 for the continent on the Foresight Africa podcast. 🎧 piped.video/shorts/_5cjQ-t4N…

Shifting U.S. Perspectives on Africa: A Conversation with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs For the Season 5 finale of the Foresight Africa Podcast, I had the great pleasure of sitting down with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, for a timely conversation on U.S.-Africa relations and the future of multilateralism. In the context of the 81st United Nations General Assembly, we discuss moving from aid to genuine partnership, unlocking trade and investment opportunities, strengthening peace and security, and how the United States can work with African partners to strengthen multilateral governance at a consequential moment for the global order. A wonderful way to close an extraordinary season of conversations on the forces shaping U.S.-Africa relations and Africa’s place in a rapidly changing world. Deeply grateful to Congresswoman Jacobs, all our remarkable guests throughout the season, our listeners, and the entire Foresight Africa team who made it possible! Listen/read: brookings.edu/articles/shift… #ForesightAfrica #USAfricaRelations #UNGA #Multilateralism #Africa #ForeignPolicy #GlobalGovernance @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP @BrookingsGlobal @Thunderbird

For the final episode of Foresight Africa Season 5, host @LandrySigne and U.S. Rep. Sara Jacobs discuss how the United States can position itself to improve multilateral governance and support international peace and security. brookings.edu/articles/shift…

What do African countries hope to accomplish at the UN General Assembly? Ahead of UNGA, I sat down for the Foresight Africa Podcast with @ahunnaeziakonwa, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser on Africa, for a timely conversation on Africa’s priorities, growing global influence, and what to watch in New York. Watch the short video, and our full Foresight Africa conversation for more! Short video: piped.video/shorts/_5cjQ-t4N… #ForesightAfrica #UNGA #Africa #GlobalGovernance @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP @BrookingsGlobal

Wonderful and highly productive meeting with @GerardoBerthin, President of @freedomhouse! We had a great conversation on democracy, global governance, and the opportunities ahead. Deeply grateful for the exchange and looking forward to continued engagement! #Democracy #GlobalGovernance #Leadership @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsFP

Wonderful connecting with Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, who represents California’s 51st Congressional District and serves as Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, for a timely conversation on U.S.-Africa relations and the opportunities ahead. Grateful for her leadership and commitment to strengthening engagement with the continent, and for the thoughtful exchange. Stay tuned for the next episode of the Foresight Africa Podcast to hear more from our conversation! #Africa #USAfricaRelations #ForeignPolicy #ForesightAfrica

I’m pleased to share my latest Brookings piece on why the war with Iran should not distract the United States from Africa. With critical minerals, energy security, trade and investment, and growing geopolitical competition at stake, sustained U.S.-Africa engagement matters more than ever. I share a few thoughts on what Washington should do next. Read here: brookings.edu/articles/dont-… #Africa #USAfrica #Iran #Geopolitics #CriticalMinerals @BrookingsInst @BrookingsFP @BrookingsGlobal

What does the war in Iran mean for U.S.-Africa relations? @LandrySigne warns that the U.S. preoccupation with Iran could lead to long-term costs to U.S. interests in Africa. brookings.edu/articles/dont-…

Insightful conversation with @LandrySigne of @Brookings on how #Africa is shaping global agendas at a time of growing strain on multilateral cooperation. This timely discussion comes at a pivotal moment for Africa and the world ahead of #UNGA2026. 🎧 bit.ly/4wWITle

How is #Africa setting agendas amidst strained multilateral consensus? Ahead of #UNGA2026, @LandrySigne of @Brookings and @Ahunnaeziakonwa, Special Adviser on Africa, discuss Africa's role in strengthening multilateralism and driving global solutions. 🎧 bit.ly/4wWITle

"The Iran war’s greatest risk for U.S.-Africa relations is the strategic distraction that hands competitors a window to deepen their foothold on the continent," writes @LandrySigne. brookings.edu/articles/dont-…

🌍 How can Africa help shape the global agenda at a moment of strained multilateral consensus? Delighted to share a new episode of the Foresight Africa podcast, featuring my conversation with Ahunna Eziakonwa, UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General. Ahead of #UNGA2026, we explore how African countries can move beyond reacting to global agendas to help set them—leveraging the continent’s growing strategic importance, extraordinary youth, innovation and technology, financial resources, women’s leadership, and the transformative potential of regional integration and the African Continental Free Trade Area. We also discuss the future of multilateralism, Africa’s agency and voice in global governance, and what it will take to translate the continent’s extraordinary assets into greater prosperity and global influence. A timely conversation as world leaders prepare to gather in New York. 🎧 Read and listen to the conversation here: brookings.edu/articles/unga-… #ForesightAfrica #Africa #UNGA #Multilateralism #GlobalGovernance #AfCFTA #AfricanLeadership #Brookings @BrookingsGlobal @BrookingsInst

"The direct economic shock of the war on African countries is real but uneven," says @LandrySigne. "The larger and perhaps longer-lasting risk is that the war serves as a strategic distraction from engaging with the African continent at a critical moment."brook.gs/4zOQxAT

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗿𝗮 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝖠𝗅𝗐𝖺𝗒𝗌 𝗀𝗈𝗈𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝖿. 𝖫𝖺𝗇𝖽𝗋𝗒 𝖲𝗂𝗀𝗇é 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗆𝖾𝗋 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗀𝗎𝖾 𝖺𝗍 𝖳𝗁𝗎𝗇𝖽𝖾𝗋𝖻𝗂𝗋𝖽 𝖲𝖼𝗁𝗈𝗈𝗅 𝗈𝖿 𝖦𝗅𝗈𝖻𝖺𝗅 𝖬𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝗍 𝖠𝗋𝗂𝗓𝗈𝗇𝖺 𝖲𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝖴𝗇𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗂𝗍𝗒. 𝖦𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗆𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗌𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌 𝗐𝖾 𝗁𝖺𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗋 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝗒𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝖠𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺’𝗌 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖥𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗍𝗁 𝖨𝗇𝖽𝗎𝗌𝗍𝗋𝗂𝖺𝗅 𝖱𝖾𝗏𝗈𝗅𝗎𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗌𝗂𝗇𝗀𝗅𝗒, 𝗐𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝗅𝗂𝗄𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖤𝗋𝖺 𝗈𝖿 𝖨𝗇𝗍𝖾𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗀𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾. 𝖮𝗎𝗋 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝗍𝗁𝗋𝗈𝗎𝗀𝗁 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀’ 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮, 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗼'𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮'𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗐𝗁𝗂𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗈𝗐𝖾𝖽 𝗎𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗉𝖾 𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗇𝖺𝗋𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗏𝖾, 𝗐𝖺𝗌 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝗍𝗁𝖺𝗍 𝗃𝗈𝗎𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗒, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖨 𝗅𝗈𝗈𝗄 𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗍𝗈 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗇𝗎𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗅𝗅𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇 𝖺𝗌 𝖠𝖿𝗋𝗂𝖼𝖺 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗉𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗍𝗌 𝗈𝗐𝗇 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌, 𝗉𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗇𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉𝗌, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗉𝗅𝖺𝖼𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝗂𝗌 𝗇𝖾𝗑𝗍 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗋𝖺. @LandrySigne @BrookingsInst @ForeignOfficeKE @BrookingsGlobal @SingoeiAKorir @MusaliaMudavadi @WilliamsRuto

Can stablecoins help transform finance, trade, and development across the Global South? In my latest Brookings piece, I explore how stablecoins could help lower transaction costs, expand financial inclusion, facilitate cross-border trade and remittances, and open new pathways for development, while also highlighting the regulatory and institutional safeguards needed to manage the risks. I would be delighted to hear your thoughts! brookings.edu/articles/stabl… #Stablecoins #DigitalFinance #GlobalSouth #Trade #Development #FinancialInclusion @BrookingsGov @BrookingsInst @BrookingsGlobal